Article title: Linux is favored in the economic crisis. 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.
An IDC survey of IT executives in February showed that the recession is accelerating the adoption of open-source operating system Linux, and is also consolidating its position in the data center market.
330 of the 65% respondents said they planned to increase the Linux server workload by 10% or more by the end of the year, and 63% said they would use more than 10% of Linux servers on the desktop, however, such growth is still a small part of the entire desktop market. 49% of users expect Linux to become the main server platform within five years. In addition, 62% of respondents said they were facing IT budget reductions or that funds would be used in necessary areas.