Linux Servers: A Real Data Center Choice

“Do you remember a time when Linux was a niche OS? Beyond
college kids and a few converted Unix nerds, Linux was something
for hackers, Ham radio operators and ivory tower dwellers. No one
would ever put a Linux-based computer into a data center. How times
and attitudes have changed. Once known as the “little OS that
could,” today Linux could take over your data center. No bands will
play. No tickertape will fall. And, no pomp or circumstance will
surround the event. Linux will seep quietly into your data center
through the “cracks” other OSes leave agape.

“Whose fault is this paradigm shift toward Linux as an accepted
data center-capable OS? The adopters, like you, are somewhat to
blame. The media takes partial blame for providing “air time” to
Linux and associated open source technologies. The big vendors like
Citrix, IBM, Oracle and VMware carry much guilt, too. But, the
biggest culprits of all, including Linus Torvalds, are the Linux
developers. Their vision has put Linux into every large data center
in the world.”

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