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Trends in Data Center Operating Systems Standardization

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Overview Industry analysts, consultants, vendors and the press have been advising and reporting widely on why IT standardization should be considered and is, in fact, being implemented. Is data center operating system standardization, in fact, a trend? What operating system, if any, stands out as the leading choice? What are the major motivations for standardization in data centers? And, are there plans to migrate away from other platforms? This paper presents focuses on the issues and comes up with some poll-based conclusions.

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Publisher	Unisys	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	October 2003	Downloads	26
Format	White Papers
Topics	Data Center

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