Since I have been in IT (since 1997) I have had a Novell server in my network. Why you ask? Well they just work.
I started my career as a Systems Administrator for Computer Learning Centers, INC. We have 3 Novell servers ranging from 3.12 to 4.11. I bet over the 3 years I was there they might have crashed 5 times. Trust me they were not the built on the best hardware, but they worked.
When I started my career at my current position, I inherited another Novell 4.11 server. For my early years here, we needed it to run our accounting software. We didn’t have the Windows Version. Besides a raid controller going bad and me having to rebuild the server on new hardware, the thing never went down. This beast has to be at least 13 or 14 years old and it still runs fine.
With that said, we went to a new web based accounting software and I wanted to upgrade our backup software. This signaled the end for the Novell 4.11 server. We have 3 Windows Servers in house and I can use them for file sharing etc. So today I shut it down. I guess I don’t need my CNA Certification up any longer!