Linux: Making the change
Moving to Linux used to be a big deal. Sure, it was cheaper, more reliable, and more flexible -- but who did you turn to when things went wrong? In an enterprise world that had grown up with the idea that Unix needed to be complex and expensive -- and that Windows was a quick-and-dirty Plan B -- the idea of getting a robust, scalable operating system for free just didn't click for many years.
Fortunately for Linux, the support structure that gradually built up around this rogue operating system -- which is now the favourite son of one-time Unix diehards HP, IBM, Novell and Sun Microsystems -- has dispensed with that fear. Supported by integrators and buoyed by ever-improving technology, all kinds of organisations are happily using Linux for a range of mission-critical services.
The enduring popularity of Linux is reflected in its market share statistics: IDC's latest Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker figures showed Linux servers accounting for 13.6 percent of all server revenue, for a total of US$1.8 billion during the second quarter alone. That's a 19 percent increase in revenues over last year, and solid confirmation that the platform just continues from strength to strength.
Equally important, however, is the changing role of Linux: well advanced from its origins as a file-and-print server, Linux now manages services including mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, virtualisation of other operating system images, and massive compute clusters built out of large numbers of commodity servers. With its accessible code base and stronger ISV support, Linux has truly become everyman’s operating system.
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