[Discussioni] Newsscan

[Francesco Potorti`]

LINUX: THE RISE OF THE PENGUIN
Linux will emerge as the dominant operating system in corporate data 
centers, according to a new study by Goldman Sachs, which says the 
ascendance of the open source software will enable IT managers to take 
advantage of lower-cost, higher-performance Intel-based servers, and to 
avoid "premium-priced proprietary systems." The report, titled "Fear the 
Penguin," predicts that eventually, Linux-based systems will displace those 
running on Unix and RISC processors: "Many observers confine Linux's 
enterprise opportunity to the market for low-end 'edge' servers such as 
file, print, Web and e-mail servers. But we are confident that the 
technical developments and market forces are in place for it also to become 
the dominant OS on the higher-end servers of the enterprise data center." 
The winners in this scenario will be "independent PC semiconductor 
companies (Intel and AMD) and Intel-based server businesses (Dell)." The 
emergence of Linux is also expected to buoy the fortunes of "open" 
infrastructure software vendors, such as BEA Systems, BMC Software, Oracle 
and Veritas. However, with regard to archrival Microsoft, Linux will 
"hamper the movement of Windows into the enterprise data center, an area 
that Microsoft has only recently begun to target for growth," by providing 
an easier migration path from current Unix-based systems. "This shift will 
limit Windows' market opportunity in the data center for both its OS and 
its applications that run on that platform," concludes the study. 
(NewsFactor Network 15 Jan 2003)
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20471.html