5 Great OEM Linux Servers

Written By
CS
Carla Schroder
Jan 20, 2010

“Linux has long been popular in the datacenter, and Tier 1
vendors like IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell have all had good lines
of OEM Linux servers for several years now. IBM even puts Linux on
mainframes. Traditionally these vendors have relied on Red Hat and
SUSE Enterprise Linux, and mainly targeted the enterprise.

“Now Ubuntu is showing up in OEMs everywhere, giving us more
options than ever. Here is a roundup of five different OEM Linux
servers for different tasks and budgets, from the home network to
the mainframe.

“When you’re pricing server systems, keep in mind that real
server hardware is more durable than PC hardware, so it costs a bit
more. Also keep in mind that because Linux is so flexible and chock
full o’ features, you can adapt these machines for all kinds of
different purposes.”

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