Apparently, "mission critical"
and "big data" operations
But to the old woodsmoker THIS is the important news.
Asked about their reasons for choosing Linux, respondents cited total cost of ownership (or TCO), “feature set,” and overall security as the top three benefits it offers.
Linux's top-notch security, in fact, was widely agreed upon, with more than two-thirds of respondents indicating that they consider Linux more secure than other operating systems.
Lack of vendor lock-in, openness of the code, and long-term viability were other top reasons that respondents cited.
Compared with the first Linux Foundation survey on this topic,
respondents to this second one said that they also see fewer issues standing in the way of Linux's success.
Technical issues were cited by just 12.2 percent--a drop of 40 percent since 2010--
while the number of respondents citing management perception as an issue dropped by 22 percent, the foundation says. are turning to Linux servers.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...udy_finds.html
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428 respondents at organizations with $500 million or more in annual revenues or greater than 500 employees.
Linux use in large enterprises.
More than 71 percent of such users said the majority of their new Linux depoyments over the past two years were for brand-new applications and services, while migrations to Linux came primarily at the expense of legacy Windows and Unix systems.
Almost 70 percent indicated that they plan to increase their use of Linux over the upcoming year for mission-critical workloads.
Linux use in large enterprises.
More than 71 percent of such users said the majority of their new Linux depoyments over the past two years were for brand-new applications and services, while migrations to Linux came primarily at the expense of legacy Windows and Unix systems.
Almost 70 percent indicated that they plan to increase their use of Linux over the upcoming year for mission-critical workloads.
When it comes to so-called Big Data, for instance, more than 75 percent of respondents expressed concern about supporting it, and nearly 72 percent are choosing Linux to do that. By contrast, only 35.9 percent said they plan to use Windows to meet the demands of this new environment.
Asked about their reasons for choosing Linux, respondents cited total cost of ownership (or TCO), “feature set,” and overall security as the top three benefits it offers.
Linux's top-notch security, in fact, was widely agreed upon, with more than two-thirds of respondents indicating that they consider Linux more secure than other operating systems.
Lack of vendor lock-in, openness of the code, and long-term viability were other top reasons that respondents cited.
Compared with the first Linux Foundation survey on this topic,
respondents to this second one said that they also see fewer issues standing in the way of Linux's success.
Technical issues were cited by just 12.2 percent--a drop of 40 percent since 2010--
while the number of respondents citing management perception as an issue dropped by 22 percent, the foundation says. are turning to Linux servers.
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