Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 06, 2006 10:59 PM
I'm not developing software but, I agree. That's also easier said than done. In an ideal world, everyone would have a test network to test patches and applications prior to deployment. However, cost, space, time, practicality, typically preclude most businesses and individuals from such "luxuries" and force them to rely on the developers/vendors to test and make sure that their patches are not broken prior to releasing them.
In my experience, very few companies actually have test environments that parallel their production environment and these are typically just the largest and richest companies. Most companies can barely afford that $60,000 Cisco switch or $100,000 Nortel PBX for their production network, let alone redundant systems for a test environment. Likewise, the $3,000 server and the Digium cards were a big pill for my small business. I couldn't afford nor justify doubling that expense. The Asterisk@Home system was supposed to be a cost savings not a cost increase. If I had that much money to spend on the phone system, I would have purchased a Nortel MICS in the first place and been done with it.
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Re:You need a "development" server
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 06, 2006 10:59 PMIn my experience, very few companies actually have test environments that parallel their production environment and these are typically just the largest and richest companies. Most companies can barely afford that $60,000 Cisco switch or $100,000 Nortel PBX for their production network, let alone redundant systems for a test environment. Likewise, the $3,000 server and the Digium cards were a big pill for my small business. I couldn't afford nor justify doubling that expense. The Asterisk@Home system was supposed to be a cost savings not a cost increase. If I had that much money to spend on the phone system, I would have purchased a Nortel MICS in the first place and been done with it.
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