While cloud computing is merely a label given to the latest evolution of what organisations have been doing for a long time, one consistent component in the cloud has been Linux, said Jim Elliott, IBM Canada's Linux champion.
"Linux is the past, present and future," said Elliott to an audience of IT pros during an event entitled The Linux-Powered Cloud.
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"Linux is the past, present and future," said Elliott to an audience of IT pros during an event entitled The Linux-Powered Cloud.
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Low-cost Linux-based systems were what dot.com-era startups in the late 1990s were built on, said Elliott. Today, Linux is the dominant cloud computing operating system with large and well-known public cloud infrastructures like Google and Amazon using Linux, he said. And, in the future, the role of Linux isn't changing, said Elliott: "Linux will be the cloud's future." The benefits of Linux, said Elliott, include the ability to scale across the smallest to largest of systems, available patch management and security software, attractive licensing costs and terms, and the extensive application and partner ecosystem.Full Story: Linux is the cloud's future: IBM Canada - Reseller News
