SUSE Survey reveals increasing deployment of Linux by SMBs

Enterprise Linux provider, SUSE has commissioned a study at mid- to large-sized businesses, which revealed that Linux has reached unprecedented levels of deployment within enterprise environments. The study surveyed nearly 200 IT executives at businesses with more than 500 employees. It showed that 83 per cent of enterprises have Linux currently deployed on servers.
 
Eighty three per cent of respondents are currently running Linux in their server environments, and more than 40 per cent are using Linux as either their primary server operating system or as one of their top server platforms.

In addition, Linux is increasingly the operating system of choice for business-critical applications. Many enterprises either currently or are planning to run database (69 per cent), data warehousing (62 per cent), business intelligence (62 per cent), customer relationship management or CRM (42 per cent) and enterprise resource planning or ERP (31 per cent) applications on Linux servers during the next 12 months.

Michael Miller, VP of Global Alliances and Marketing for SUSE, said, We knew Linux had come a long way in the 20 years SUSE has been in business, and we're pleased that the data clearly shows just how far. The relevant question today is not why or when you should be using Linux, it is where you should be using Linux. Enterprises that are not actively considering Linux as the foundation of their data center transformation or modernization initiatives are in danger of being left behind financially and technologically.
 
The main reasons for Linux adoption include its lower total cost of ownership (TCO), the higher performance of Linux and customers' desire to avoid vendor lock-in.