Corporate IT Policies More Linux-Friendly | Linux Today

Corporate IT Policies More Linux-Friendly

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 17, 2009

“The writer on the piece, Nick Wingfield, does a pretty good job
summing up what many workers are running into out in the corporate
world: highly restrictive storage limits on e-mail, obsolete search
functions for corporate information, and PC machines that were
top-of-the line when Windows XP first came out… eight years
ago.

“For anyone familiar with IT practices, this is a story that’s
become all too familiar. As consumers, we have the ability to buy
the latest hardware (PC or mobile), incorporate the latest in
software tools, and generally build outstanding home systems that
are light-years ahead of what we use at work. Yet our corporate
tools are supposed to be producing results that will better our
employers’ bottom lines. Why can’t we get better tools?”


Complete Story

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.

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.