According to the survey, 1/3 of enterprises will replace windows with Linux.

About 1/3 of enterprises plan to migrate at least some Windows computers to the Linux platform, according to a recent survey by Tianji. However, enterprises need to evaluate a series of complex economic factors, however, its popularity will be slow and cautious.

In a report on the total cost of ownership of Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems, the Yangji group found that only 4% of enterprises plan to port Unix servers to the Linux platform in the next two years, 11% of enterprises plan to port Windows servers to the Linux platform, and 21% of enterprises plan to add Linux servers to the Windows network environment.

In the desktop field, 36% of enterprises plan to use some Linux PCs, and only 5% of enterprises plan to switch to Linux. Most organizations that use strongswan 57% do not plan to make any changes to Windows PCs.

The report cited a number of factors to demonstrate how cautious enterprises are about turning to Linux, the most obvious of which is the computation required to determine the cost effectiveness of such porting. The report found that all companies wanted to reduce their early investments in expensive windows and UNIX software licenses, but they also found that, turning a majority of IT devices completely to Linux may reduce the upfront investment, but may result in an increase in overall costs.

Factors to consider in this cost analysis includeProgramCompatibility to the lack of skilled Linux support staff and many other aspects.

If a company adopts a centralized IT strategy, those concerns may be particularly prominent, says Mr. Garner, an analyst at Yangji group, because a centralized IT strategy is not conducive to adopting new technologies step by step. The situation that enterprises need to consider is: Linux and openSource codeSoftware plays a tactical or strategic role in an enterprise. What are their strategic platforms under consideration?

The report also found that even companies that are satisfied with windows are still using Linux, but it is usually used as a tool for bargaining with Microsoft.

From: Skynet