Study: Linux headed for high end, too
Source: CNet News
Linux will be successful not only in lower-end servers, but also in higher-powered machines at the heart of corporate computing, a new study concludes.
Linux has caught on in lesser computers that handle tasks such as dishing up Web pages or storing files. But a new study this month from investment bank Goldman Sachs said that Linux, benefiting from a foundation of less-expensive Intel hardware, is headed toward the Unix realm where customers are demanding, computing tasks are intense and prices are high.
"We are confident that the technical developments and market forces are in place for it also to become the dominant operating system on the higher-end servers of the enterprise data center, where mission-critical functions are run and the lion’s share of information technology spending occurs," said the report, titled "Fear the Penguin" in a reference to Tux, the Antarctic avian that serves as Linux's mascot.
