Why should you care about Linux? (page 3 of 3)

Oracle offers this support for customers who are running Red Hat Linux Advanced Server and UnitedLinux, which includes Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition, SCO Linux Server 4.0, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, and Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8.

Oracle not only certifies and supports its applications on these Linux distributions - the company also supports the Linux operating system itself. This is incredibly significant because Oracle, working closely with Red Hat and UnitedLinux, is a single point of contact for customer support.

As a result, Oracle customers on Red Hat Advanced Server or UnitedLinux get improved response and faster resolution of critical issues. Oracle, as a single support organization, ensures the highest level of support and availability to our joint customers.


Oracle Unbreakable Linux
One of the latest innovations in Linux is Oracle's 'Unbreakable Linux' strategy. Oracle's Unbreakable Linux is the fastest-growing enterprise computing environment and offers a unique combination of innovative technologies like a modern open-source operating system and database clustering technology that dramatically reduces the cost of computing while achieving the highest levels of performance, reliability and security.

To reduce integration challenges and provide faster return on investment, Oracle also offers thousands of compatible Linux-based solutions from partners. Oracle—in conjunction with Dell and HP—delivers easy access to high-performance servers that are ready to run Oracle9i Database technology out-of-the-box, allowing customers to deploy high-performance, enterprise-class solutions on the lowest cost hardware and operating system infrastructure available today.

Only Oracle has its complete infrastructure and applications product lines available on Linux, and strategic partnerships with Red Hat and UnitedLinux. Together, Red Hat and UnitedLinux serve more than 95 percent of the Linux OS Server market worldwide. Oracle customers everywhere can now take advantage of Oracle's front-line support for the Linux operating system.


The Future of Linux
From a technology perspective, developers, network administrators, and database administrators all have high hopes for Linux and are following its adoption rate closely.

At the same time, decision-makers are enthusiastic about the business benefits of Linux, including its lower cost of ownership and non-proprietary nature.

As Linux continues to be the fastest growing enterprise computing environment, much attention now is focused on its future.

One of the most important growth areas for Linux today is scalability. The platform is set to scale to many thousands users in a clustered environment.

From a business perspective, Linux growth can be fostered in the Middle East by organizations looking to reduce their IT operating expenses. Governments and private sector organizations alike are looking to take advantage of Linux to deploy secure and scalable computing infrastructure at lower cost of ownership.

As the business community shares more insight into the benefits that companies here are receiving from Linux, more organizations will begin deploying it.