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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Linux Breaks Cluster Barriers, and Microsoft Follows

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

What’s the biggest thing that has blocked Linux
clustering’s advance into enterprises?

“Chuck Foley: To me, the biggest thing holding Linux clustering
back has been that it was not beneficial for major systems vendors.
A lot of people who had a lot of influence didn’t want it to
succeed. For years, vendors’ mantra has been that a very large
mission-critical job needs proprietary software and systems…”


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