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Over the past few months, I've been experimenting more and more with alternatives to Windows 11, specifically trying a handful of different Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and even ...

Microsoft’s historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts on the virtualization market and Microsoft’s rival VMware. Microsoft’s historic embrace of Linux technology could have ...

Microsoft's objection to Linux and the open-source movement centers on the idea of software being available for free, which threatens revenue for traditional software makers. However, Linux remains ...

A steady stream of manufacturers are requesting Linux drivers for their hardware, suggesting growing adoption of Linux operating systems among enterprises. According to Greg Kroah-Hartman, Novell ...

Over the last year, many CIOs have moved from the sidelines to the playing field in the search for a successor to IBM MVS, AS/400 O/S, Sun Solaris, HP/UX, and Microsoft Windows NT/2000 in the data ...

While the loudest buzz in the operating system/hardware arena has been the news of Apple’s jump to Intel CPUs, another story that may be of more interest to enterprise datacenter managers involves two ...

Migrating to open-source software may cost some companies more than simply upgrading their Unix or Windows systems, according to a study research company The Yankee Group released Monday. expanded ...

Migration will involve costs. For a migration to be viable, you must be able to justify the costs with substantial new gains. For this reason, if you have a stable environment that is meeting your ...