Linux Adoption Trends - Cloud Computing, Big Data

Pete Prestipino
by Pete Prestipino 23 Jan, 2012
Linux Adoption Trends - Cloud Computing, Big Data

Enterprises will add more Linux to support their cloud computing and big data initiatives according to the "Linux Adoption Trends 2012" report from the Linux Foundation.

Eight out of ten survey respondents indicate that they have both added Linux servers in the last 12 months and plan to add more in the coming year. The growth of Linux comes at the expense of Windows servers - only 21.7 percent of respondents indicated they are planning an increase of Windows servers in the next five years.

Additional highlights from the report include:

- More than 75 percent of respondents expressed concern about supporting "Big Data" and 72 percent are choosing Linux to support it.

- Fewer issues are impeding adoption of the operating system, with technical issues cited by respondents dropping 40% from the last report.

Pete Prestipino
Pete Prestipino
Digital marketing executive with proven experience in all aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), performance-based advertising, consumer-generated/social media, email marketing, lead generation, Web design, usability, and analytics. - 20-year Internet marketing veteran, currently serving as the Digital Marketing Campaign Manager at Antenna Group (formerly Chicago Digital). - Former Editor-In-Chief of Website Magazine, and a regular speaker on Web technology digital marketing strategy - Author of several books on digital marketing Including Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success; Affiliate 360: The Fundamentals of Performance Marketing; Domains 360: The Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Domain Names, and SEO 360: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization.