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Linux and the “support barrier”— where do things stand?
Earlier this morning I finished up a podcast with Patrick Green, a Linux consultant and migration expert. Green, a native of Chicago, saw his fair share of ups and downs as a Linux consultant and...
View ArticlePicking the brain of a Linux consultant
As SearchEnterpriseLinux.com gears up to cover the heck out of the state of Linux support today (a summer support series — how’s that for some alliteration, huh?), I’ve been exchanging emails and phone...
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Black Hat Linux support (xkcd)
The webcomic xkcd takes on Black Hat Linux support in its latest comic (“Rule 34″). You can check out the full comic in the link above, and more xkcd comics here. xkcd’s other Linux-related fare is...
View ArticleLinux Done Right: A user’s pleasant surprise
Consider this the first in an occasional, meandering series of articles on Linux done right. These aren’t meant to boost the sales of any particular vendor, but instead are meant to show other end...
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Mainframes, Linux, and cost advantages
Occasionally throughout the summer I’ve been chatting and emailing with Saugatuck Technology analyst Charlie Burns about mainframes, IBM and Linux. Many people have argued over the past year that the...
View ArticleOracle Unbreakable Linux program having no effect down under
When we first wrote about the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program late last year, Red Hat Enterprise Linux users appeared ready to at least give it a look. The program, officially announced in...
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Does Ubuntu’s documentation stink?
It’s a day of blog subject line questions, apparently. The subject line question is asked today because there’s apparently some concern over Gutsy Gibbon’s documentation. Gibbon is the latest release...
View ArticleLinux-compatible server options expand
I was faced with the decision to implement an additional system on the RHEL 4.x series, or make our first jump to the version 5 releases. I decided to have this additional system to stay on RHEL 4.x...
View ArticleRowgen the full package, IRI CoSort says
Data protection and security may become easier if a new Linux-friendly product from IRI Cosort delivers on its promises. The product, Rowgen, integrates the formerly independent tasks of data sorting...
View ArticleUbuntu Server receives positive reviews
Ubuntu isn’t just for desktops. Behind the scenes, corporate IT managers have put Ubuntu to work on servers. Don’t believe me? Well, I can name names. I can also tell you up front that Ubuntu Server...
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