Quick Facts About Linux
In 1998, IBM compared its fastest computer,
Dip Blue, to a 64nodes cluster running Linux..
The result is: The Linux cluster was about 4 times faster... for the quarter of the price. They are not the only company to have made an actual Linux test, but the difference is that they published the result, and acted accordingly:
IBM invested 750 000 000 $ in 1999
1 000 000 000 $ in 2000
1 000 000 000 $ in 2001in the port of Linux on all its platforms, from the simplest to the mainframe.
They are now installing Linux as operating system in their largest customers back offices. Even WallStreet is using Linux those days !
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