Linux, meanwhile, continues to creep into IT budgets. Among the respondents, 29 percent said they owned Linux servers and 8 percent are formally considering buying them. On an informal basis, 17 percent of the CIOs said they were considering Linux servers. The remainder (46 percent) noted they don't own and aren't considering Linux.
For those that have recently purchased new Linux servers, 31 percent were adding capacity, 31 percent were replacing Windows systems, 24 percent were replacing Unix and 14 percent were replacing other operating systems.
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John Fabiani
Woodland, CA