> Mark Holloway wrote:
>
> I'm studying for my Cisco CCIE certification. As a network
> administrator I haven't stayed up with the progress of Linux in the
> Internet world, but 80% of the routing/switching market for the
> Internet is Cisco. Up until the last year or so, Solaris was also
> considered to have about 70-80% of the Server market share as well. I
> really want to strategically place myself in the Internet community.
> I know NT very well and have some hands on with Digital Unix and
> Solaris. However, it's much easier to take two of my x86 boxes and my
> two Alphas and build a Linux farm, thus pushing Linux to the max by
> getting hands on experience. My only concern is the seriousness of
> Linux in the Commerce/Business world of the Internet. Are companies
> like Broadcast.com, CDNow, iD, etc. going to seriously consider Linux
> as an option? Or is it the poor mans server OS?
First, you're going to need to turn off HTML posting in order to be
taken seriously in the Linux world.
You might be interesting in browsing some of the "Linux in Business"
sites to see exactly what Linux is being used for in the real world.
For the most part, you'll find that Linux IS being taken seriously by
the business and Internet communities. Google (search engine) is run
entirely on Linux. Deja News also runs Linux. Cisco uses Linux as a
global print server solution.
Finally, it's important to note that the experience you gain with Linux
is useful across any of the other platforms you mention. DNS setup and
management is just as useful under Linux as it is in NT.
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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