[ Thanks to Kathy Badertscher for
this link. ]
“Linux is working its way into datacenters and has great
penetration as a Web server. The allure of the open-source OS is
clear: Administrators can take a very inexpensive distribution, add
assorted server software, apply all the necessary patches,
configure the system for good security, and end up with a great
enterprise server platform.“For those with less Linux experience or without the resources
to pull everything together, several stable, secure enterprise
server releases from the major Linux vendors are available. I
recently tested four: Mandrake Linux ProSuite 9.1, Red Hat Linux
Enterprise Server ES 2.1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, and
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8.“All four vendors offer substantial features in their enterprise
versions–features not included in the standard distributions. The
included software apps are not necessarily the latest editions; the
vendors selected the most stable, bug-free versions. These servers
also boast enhanced manageability and scalability. None, however,
stands out as a clear winner, although each has some bragging
points…”