Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux; Open source cloud platform is commercialized by its creators

Why people quit Linux, and return to Windows Linuxworld.com | Subscribe to this site with RSS | Update Your Profile Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux By Keir Thomas I've been writing Linux guidebooks for some time, and it's fair to say that most people who buy my books are Windows users looking to make the leap to Linux (or perhaps just wondering what the fuss is about). Read full story   Sponsored by Oracle     Tolly Group: Virtualization Benefits. Discover the performance benefits of running Oracle VM in a 32-bit Linux server environment in this report from The Tolly Group. Benefits include: Efficient utilization of hardware resources, low overhead and greater performance benefits with two virtual machines. Get all of the details today. Download this whitepaper now.   Related News: Open source cloud platform is commercialized by its creators Creators of the open source Eucalyptus cloud platform launch private company, get funding. Java vendor SpringSource acquires open source mgmt. software maker Enterprise Java vendor SpringSource has acquired Hyperic, which makes open source system and application management software. Linux out, Windows in at Electoral Commission The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) will leave Linux for Windows Server when it develops its new vote counting and reporting application, which is slated to cost A$1.4 million over the next two years. Last hurrah: Sun updates Solaris with Nehalem features In the last major release before its acquisition by Oracle, Sun on Thursday made available version 10 05/09 of its venerable Solaris server operating system. Novell's SLES 11 is packed to the gills and keeps moving at a decent clip In our Clear Choice test of Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, we found it to be packed with useful management tools, to have virtualization threaded though many of its processes, and to perform at rates ... May Giveaways Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet are collectively giving away books on Google Apps Deciphered, the CCNA Security exam, an awesome SQL Server 2005/2008 training video and the grand prize, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline for entries May 31. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. Sponsored by Oracle Tolly Group: Virtualization Benefits. Discover the performance benefits of running Oracle VM in a 32-bit Linux server environment in this report from The Tolly Group. Benefits include: Efficient utilization of hardware resources, low overhead and greater performance benefits with two virtual machines. Get all of the details today. Download this whitepaper now. EMA: Refining privilege access security. Close the security gaps in high-privilege access control and authentication by selecting the right security products for the job. This whitepaper, "Resolving the Privilege Management Paradox," details how. EMA outlines how to find products that offer strong shared access management, better control and clear visibility and multifactor authentication. Click to download. Featured reader resource Free Security Event with Mark Gibbs and Oracle There’s a new breed of security threats that requires a new approach to protecting data. Learn what they are and get the expertise you need to navigate economy challenges and regulatory requirements to secure data and reduce risk. Register for this free half-day security event with Mark Gibbs. Register now   Metzler: 2009 Handbook of Application Delivery Successful IT organizations must know how to make the right application delivery decisions in these tough economic times. This handbook authored by WAN expert Jim Metzler will help guide you. Download now Cisco offers Microsoft Exchange replacement: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols LinuxWorld.com author Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, who recently wrote "Can Open Source replace Microsoft Exchange?" explains the technical and business rationale behind Cisco's entry into the e-mail and groupware market. Postpath promises to be not just easier to license, but less stressful on the hardware budget. (19:59) LinuxWorld San Francisco presentations now available If you missed a session at the August conference, grab a copy of the presentation. Get practical, real-world guidance and inspiration from more than 100 technical sessions and visionary keynotes by top Linux and open source thought leaders.   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge, Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com