Enterprises need to clear eight major obstacles to embracing Linux

Article title: enterprises must clear eight major obstacles to embracing Linux. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

Today, despite the rapid development and popularization of Linux technology, there are still some companies that insist on not using Linux, and their reasons are also very good. The following lists eight reasons.

　　1. patents and intellectual property rights

Using the Linux operating system is very likely to cause users to get stuck in patent infringement problems in the future and cause unquantifiable losses to users. For example, Microsoft sued Novell for this issue. If an enterprise user wants to deploy a Linux or proprietary Unix system, this is a potential risk.

Is the cost caused by this potential risk sufficient for enterprise users to abandon the idea of using Linux?

　　2. high Linux license cost

Laura DiDio, a senior analyst at Yankee Group, a market analyst, pointed out that Microsoft and Sun's proprietary operating system products may cost about 10% to 100% less than Red Hat and Novell's Linux products, this depends on the operating system configuration and the length of the license contract. DiDio conclusions are applicable to Windows Server 2003, Solaris 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SuSE Linux.

　　3. the built-in/bundled functions of the proprietary system can greatly save money

Although, most Linux releases also come with a lot of free software. However, the money you spend on a proprietary operating system is definitely worth the money. you can get a large number of tools and services with complete functions.

DiDio points out, "If you buy Microsoft's Software Assurance, you need to pay a certain amount of premium, but you also get a lot of things. You can get free training. In addition, you can also access online asset management to track licenses, so that you can avoid buying more or buying less, which brings you great convenience. You can also get a large discount on the right to use your home ."

DiDio also said that Microsoft's software ensures that even small businesses with only a dozen employees are definitely worth the money and can save them thousands of dollars, "Large enterprises may save millions of dollars."

Windows is not the only replacement for Linux.

If you plan to use a virtualized or quasi-virtualized environment on the server, "VMware virtualization technology often increases the cost of each CPU per server by $ one thousand or more, "said Marc Hamilton, vice president of Sun's Solaris marketing department. Hamilton also noted that the Containers virtualization facilities, including Sun, do not incur any additional costs.

　　4. high Linux maintenance costs

In terms of purchase costs, the Linux operating system is usually cheaper than the proprietary operating system. Linux purchase fee-not including support fee-usually about 10% of Windows.

However, this does not include the cost of management tools. It is widely accepted that you need to purchase Linux system management tools at a high price without management tools. it is difficult to manage Linux environments.

If you are not good at managing server environments or if you do not have the appropriate management tools, Windows will be a much easier system to manage and at a lower cost.

The cost of Linux and Windows Management tools ranges from zero to several USD 100,000, such as IBM Tivoli or CA Unicenter. However, for small environments, cheap tools are fully competent.

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