Linux is in business

Network World Fusion has an article which covers some of the reasons why corporations are moving toward including Linux in their operations. I think the first reason (the need for shops using smaller servers to find an alternative operating system to what is offered by Microsoft) will start picking up more steam as Windows tries to move people from older systems to something newer. Obviously Microsoft is looking for someone to move towards their product, but what corporations are looking at are the uncertainties they've had in the past with Microsoft products and comparing those to their experiences or rumors of experiences with Linux. Linux has been able to maintain a quality name for itself for several years and that is one area where corporations respect.

I still think there will be a huge push to include Linux on the network layer for corporations and possibly onto the desktop. The one stumbling area for Linux's move to the desktop is the individual user who might be reluctant to migrate themselves and anyone else they work with away from Microsoft. As a general rule people don't like to learn new things, like to work with what they've got.

It will be interesting to see where these different drivers push Linux in the future.