Linux – the Green option
The rising costs of energy and an increased focus on climate change are becoming increasingly important to business. Network World recently published the results of independent testing they commissioned on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and found that Linux was up to 12% more power efficient. There was quite a bit of variation in the test results – the original article provides a well balanced discussion of the tests which should be interesting to any IS/IT Manager with an eye on energy costs. The reviewers noted that configuring systems running either Linux or Windows is not as straightforward as it could be. Projects such as the Green Linux Initiative should hopefully continue to enhance the green footprint of Linux. For those interested in a technical analysis in some of the potential and pitfalls in the path to greener Linux – LinuxWorld’s Green benchmarking has some interesting reading.
Experienced Linux Engineers Wanted
We have experienced excellent growth in our business over the last few months. We have a number of exciting projects in the pipeline and are looking to expand our team. We’re currently seeking an experienced Linux support engineer to work as part of our team. It’s an interesting position and you’ll get to work with a wide range of technologies and customer environments. If you’re interested, take a look at the job specification. If you meet the requirements we’d love to hear from you.
Linux ecosystem spending to grow to $49 billion in 2011
IDC, the market analysis company has published a report making projections for world-wide Linux spending for the next few years. The report has been sponsored by the Linux Foundation and is available for free download. One of IDC’s predications is that world-wide spending on Linux will reach $49 billion in 2011 and the report notes that Linux is gradually moving out of the server closet where it fulfilled roles such as file and print serving and into more mission critical roles in a variety of different industry sectors.
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