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ALSO CALLED: Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux, Linux Distributions, Linux in the Enterprise DEFINITION: Linux (often pronounced LIH-nuhks with a short "i") is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. Linux has a reputation as a very efficient and fast-performing system. Linux's kernel (the central part of the operating system) was developed by Linus Torvalds … Definition continues below.
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KVM Security in the Cloud: A Choice That Matters sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The resource overviews KVM security and its use in virtualized, multi-tenant cloud scenarios. Examine how open source virtualization leverages SE Linux and its tight integration with Linux kernel to provide a secure computing environment for both end-users and service providers. Posted: 06 May 2013 \| Published: 06 May 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Linux \| Linux Server Hardware \| Open Source \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Monitor

The Advantages of Virtualized Linux for Business-Critical Applications sponsored by SUSE WHITE PAPER: This expert paper explains how migrating from UNIX-based systems to Linux standard-based servers can simplify the virtualization of your critical applications, enabling improved performance, reliability and agility. Posted: 18 Apr 2013 \| Published: 18 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Linux \| UNIX

Verizon Communications Red Hat Innovation Award Winner Optimized Systems sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive paper to discover how communication giant Verizon migrated to Linux and reduced costs, improved performance, increased scalability and improved energy conservation. Posted: 10 Apr 2013 \| Published: 10 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Linux \| Operating Systems \| SAP (Product) \| UNIX

SRI Ecuador Implements Red Hat Solutions: A Scalable , Reliable Platform to Provide Online Services to Taxpayers sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: Access this informative case study to learn how Ecuador's tax management agency utilized a Linux solution to enable and promote internet-based tax return filing, reducing processing times and avoiding increased infrastructure complexity. Posted: 10 Apr 2013 \| Published: 10 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Infrastructure Management \| Linux \| Web Services \| Web Services Management

Solihull Council Marks a Decade with Red Hat Open Source Technology , Saving over £1 Million sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: In this informative paper, learn why a government industry has relied on the same Linux solution for the past ten years, using an open source model to simplify software and hardware implementations, reduce costs, and more. Posted: 10 Apr 2013 \| Published: 10 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Hardware \| Hardware Implementation \| Infrastructure Management \| Linux \| Software \| Software Implementation

Red Hat Provides CEPSA with a Scalable, Standardized, High-Availability SAP Platform sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive study to learn how an energy company improved SAP platform response time, reduced infrastructure costs and built a standardized, scalable platform with high availability by switching to standard servers running on in a Linux environment. Posted: 10 Apr 2013 \| Published: 10 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Infrastructure Management \| Linux \| SAP (Product) \| UNIX

Alpha Exchange Improve Performance, Reduces Cost by Migrating to Red Hat Enteprise Linux sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: This informative case study describes how a leading Canadian financial group was able to increase performance and reduce costs by migrating to a Linux environment. Posted: 10 Apr 2013 \| Published: 10 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Linux

Migrating SAP to Linux? Three Steps to Ensure Success sponsored by SUSE WHITE PAPER: This informative white paper outlines the three critical steps necessary for ensuring a smooth migration from proprietary platforms to Linux running on standards-based servers for your SAP solutions. Read on to learn how you can dramatically decrease your TCO. Posted: 02 Apr 2013 \| Published: 02 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Linux \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| UNIX \| UNIX Server Hardware

Informatica PowerCenter to Salesforce ODBC Integration sponsored by Progress DataDirect WHITE PAPER: This tutorial introduces a data connectivity platform that allows you to migrate, replicate, cleanse, and synchronize Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) data. Find step-by-step configuration instructions that let you successfully integrate your CRM data – read on to learn more now. Posted: 02 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 May 2012 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Software \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Data Management Software \| Customer Satisfaction \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Linux \| ODBC

Telecinco Migrates UNIX Systems and Java Platform to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBOSS Enterprise Middleware sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: This informative case study takes an in-depth look at how a leading broadcast network was able to consolidate and update its entire corporate IT infrastructure, including critical applications and management tools, while ensuring availability. Posted: 29 Mar 2013 \| Published: 29 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Linux

Cox Enterprises Migrates Its Critical PeopleSoft Software From Sun Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: This case study examines how a privately-held Fortune 500 company was able to seamlessly transition to Linux in order to increase flexibility, improve performance, allow for infrastructure homogeneity, and more. Posted: 29 Mar 2013 \| Published: 29 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Infrastructure \| Applications Management \| Linux \| Operating Systems

Salsa Labs Increases Agility with Powerful Platform Backed by Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: This informative resource examines how a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider was able to virtualize their Linux environment to provide agility, increased productivity, improved resource utilization and much more. Posted: 29 Mar 2013 \| Published: 29 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Linux \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Optimizing end-to-end application migration and modernization sponsored by Red Hat and Dell Inc. WHITE PAPER: This exclusive whitepaper discusses helpful strategies for effective and efficient application migration from legacy UNIX and RISC-based systems to x86-compatible platforms, such as Linux. Read on to learn how to make your transition smooth and simple. Posted: 29 Mar 2013 \| Published: 29 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Integration \| Applications Management \| Linux \| UNIX

