On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 03:57:58PM +0800, Kenneth Oncinian wrote: > Is there a clear consensus of what Linux on Enterprise means and how it > is still being dominated by MS...(?) >
Is it really being so absolutely dominated by Microsoft? Last I checked proprietary Unices like Solaris and AIX still collectively hold a bigger chunk of the enterprise server market than Windows and GNU/Linux put together. > Does it mean: > > 1. Not a single Linux install is being used on enterprise level This is certainly not true. Our company's own client portfolio is proof to the contrary. > 2. Major ERP and database applications are not running on Linux Also not true, as again we do have clients who do this sort of thing on GNU/Linux, and they are pleased with the results. > 3. Usage of Linux as desktop alternative to MS Windows is still not a > viable idea The desktop is hardly what I would associate with enterprise computing. > 4. Or does a [full-blown Linux solution, dump Microsoft 100%] only > qualifies this criteria? > If that's what they mean (and that would be a highly misleading way of putting it), then it's certainly true. > IMHO, It is more interesting to know how many companies (and what > companies) are using Linux (in any level) here in the Philippines. > That way I can always include it in any project presentations I have > that may involve Linux :). >From personal involvement I know that two of the large mobile carriers use GNU/Linux quite extensively to run some of their services, and most likely the third entrant has more than a few installations as well. In these companies, it would seem that proprietary Unix is still king for most of their really mission-critical stuff, and it is actually Windows that is fairly rare in their data centers. Every major ISP in this country it would seem, uses GNU/Linux in some capacity; many actually use it to run the bulk of their infrastructure. -- Capitalism requires people to be quiet souls in the workplace and wild pagans at the cash register. http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com/ _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
