CRN: Distributors Pin Hopes On New Vendors -- High-end storage, Linux grab channel's attention | Linux Today

CRN: Distributors Pin Hopes On New Vendors — High-end storage, Linux grab channel’s attention

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 27, 1999

“The Linux operating system and high-end storage took center
stage when the discussion turned to technology trends at the CRN
Channel Roundtable held here earlier this month…”

“On the software front, no one can stop the buzz about Linux.
Still, channel executives questioned the operating system’s
penetration in large corporations or mission-critical
applications.

“Certainly in the Unix community it’s a popular topic. [I don’t]
see it really having an impact in the mission-critical or
enterprise environments, but we’ve got to be prepared to support it
based on what we’ve seen,” said Hamada.”

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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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