Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Survey shows there is very little difference between the cost of maintaining a Windows versus a Linux-based corporate computing environment, according to a new Yankee Group study.
"What we found is that costs are not really dependent on the underlying functionality in the core operating system," said the group analyst.
In the independent study, 88 percent of respondents said that the quality, performance and reliability of Windows was equal to or better than Linux.
The study also shows companies rarely take step to replace one operating system with another. Instead, they usually add a mix of Windows and Linux server software to expand functionality.
"Server operating systems are largely commoditized," the analyst said, adding that many companies were not tracking their operating costs closely enough to base their decisions on total cost of ownership, or TCO, the main cost metric when comparing Linux and Windows.
By: DocMemory
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