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InfoWorld: Valuing Diversity

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 31, 2003

“It’s the week after LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, and
perhaps you are finding yourself seriously considering a Linux
solution. But will it strain your IT staff? Will adding Linux to
the datacenter bring unneeded complexity to your operations?

“If you already have commercial Unix systems on board, making
the transition to Linux is quick and fairly painless from a system
administration perspective. And even if you don’t run Unix in your
datacenter, you are very likely to find that many members of your
IT staff are running Linux at home.

“But will the addition of Linux bring unwanted complexity to
your operation? Actually, it might bring some sorely needed
diversity…”

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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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