Make the Move from UNIX to Linux
Enterprise Applications
Client and End-User Devices
Infrastructure and Edge Servers
- Proxy
- VPN & Firewall
- Directory
- File/Print
- Web
- NAS
Business Application Servers
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Supply Chain Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Human Resources
Enterprise Database Servers
- Database
- Data Warehouse
- OLTP/OLAP
Mission-critical applications factor heavily in your organization's day-to-day operations and overall success. These include applications for enterprise resource management, supply chain management, customer relationship management and proprietary internal systems. You can now deploy most of these applications on Linux without sacrificing performance, security or reliability. By switching to Linux, you'll be able to transition your IT infrastructure from expensive high-end architectures to lower-cost commodity-based machines. You'll save anywhere from thousands of dollars to potentially millions of dollars annually. In addition, Linux can easily scale up or scale out to meet your present and future requirements. Linux is supported for many large-scale applications, such as those of commercial database vendors–including Oracle and IBM–and critical corporate applications like SAP. For many vendors, Linux has become the reference platform for database development; this means that new applications are developed first for Linux architectures and then ported to other platforms.
It's no surprise that because of the expenses associated with maintaining UNIX deployments, IT directors are adopting Linux for enterprise application loads. By migrating their application infrastructure to Linux systems they can achieve the same levels of performance, reliability, scalability and security with much lower levels of annual investment. Switching to Linux is trivial because most software application vendors deliver Linux versions of their applications today. For specialized in-house or heavily customized applications, the similarity of Linux to UNIX helps to reduce the complexity of application rewrites. And - there are many skilled consultants who can work with you to move your applications to Linux.
Many companies are now considering a refresh of their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, since the last major upgrade took place around 2000. If you're considering this refresh, it is also a good time to examine the underlying operating system for your ERP applications. By moving to Linux, you can save significant money on both software and hardware.