IDC: Linux will grow more rapidly in the recovery period

Article title: IDC: Linux will grow more rapidly in the recovery period. 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.

According to a new survey by market research firm IDC, existing Linux server users are very satisfied with the plan to deploy more Linux servers when financial restrictions begin to disappear.
According to the IDC report, considering the seriousness of the current economic recession and the long-term and gradual recovery may take several years rather than months, linux will become a more competitive solution in this economic recession, and has a key position in this industry. the authors of this report, IDC analysts Al Gillen and Brett Waldman believe that Linux has achieved significant commercial success on the server platform. linux will also become the operating system choice for many software devices and cloud computing providers.

The two analysts admitted that desktop Linux applications have not reached the server application level, but they pointed out that some phenomena will create a favorable climate for the future applications of desktop and client Linux.

These phenomena include Microsoft's continued anti-piracy efforts and the rise of netbooks, preinstalled Linux on devices, more Web-based applications, and new growth opportunities for Linux in emerging markets.

Interestingly, this report was sponsored by Novell. Novell is an important Linux operating system distributor and owns the SuSE Linux product line.

According to IDC analysts, the new Linux based on the 2.6x kernel has more mature management tools, integrated virtualization and larger application combinations.

However, the two analysts also pointed out some challenges to Linux development. these challenges include the continued dominance of Windows in PC and x86 server hardware; the "stickiness" of enterprise customer applications, especially in Unix; compared with Windows and Unix, the number of Linux software packages is relatively small.