Linux has not yet replaced UNIX at the data center level

Linux has not yet replaced UNIX at the data center level. Despite the integration of UNIX server vendors. But most data centers still run multiple versions of the physical UNIX servers.

Gabriel Consulting, chief analyst at Dan Olds, says that while sales of Linux and Windows servers have been growing, UNIX servers will not go away. These UNIX systems also play an indispensable role in most businesses: The mission-critical application that runs on the system is the cornerstone of the business's normal operations. For example, although small energy-efficient fuel-efficient models are selling globally, this does not mean that they no longer need a dump truck.

More than 80% of the 306 enterprise data center managers interviewed by the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/24737.html "> Annual report Survey said half of the work done on UNIX systems is critical, Half of the 75% of applications on UNIX systems are mission critical. And nearly 90% of them mean that UNIX servers are strategically important for their businesses. Only 20% of respondents said they were reducing their reliance on UNIX, while 76% said they would still use UNIX for the next 5 years.

Gabriel Consulting's report from another side validates the other analyst's conclusion that while the sales of X86 architecture servers continue to rise, many companies still view UNIX systems as the main technical means of dealing with data center mission-critical tasks.

According to another statement, most of the respondents running UNIX and Linux at the same time in the enterprise said the commercial UNIX operating system provides more reliable support than the commercial version of the Linux distribution.

Although Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Oracle are doing their best to curry favor with users, hoping that users can unify their own brand of Unix products, but they are in violation. 78% of respondents said they would use 2 or more 2 Unix systems, and 45% said they would use 3 or more versions of UNIX. According to GCG's report, this ratio has changed little over the last 5 years. This means that no version can occupy most of the market share. However, GCG did not disclose any details of the market share of each version. At the same time there is no indication that commercial UNIX has a standardized trend.

The survey also shows that enterprise data center managers are also gradually trying to migrate cloud computing. Less than 40% per cent of respondents were using the public cloud, while half were already building their own private cloud infrastructure. Half of the respondents said cloud computing could increase it flexibility and processing speed, while less than half of managers said cloud computing could significantly save it costs. (Li/compiling)

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