Linux in the IT Industry

Linux, an operating system that has been around for only 15 years, is gaining influence with Information Technology specialists; it is being used in applications that would have previously required UNIX or Windows both of which are licensed and cost quite a bit. While Linux is free and comes with a whole slew of software for just about any project you can think of, and if you can’t find the piece of software you are looking for, just look around, there is a good chance someone has already thought about it and has released a package to do the job.

Aside from being less expensive than Windows and UNIX, Linux can also be easier to manage. Most Linux Distributions come with graphical tools to perform common configuration tasks, these tools make configuring the servers much simpler, but leave out some configuration options. In order to completely configure a server in every detail, you must manually edit the configuration files which have many different options in them and usually are found in the /etc directory.

Some of the tasks which makes Linux perfect for the IT industry, are it’s ability to run multiple servers at one time without requiring a graphical interface to be active, while with Windows, there is always a graphical user interface running taking up the system resources that could otherwise be being put toward that massive database or web server you have running.

So in conclusion, many businesses and a couple of cities have decided to adopt Linux as the primary operating system for their government computers and servers. I would recommend that you too, adopt Linux and experience all the joy and wonder to be found when you have a server that runs well and costs less to maintain and run than if you were running any other operating system.