Open Source Software Blog

Migrating from Solaris to Linux can be scary. We look at everything from Linux training to hardware competition.

A look at how the private sector can get best practice advice, learn from the public sector and avoid the vicious cycle of vendor lock-in while benefiting from the transformation towards open architectures.

Never has an operating system been as misunderstood as Linux - here are some of the strangest misconceptions we’ve come across...

POLL: What Do You Consider to Be the Benefits of Working With a Team of Experts in a Linux Consultancy Firm Versus Hiring Individual Consultants?

Linux is used by businesses as varied as KLM, Barclays Bank, Netflix and charities like ALONE. It could also help your organisation to reduce costs, improve productivity and deliver more value.

Working with a team of Linux specialists, each of whom offers complementary skills and experiences, is far better than working with a disparate array of individual IT contractors who might leave you high and dry. They might not intend to do so, but that’s the risk organisations take whenever they hire them to support their IT. So let’s take a look at how you can reduce this risk by working with an Open Source specialist.

Discover how an independent Linux infrastructure audit delivers additional value and benefits.

Replace chaos with predictability and cover yourself in glory.

Are you either deploying or planning a Linux implementation in your organisation? Then stop for a moment - learn how to avoid and circumvent known issues and find out how to standardise your Linux the right way.

Linux has turned 21 years old last year, and its chance to supersede rival operating systems like UNIX has finally arrived. Find out why...