Enterprise Linux vs. Server 2003: Smackdown!
last modified
2006-02-22 03:52 PM
eWeek's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichol says Enterprise Linux servers beats Microsoft Server 2003 hands down.
The article contends:
Have you compared the TCO or ROI of Linux to
Microsoft's Server 2003, the only serious new
Intel-based server operating system left out
there? I have; the clear winner is Linux.
You all know what I think of the TCO word. But Vaughan-Nichol gives some more compelling reasons for Linux Server superiority:
- Application availability (that's an intersting one)
- Safety
- Functionality
- No vendor lock-in
Point four alone should be enough. But throw in lower cost and you have to agree - Linux servers are winners.