OSS in IT
What is OSS?
  Examples
  More examples
  Extreme
What is Linux?
  Distributions
  Support
  Free? How?
  Stable? Secure?
Commercial
Solutions
  Server
  Networking
  Desktop
  Emulation
Questions
  Jobs
Links
 Server environments.

  • Use of Linux and OSS can save thousands of dollars.
    • Windows NT Server 4.0 25 Client License: $4000US.
    • Linux with Samba fully implements NT services with less load on cheaper, commodity hardware.
    • Linux with Netatalk fully implements Appleshare services.

  • Linux is the most deployed OS providing Internet services.

  • Apache most deployed Web server.

  • Linux and OSS scales.
    • Linux will generally be able to use a machine more efficiently than other OSs on the same hardware.
    • Maxing your server? Buy another machine and spread the load. Cost is limited to that of the new hardware and configuration time.

Copyright 1999 Chris Halsall and the Victoria Linux Users Group. Reuse permitted for OSS promotion.