Canonical: Ubuntu has become an important enterprise server platform.

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Ubuntu Linux commercial sponsor Canonical and Analysis Institute RedMonk recently published a report on the use of Ubuntu Server operating systems (PDF file, 1.4 MB), showing that Ubuntu Linux has become an important server platform. canonical started the survey in. nearly Ubuntu Server operating system users responded to the questionnaire. Canonical aims to learn how users can use Ubuntu Server operating system and enterprise type.

This report shows that users mainly use Ubuntu to execute general tasks such as websites, databases, archives, printing and email servers, some users also use Ubuntu as an important platform for security, backup, and firewall.

According to this survey, the most commonly used server operating systems of Ubuntu users are still Windows, while the Linux version ranks third, while the UNIX version ranks third. in Linux, Ubuntu has the highest proportion, others are Red Hat Enterprise, Debian, Centos, SuSE Linux Enterprise, and Fedora. most of the enterprises surveyed are located in Europe and North America, dominated by technology services, followed by software and education institutions.

As for the usage of the Ubuntu Server version, network servers or network application servers rank first, other common functions include file server, database server, email server, backup server, DNS server, development or test server, security server, and virtualization server.

Canonical believes that Ubuntu has evolved into a server platform that can be used to execute critical tasks (mission critical, according to the survey, the respondents considered that the top several key tasks, including network servers, database servers, backup servers, email servers, file servers, DNS servers, security servers, and virtual servers, were already Ubuntu common tasks on the platform.

In addition, about of respondents believe that Ubuntu has been used to deploy important enterprise tasks. when asking users about important Linux server features, most respondents think that the backup feature is the most important. Others include firewall, security, storage, and system management.

Canonical also asked respondents about cloud computing. more than half of respondents thought that the cloud environment could be used to perform key tasks, in addition, more than of respondents thought Ubuntu could be used as a basic cloud computing development platform, but asked if there were plans to execute tasks in the cloud environment, less than of respondents said they had plans.

The survey not only showed that respondents had a strong desire to add Ubuntu servers to the data center in the medium and short term, and pointed out that the most popular Ubuntu platform is Ubuntu 8.04 long-term Support (LTS ). the general technical support period of Ubuntu is 18 months, but the long-term support version provides security update technical support for the desktop version 3 years and server version 5 years.

Ubuntu updates the fast update cycle and user-friendly operation interfaces every six months, attracting many Linux enthusiasts. the versions developed by Ubuntu include desktops, servers, and mobile devices, the latest version is 8.10.