:PR: IDC Survey Shows Linux Share of IT Budget Will Grow To 9 Percent In 2002
PR: IDC Survey Shows Linux Share of IT Budget Will Grow To 9 Percent In 2002 Aug 14, 2001, 18 :54 UTC (51 Talkback[s]) (8535 reads)
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Aug. 14 -- Linux is making major inroads
as a platform for the future, and is well positioned to continue to gain
market share at the expense of other platforms. Results from a soon-to-bepublished
IDC survey of more than 800 North America and Western Europe server
platform decision makers indicate that end customer spending on Linux-related
hardware, software, services, and staffing will grow to 9% of the IT budget in
2002, up from only 3% in 1999.
"Although Linux is not yet widely deployed in production
environments, we are seeing signs of significant adoption," says
Scott McLarnon, study director and group vice president at
IDC. "The willingness of an increasing number of decision-makers
to look closely at Linux bodes well for its future and suggests
increasing challenges for competitive platforms. Many of the
hurdles to Linux adoption are being addressed by platform
vendors, and we expect that competition among operating systems
as well as among Linux vendors will increase dramatically. Only a
few vendors have significant mindshare in the Linux market,
indicating major untapped opportunities for hardware and software
vendors alike. However, Linux marketplace success is not
assured. Challenges remain to be addressed, notably broader
availability of software, skills and trained staff for deploying
and managing Linux environments."
Key findings include the following:
Linux buyers are becoming more mainstream within the corporation
Nearly 40% of respondents are actively using or piloting Linux
In terms of unit replenishment, Linux is growing twice as fast as Unix
Linux advantages (performance, scalability, value) are gaining in prominence
IDC will be presenting the results of this comprehensive Linux survey in a
series of five web conferences in August and September. In conjunction with
the web conferences IDC will be releasing three reports: Overview of Linux
Market Trends and Buyer Perceptions, Linux Operating Environment Hardware
Trends, and Linux Operating Environment Software Trends.
For additional information, contact David Shiang at 508-935-4426 or
dshiang@idc.com.
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