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  • Technology Trends - Data Center OS Trends and Economic Characteristics

    Data Center OS Trends and Economic Characteristics

    A recently completed Computer Economics survey of senior IT executives provides data on the average processing workload managed by the major operating systems running in today's data centers: Windows, Unix, Linux, mainframes, OS/400, and Netware. The workload percentages are broken down by size of organization and by industry sector. The conclusion: in most industries, Windows leads in share of processing workload. However, there are warning signs in the ROI and TCO for all three operating systems. We analyze these warning signs and provide guidelines for optimizing the economic characteristics of these operating systems.  (8 pp., 9 figs.)[Executive Summary]

    November, 2006

  • Technology Trends - Do Open Operating Systems Pay Off in the Enterprise?

    Do Open Operating Systems Pay Off in the Enterprise?

    The combination of Microsoft’s animosity, technological improvements, and marketplace competition creates openings for an ever-increasing number of open operating systems. Considering these OS alternatives from the enterprise perspective shows that the various flavors of Linux offer some intriguing economic possibilities. 

    September, 2002