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The State of Linux: Substantial Growth in New Zealand
Much of the continued explosive growth of Linux adoption in New Zealand and Australia remains unseen, unannounced and often behind the scenes.
Indeed, many I.T. Leaders are
still unaware that key infrastructure components have been humming
along without issue on systems that cost significantly less and
perform well. Often, the very reason implementation of such
servers occurs, has to do with the procurement process and the need
to get capital budget approval.
Linux offers a very effective way around this. Instead, many administrators and
technologists, told to solve their organization's needs promptly,
forego the entire money process and install Linux on older servers that may
have been sitting idle in the backrooms. They revive and reuse
hardware without procurement headaches, while solving business
infrastucture needs. All this using Linux, which tends to also
afford them greater flexibility and options for future uses
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Source: Really Linux
