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Leaning Toward Linux: What SMBs Need To Know
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| Once you understand what to expect and how
| to complete basic tasks, itâs time to get
| your hands dirty. A good way to start is to
| grab an old, idle server and download free
| Linux software from Linux.org, which offers
| plenty of advice and free operating
| systems. Otherwise, a search for âFree
| Linux Softwareâ will provide plenty of
| hits.
|
| [...]
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| Because Linux is different than Windows, it
| may initially require more time to set up,
| as well as enough patience to understand
| its full potential. If you run a small
| business and have no Linux experience, you
| have to weigh the pros and cons. What will
| it cost to learn Linux or to hire the
| necessary talent versus how much you can
| save in licensing costs?
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http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/buyersguide/article.php/3848646
Knowledge Worker 2.0: The skills you need to adapt
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| Open-source thinking. If we think of the
| phenomenon that is the Linux operating
| system in purely human terms, we can see
| that it is about connecting peer-to-peer
| knowledge and creating networks of
| expertise. If you can be seen as a leader
| who knows how to build upon the ideas of
| others and create superior solutions
| because you know how to capture the best
| from a human system (that is, your team),
| you will be poised to rise above those who
| are focused solely on their individual
| contributions.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140939/Knowledge_Worker_2.0_The_skills_you_need_to_adapt?taxonomyId=
Recent:
Bringing Linux to Small Business
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| We are all impressed and excited by the
| success of commercial Linux vendors. Red Hat,
| Novell, Canonical, Mandriva, Oracle, and a
| host of other Linux companies are making
| great strides in delivering performance and
| value to the enterprise marketplace.
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http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org/blog-entry/bringing-linux-small-business
Deploying Free or Open Source Software in the SMB
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| OpenOffice 3.0 Released to Rave Reviews was written late last year, and
| OpenOffice 3.1 has since been released. However, the earlier blog does
| provide some important background for those who have not heard of it. Of
| course, productivity software is more than just Office suites, and I also
| suggested a possible replacement for Adobe's PDF Reader in A Free Alternative
| to Adobe Reader.
|
| Finally, folks facing strong resistance towards change in their SMBs might
| want to consider settling for a partial or gradual switch. Find out more
| about this idea in Do a Partial Switch to Open Source Solution.
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http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/deploying-free-or-open-source-software-in-the-smb/?cs=33400
SMEs lead in adoption of open software
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| THERE is growing interest in open source
| software (OSS) in Singapore, led by
| demand from small and medium
| enterprises.
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http://business.asiaone.com/Business/SME%2BCentral/Tete-A-Tech/Story/A1Story20091008-172561.html
How Open Source Can be SMB Friendlier
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| What a typical open source vendor today will do, he said, is try to sell
| their product based on it being cheaper than a Microsoft Windows deployment,
| for example. But where that goes wrong is how it is viewed by the tech-wary
| SMB user who doesnât have a big IT shop to do the work. âFrom their view, it
| would be more expensive because they would need training to do itâ using open
| source, rather than sticking with Windows and what they already know and are
| familiar with, he said.
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http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/26086-how-open-source-can-be-smb-friendlier
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