10 Reasons to Use Linux-Based Virtualization

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 13, 2009

[ Thanks to Ken Hess
for this link. ]

“10. Big Vendor Support – VMware, Citrix, Red Hat and
Ubuntu are your big commercial vendors using Linux for their
virtualization technology. Why do they use it? Various reasons but
the top reason is performance.

“9. Price – Yes, I know I’m beating a dead horse here but you
have to admit that it’s a big selling point. Cheap is better than
expensive and free is better than cheap any way you slice it. In
today’s slimmer budgets, it’s a significant factor in making
choice”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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