Byte and Switch: Storage Loves Linux | Linux Today

Byte and Switch: Storage Loves Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 18, 2004

[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]

“Relative newcomer Linux and old standby database archiving are
a hot pair in storage software these days, showing up together in a
slew of new rollouts.

“It’s not surprising, given the emergence of Linux as a
mainstream enterprise operating system, to see it paired with
storage functions. Gartner Inc. forecasts Linux server revenue will
reach around $6.3 billion by 2008 after a compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of 18.3 percent over five years. IDC sees it growing
20.2 percent per year until 2008…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

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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