The most recent survey of the Yumi Net August 31 shows that about one-third of the company plans to port some Windows computers to the Linux platform, but due to the need to assess a series of complex economic factors, it is popular It will be cautious in slow cloth.
In a report on the overall cost of Linux, UNIX and Windows operating systems, Yangji Group found that only 4% of business plans plan to transfer Unix servers to the Linux platform in the next 2 years, 11% of business plans to put Windows servers Transplantation to the Linux platform, 21% of companies plans to add Linux servers in a Windows network environment.
In the desktop field, 36% of businesses plans to use some Linux PCs, only 5% of businesses all turn to Linux. Most ━━ 57% companies do not plan to make any changes to Windows PCs.
The report invokes many factors to explain that companies are cautious to Linux, the most obvious is to determine whether this transplant is cost-effective. The report found that all enterprises want to reduce the pre-expensive investment in expensive Windows and UNIX software licenses, but they also find that all of the IT devices will turn large to Linux may reduce the previous investment, but may result in an increase in overall cost s consequence.
Factors needed in this cost analysis include many aspects from the lack of compatibility with existing applications to skilled Linux supporters.
Yanji Group analyst Gardner said that if a company adopts a centralized IT strategy, these concerns may be particularly prominent, because the concentrated IT strategy is not conducive to step-by-step adoption. Kathner said that the situation needs to consider, Linux and open source software play a tactical or strategic role in the enterprise. What are they considering your strategic platform?
The report also found that companies that are more satisfied with Windows are also using Linux, but usually uses it as a tool to bargain with Microsoft.
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Tianji Net
