I have noticed that there are two kinds of companies in this regard. 1. Companies that analyze how cheaply they can procure the hardware and software on which they run their IT infrastructure. 2. Companies that depend on having some relationship with a vendor who can both provide support and someone to blame/share liability when something goes wrong.
Companies in category #1 usually have the following traits. They are small or medium in size, are relatively young, and are growing aggressively. They have never been sued by a client or customer. They have never analyzed the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for their IT. These customers are fertile ground for Linux. Companies in category #2 have some of these traits. They are medium or large in size, and are more than a few years old. They have even been sued or have been threatened with lawsuits at one time or another. They realize the value of having a vendor behind you to back their products. They usually factor in IT staff salaries, training, and support costs into their TCO analyses. These customers tend to either be Solaris or AIX shops in regards to UNIX. I don't think Linux will have much success in the next few years in companies in category #2. Solaris on Sparc, Solaris on x86, and possibly OpenSolaris will be able to expand in category #2. Brett Albertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Strategic Technologies voice: 919-379-8449 FAX: 919-379-8100 Solaris Core, Enterprise, E10K, F15K certified. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
