Where Is Linux Used in the Enterprise? | Linux Today

Where Is Linux Used in the Enterprise?

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Sean Michael Kerner
Aug 15, 2013

One of the basic cornerstone beliefs of the open-source movement is that by being open, users are not locked in to a particular vendor. When SUSE asked the question, “Do you agree that moving to open-source platforms like Linux will ensure your organization avoids vendor lock-in?” 37 percent of respondents neither agreed nor disagreed, while 5 percent disagreed entirely with the statement. That result didn’t surprise SUSE.

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