Unix-To-Linux Migration For The Modern Enterprise sponsored by Red Hat and Dell Inc. WHITE PAPER: This critical paper examines an effective strategy for easily transitioning from legacy systems to Linux on x86-based servers. Read on to discover how you can successfully migrate to an open, industry-standard platform. Posted: 27 Mar 2013 \| Published: 27 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Applications Management \| Linux \| UNIX

Migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Lower the Total Cost of Ownership sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides five case studies of organizations that successfully migrated enterprise applications to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems to improve service levels and reduce costs. Posted: 18 Mar 2013 \| Published: 18 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Asset Management Software \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Systems \| Linux

Distributed Development Using Oracle Secure Global Desktop sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive white paper to learn about a virtual desktop solution that provides reliable, centrally administered access to development environments whenever and wherever needed. Posted: 14 Mar 2013 \| Published: 14 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Infrastructure \| Applications Management \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Linux \| Linux Desktop Environment

The 12 Critical Questions You Need to Ask When Choosing an AD Bridge Solution sponsored by Dell Software Group WHITE PAPER: Discover how an Active Directory bridge solution can help you overcome the complexity of providing Windows access to users across multiple platforms for both users and administrators. In addition, view the twelve questions you should ask before adopting an AD bridge solution. Posted: 11 Mar 2013 \| Published: 08 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Access Rights \| Active Directory \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Group Policy \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| Linux \| Mac OS \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Systems \| UNIX \| Windows Security

CW Special Report on Oracle sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This special report, updated for 2012, gives an independent view of the challenges facing Oracle, its financial performance, the services it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy. Posted: 01 Feb 2013 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Apache \| Business Intelligence \| CRM \| Database Design \| Databases \| ERP \| ERP Software \| IT Asset Management \| IT Asset Management Software \| IT Management Services \| IT Managers \| IT Service Management \| Java \| Linux \| Linux Server Hardware \| Oracle (Product) \| PeopleSoft (Product) \| Solaris \| Virtual Machine

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers 3.0 sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to get answers to all your questions about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers 3.0. Discover how your organization can take advantage of advanced features like self-service power and standard user portal, local storage support of hypervisor server hosts and more. Posted: 19 Oct 2012 \| Published: 19 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Linux \| Operating Systems \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software

Maximize strategic flexibility by building an open hybrid cloud sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover the benefits of implementing an open, hybrid cloud. Learn how your business can reap the benefits of public and private clouds without security or compliance risks. Posted: 19 Oct 2012 \| Published: 19 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Hybrid clouds \| Linux \| Open Source \| Operating Systems \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud

Unix Migration Alternatives sponsored by Red Hat and Dell Inc. WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover whether Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows Server is the best UNIX migration alternative for your business. Posted: 15 Oct 2012 \| Published: 13 May 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Linux \| Operating Systems \| UNIX \| Windows \| Windows Server 2003 \| Windows Server 2008 R2 \| Windows Server Software

Re-thinking DevOps for Windows and Linux Developers sponsored by OpenMake Software WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how borrowing a successful process from your peers is often a preferred method to trial and error – especially when it comes to Windows and Linux developers striving to achieve DevOps. Posted: 28 Sep 2012 \| Published: 28 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Linux \| Windows

Why Linux Virtualization is Ready for Prime Time sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover the benefits of virtualizing Linux workloads. This resource examines the historical concerns about Linux virtualization and outlines how enterprises can safely make this transition. Posted: 20 Sep 2012 \| Published: 20 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| Linux \| Operating Systems \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

MongoDB on Red Hat Enterprise Linux sponsored by 10gen WHITE PAPER: Check out this paper and discover how to deploy MongoDB onto Red Hat Enterprise 6.2. In addition to a step-by-step process for deployment, you'll also learn how to take advantage of features of the underlying system, several deployment scenarios for high performance database read and writes, and gain an in-depth look at MongoDB. Posted: 27 Aug 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Performance Management \| Database Security \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM) \| Linux

Migrating from VMware to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization sponsored by DLT Solutions Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Implementing more than one virtualization platform can be a smart move for organizations seeking to maximize virtualization returns and lower TCO. This essential resource reveals the top reasons why businesses should consider migrating from VMware to an open source virtualization platform, and offers tips for how to accomplish the V2V migration. Posted: 30 Jul 2012 \| Published: 30 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Linux \| Open Source \| Server Virtualization \| V2V Migration \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration \| VMware

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LINUX DEFINITION (continued): … at the University of Helsinki in Finland. To complete the operating system, Torvalds and other team members made use of system components developed by members of the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project. Ask your Linux questions at ITKnowledgeExchange.comLinux is a remarkably complete operating system, including a graphical user interface, an X Window System, TCP/IP, the Emacs editor, and other components usually found in a comprehensive Unix system. Although copyrights are held by various creators of Linux's components, Linux is distributed using the Free Software Foundation's copyleft …
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