Table of Contents
Key messages
- Linux is old hat
- Linux benefits from virtualisation
- Linux is becoming a software appliance OS
- Linux vendors need to tackle the virtualisation challenge
- The top two vendors will consolidate their position
Market overview
- Market definition
- Market forecast
- Market drivers
- Market barriers
Linux as a server OS
- Market segments
- Market forecast
- Market drivers
- Market barriers
- Linux as a mainframe server OS
- Linux as an enterprise/business unit server OS
- Linux as a departmental/SMB server OS
Linux as a client OS
- Market segments
- Market forecast
- Linux as a single-function client OS
- Linux as a limited-function client OS
- Linux as a multi-function client OS
Table of figures
- Figure 1: Worldwide Linux market: 2007- 2012
- Figure 2: Linux market by company type: 2007- 2012
- Figure 3: Linux market by region: 2007- 2012
- Figure 4: Vendor consolidation: 2007- 2012
- Figure 5: Linux as a server OS versus client OS: 2007- 2012
- Figure 6: Linux as a server OS: software versus service revenues: 2007-
2012
- Figure 7: Linux as a server OS by OS server segment: 2004- 2009
- Figure 8: From an infrastructure OS to an application OS: 2007- 2012
- Figure 9: Percentage infrastructure versus application revenues by server
OS segment: 2007- 2012
- Figure 10: Linux as a client - mostly a limited function one: 2007- 2012
- Figure 11: Linux as a multi-function client - enterprises to overtake
consumers: 2007- 2012
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