Linux Suitable for Mission-Critical Apps

Is Linux suitable for mission-critical applications at large firms? A recent report by Forrester says so. So do other experts. But there are still skeptics. This spring, Forrester surveyed 150 IT decision-makers at North American companies about their open-source software strategies. Half of those polled reported more than US$1 billion in annual revenue. Service, manufacturing and telecom firms accounted for 65 percent of respondents, the industries most likely to have Linux in production at the start of the year.

The study pointed out that Linux is not just providing infrastructure services at these companies.

Some 53 percent of 140 companies queried by Forrester are "running mission-critical applications" on Linux, and 52 percent choose Linux for new applications, Forrester said in a report released last week called "Linux Crosses Into Mission-Critical Apps."

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