Re: [News] Chicago's Real Reason for Choosing Linux (and Shunning Windows)

[John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Why Chicago Chose Linux
>
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> | But she opted to avoid Windows. "When you think of Windows server, you
> | think of rebooting the server, of always having to apply security
> | patches. You think of viruses," she tells Datamation. "Not that it's
> | not great for some things, but Linux and Solaris prove to be a lot
> | less headaches than any other platform."
> `----
>
> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3641251
>
> Wow. Doesn't she sound like a c.o.l.a. 'zealot'? These arguments must be
> nothing but exaggerated myths...

"City Stickers now runs far faster than it did on the Solaris platform. 
Solaris clocked in at 50,268 transactions per minute while the HP–Red 
Hat system sails along at over 149,500 transactions per minute. And when 
running the city's long batch cycles, Red Hat moves 50 percent faster, 
according to the city’s tally."





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