“Moving to Linux used to be a big deal. Sure, it was cheaper,
more reliable, and more flexible–but who did you turn to when
things went wrong? In an enterprise world that had grown up with
the idea that Unix needed to be complex and expensive–and that
Windows was a quick-and-dirty Plan B–the idea of getting a robust,
scalable operating system for free just didn’t click for many
years.“Fortunately for Linux, the support structure that gradually
built up around this rogue operating system–which is now the
favourite son of one-time Unix diehards HP, IBM, Novell and Sun
Microsystems–has dispensed with that fear. Supported by
integrators and buoyed by ever-improving technology, all kinds of
organisations are happily using Linux for a range of
mission-critical services…”
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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