CIO Update: Switching to Linux More Than Just Cost Savings

"Hardly a day goes by it seems without some corporation announcing a move of its computing infrastructure from Windows to Linux. Yet, just a few years ago, commercial organizations running Linux were seen as daring or even foolhardy.

"But Linux has grown up considerably today and is backed by big names like IBM, HP and Novell. The rebel code is coming of age as a sensible, respectable alternative operating platform.

"While no responsible CIO is going to move to Linux just for the sake of change, many organizations are having change thrust upon them. That's because Microsoft will cease supporting Windows NT at the end of the year. This will leave an estimated 1.2 million organizations around the world looking for a migration..."

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