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03.04.09
Microsoft Must Add Linux Support To Cloud
 By
Savio Rodrigues
Infoworld's Paul Krill has an interesting article about the server operating system becoming a two-horse race between Linux and Windows in which both OSes will grow at the expense of others (i.e. Linux).
Market research we did at IBM over 7 years ago indicated that Linux would grow at the expense of Unix more so than Windows. So, I'm not surprised that a Gartner survey from a Linux-oriented conference indicated a 3-to-1 ratio of migrations to Linux will be at the expense of Unix versus Windows.
Another interesting finding from the Gartner survey:
"Linux was ranked by 39 percent of respondents as the OS expected to have the most growth in their datacenters during the next five years. Windows was a close second, ranked as the OS with the most growth potential by 35 percent of respondents at the Linux-oriented conference."
The fact that 35% of respondents at a Linux-oriented conference, reported growth of their Windows OS install base is telling. As enterprises get more comfortable with Clouds, offering an environment to deploy Windows and Linux workloads is a no-brainer. I'm certain that Microsoft realizes this and will announce Linux OS support when the Microsoft Cloud goes live ;-)
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About the Author:
Savio Rodrigues is a product manager with IBM's WebSphere Software division. He envisions a day when open source and traditional software live in harmony. This site contains Savio's personal views. IBM does not necessarily agree with the views expressed here.
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