Dan Kusnetzky
Dan Kusnetzky
addressing agility allow computing cost customers device enhance focus future hardware industry machine major measurable members network open reduce reduction short software source staff three trends using value virtual whatever wherever
This announcement addresses three major industry trends organizations' focus on cost reduction strategies, organizations' need to find measurable value for IT investments in a very short order, and organizations' need to allow their staff members to collaborate with one another from wherever they are, using whatever network enabled device they choose. Customers deploying open source software in a virtual machine can reduce their software and hardware costs, and simultaneously enhance their agility in addressing future computing needs.
linux perception viable
At this point, the perception is that Linux is viable (only) for servers.
embedded linux operating opportunity seen strong
Linux is seen by many to have a strong opportunity in the embedded operating environments market.
itself
Open-source has established itself in organizations of all sizes.
apple group hardware linux people platform port provides short surprise
If what Apple provides as a hardware platform is interesting to the open-source community, it would not surprise me very much that a group of people will find a way to port Linux to that hardware in short order.
available depends environment hardware mean operating platform portfolio product services tools volume
Just because an operating environment is available on a volume hardware platform does not necessarily mean that it will become a volume product itself. It all depends upon the portfolio of applications, development tools and services available.
approaches experiment grand project seeing teams trying
We're seeing a grand experiment under way now. Many open-source project teams are trying different approaches to monetizing their projects.
built operating tools
What's new is that someone built a whole operating system, not tools or subsystems.
days killer
The days of the killer application are long gone.