IT management needs to take a long, hard look at their heterogeneous systems infrastructure, and put in place steps to reduce the escalating costs that are in part driven by the number of incumbent Operating Systems (OSs) in the environment. Very few IT managers ever go out to purchase an OS, but it is the provision or development of services to meet the business objectives and requirements that is the main driver. Above all else, what Linux provides is the opportunity to reduce the number of platforms supported, by removing the need for close coupling between the OS and specific hardware.
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