“Consider this: In the summer of 1998, an InformationWeek
Research study showed only 3% of IT managers planned to deploy
Linux in a significant way. Early in 1999, 14% were using it. But
according to our December survey, 26% of companies say they use
it-and another 11% of the 300 IT managers surveyed say they plan to
deploy it within the next year.”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such passion and
excitement, and, quite frankly, zealotry for a
technology-conferences, training courses, books, Web sites,
user-group meetings, bumper stickers. Such devotion and
fanfare doesn’t necessarily lead to success-I remember something
similar with OS/2. But the somewhat fraternal, grassroots Linux
movement is now a business technology to be reckoned with.”
“The support by big-name technology vendors-including IBM,
Intel, and Oracle-has caused high-level IT managers to take notice.
Maybe these vendors are simply hedging their bets, but there are
some significant dollars and brainpower being poured into their
Linux strategies.”