Linux In The Data Center: How Does It Fit?

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Let’s cut through the chatter, buzzwords and speculation: Linux works, but so what? The needs of just about every enterprise of every size are changing dramatically. Is the free and open operating system software keeping up? Are the big-ticket Linux distributors making the technology relevant into the century’s second decade? The answers keep changing because everybody’s expectations keep changing.nLinux in the data center now must compete not only with Windows and Unix, but now it’s got to be able to work with public and private clouds, on-premise and off-premise virtual solutions. And it’s got to do it without adding needless complexityn 

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