Open source market forecast: Linux

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

• 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