SMB Linux Use on the Rise
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Linux is in demand, so there should be little surprise to see this trend come home to blosom once and for all.
A growing number of the estimated 5.8 million small and midsize businesses in the United States are buying Linux solutions, mostly from solution providers, according to research from AMI-Partners.
Linux, according to AMI, of New York, is benefiting from a growing acceptance of open-source products overall.
“While Linux is becoming more mainstream, our research shows that SMBs are more interested in open-source solutions than Linux per se,” said Abhijeet Rane, AMI’s senior vice president. “The SMBs buying Linux solutions are mostly buying apps that operate in the background of a business.”
Rane singled out Web-enabled applications and e-mail as the most popular Linux software purchases for SMBs, and noted that solution providers play a crucial role in educating and implementing Linux-based solutions.
“Web-enabled apps is a hot area for us,” said Salim Lakhani, CEO of Initsoft Web Solutions, a Cupertino, Calif., solution provider that designs and hosts Web sites and creates custom Web applications for companies of all sizes. “The great thing about Linux for us is that we never have to sell the benefits of Linux; SMBs know the value of the platform.”
AMI’s research shows that 24 percent of companies with 100 to 249 employees use Linux, while fewer than 5 percent of companies with employment under 10 own or plan to own desktop or server Linux products…. Source: thechannelinsider.com
