NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: PHIL HOCHMUTH ON LINUX 08/16/04 Today's focus: Demand for Linux skills rises
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Jobs requesting Linux skills up 190% from last year * Links related to Linux * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. Familiar mostly to academics, government groups, and scientific researchers, this technology that links together the power of diverse computers to create powerful, fast and flexible systems is beginning to catch on in the corporate world. Included in this white paper, results and interviews from a global survey among Sr Executives, click to download now http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=72604 _______________________________________________________________ CHECK OUT NW FUSION'S NEW WHITE PAPER LIBRARY Just launched: NW Fusion's White Paper Library with new features and improved capabilities! 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Of the 2,200 Linux-related jobs posted, less than 1% required Linux certifications for the positions. Separately, Dice.com conduced a survey of its users on salary and perceptions about Linux. The survey found that Linux professionals are making around $67,000 a year in salary. This figure was 6% higher than the overall average salary of respondents to the Dice.com survey. As for thoughts on Linux, 41% of those surveyed said they thought Linux was as capable as either Windows or Unix on a server platform. Meanwhile, 38% said that while Linux is good for the server room, it is not ready as a desktop operating system. Thirteen percent said Linux should be used sparingly, and 9% said they would not recommend the use of open source software. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Linux makes inroads with Novell users Network World, 08/16/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/081604specialfocus.html _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Phil Hochmuth Phil Hochmuth is a Network World Senior Editor and a former systems integrator. You can reach him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. Familiar mostly to academics, government groups, and scientific researchers, this technology that links together the power of diverse computers to create powerful, fast and flexible systems is beginning to catch on in the corporate world. 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