[ Thanks to The
VAR Guy for this link. ]
“When it comes to Linux, The VAR Guy can’t keep
his mouth shut. Our resident blogger has some strong opinions to
share. While Red Hat, Novell, Canonical and other Linux
distribution providers continue to gain momentum, most of the Linux
chatter has very little to do with small business success. Consider
the facts:“1. Red Hat has pushed beyond its Linux server heritage to
promote JBoss middleware and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
(RHEV). Mention middleware to a small business, and they’re
bound to respond with a look of confusion. Plus, RHEV certainly
doesn’t scream small business.“2. Novell continues to gain some momentum with SUSE Linux
Enterprise appliances. But much of the recent Novell BrainShare
conference focused on Intelligent Workload Management (IWM), an
enterprise-centric strategy aimed to help large and midsize
businesses…”