The ‘Happy’ Enterprise Choice

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With Linux based deployments rising high on dependability and saving on the cost as well, you don't have to buy Linux hype. Just look at what CIOs are already doing with Linux. According to both Gartner's and IDC's most recent server surveys, Linux is going great guns. Keeping its enterprise users happy, moving forward it is surely going to be more than a force to reckon with.

In today high demanding environment which calls for reducing the cost of OpEx as well as CapEx, Linux is a multibillion-dollar play in servers alone. Today, if we look at the enterprise picture either from outside or from within an organisation, Linux servers are taking on important roles in IT customers' computing infrastructure. What began with edge and Web-centric workloads is branching out to include high-performance computing and commercial workloads on a regular basis.

Global ICT research majors, go on to speculate that Linux server shipments will have a compounded annual growth rate of more than 25 percent through 2011. A recent survey of 500-plus IT users in North America found that Linux was already in use at nearly 80 percent of respondents' sites, with 72 percent running it on their servers and 15 percent already running it on their desktops.
Why? Because, quite simply, Linux can deliver better performance for less cost than Windows.

Technically, though, Linux already delivers everything that Microsoft Server ecosystem can—and usually for lower overall costs and better manageability options at the hands of a CIO.

Server applications
We are not in the late nineties as today there are a number of server applications that can support Linux inside out. Globally well established companies like Oracle and IBM are completely supporting Linux with their enterprise-friendly solutions and collaboration programs on Linux.

Besides being more stable than Windows on x86 designs, one can run Linux on SPARC, POWER-based midsized computers like IBM's i- and pSeries, or an IBM mainframe machine. Today’s Enterprise want systems that are bedrock-stable and linux systems are ideally suited for such requirements where manageability and cost effectiveness is at risk on the long run.

Finally, when it comes to support, you can, if you want, roll your own support from online Linux resources. And today there are innumerous Linux support providers around the globe.

With more and more examples of deployments in 'edge of enterprise' environments, there is growing evidence that business users are gaining confidence to deploy Linux in mission-critical settings.
Though still a very small percentage of overall spending, and a marginal priority for most businesses, various studies indicate that between 45 to 70 percent of businesses have deployed Linux in some capacity. The aggregate data also suggest that early adopters are planning to expand use of Linux in coming years.
Low cost, stability, easier manageability and a highly cost effective support has led many companies to switch to Linux during server upgrade cycles, though few businesses have been willing to use Linux for high-end applications in mission-critical settings. Moving forward, Linux is sure to cement its footings in a better way and enterprise segment is looking forward to this happy change.