[dba-Tech] The new Super Power server

For all you boys and girls who want the best in server software you have to
look no further than Ubuntu 11.04. Its features matches or surpasses most
server software on the market but the initial cost are, well free.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/21/ubuntu_server_11_04/

But if after you have installed your big hulking server or server farm and
now have worked yourself into a corner there is help.

A standard support contract with 9x5 business-hour support costs $700 per
server per year, while an advanced contract covering 24x7 over a year costs
$1,200. The essential contract, which is the barebones support deal from
Canonical that gives you access to the knowledge base and handholding for
installation of Ubuntu Server and basic applications such as Web, print, and
file serving, costs $320 per year.

Considering that Microsoft's single assistance incident is $365, it is a
real deal.

So if you are setting up a client's new server why not just add the cost of
a year support contract on top ($100 a month per server) and build and
charge everything from there?

Jim