Red Hat Linux as server OS

In an ideal world, the best operating system wins all the servers accounts. Unfortunately, we do not live in such a world. We live in a world where marketing is more important than actual product. Many of us buy what we have heard of or know about from the media or by some other means. Most people are unsure about trying new ideas or backing one when their jobs are on the line. This truth allows a handful of operating system giants to control the entire server market. Most IT managers are by default risk averse even when the risk is slight. This reluctance to try the unknown is a big barrier for Linux to overcome if it is to become a giant in the server operating system market. Thanks to Red Hat, however, this attitude is changing rapidly because many computer giants have shown interest to Linux Red Hat. It is becoming easier for IT professionals everywhere to put Linux in their proposal and even to try it out.

Those of us who are bold enough to try Linux as a server know that it is the ideal server platform. Many people have run Linux server for years with a high degree of reliability. Many system administrators run Linux servers that have not been rebooted even once in over a year! That’s how reliable Linux servers can be. The low cost, high reliability and 24/7 support options makes Red Hat Linux a great server platform.

One of the reasons why Red Hat Linux excels over other server platforms such as window 2000 is that it takes advantage of the tried and proved software that the UNIX platform has to offer. For example, Red Hat Linux runs the most popular web server, Apache, even though Apache was not primarily developed for Linux. Strong ties of Linux with UNIX operating system makes it easier to port the greatest UNIX applications to Red Hat Linux much easier than to Windows 2000. The granddaddy of SMTP mail server, send mail, was ported to Red Hat Linux a long time ago. Server applications like these make Red Hat Linux a great choice. When you run the good old BIND DNS server on Linux, you know that the software has been around for a long time and therefore has a track record that you can count on.

Because Red Hat Linux runs virtually all UNIX server applications, it automatically inherits many of the advantages of such software.

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