Posted by Kenneth Farmer, Tuesday August 24 2004 @ 08:33AM EDT
NetworkWorldFusion: With Linux having penetrated the enterprise computer room to the extent that it now runs on everything from the smallest x86 white box server to the largest mainframes, it should be no surprise that almost every storage software vendor these days is making its management offerings available on Linux. Products are now available both from new companies and industry leaders. With some modest research, you can find something suitable for your site no matter whether you work for one of the very largest companies or for something quite a bit smaller.
Fortunately, the move to Linux needn't be particularly traumatic, and many sites find the worry that went into the planning far outweighed the actual problems they encountered.
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