Choosing a dedicated hosting solution forces a close look at the choices. For most businesses it comes down to Linux or Unix. Linux evolved out of the open source movement and desire to drive the modern operating system forward in a new. There are two areas in which Linux has proven itself to be superior: innovation and growth.
Innovations in virtualization, customization, and resource management have been driven in Linux sooner than by the UNIX versions. The common web stack of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP comprise the base of ventures ranging from start-up blogs to multi-national corporations.
- Over 2.5 million lines of code are added to Linux per year
- Over 10,000 lines are added per day
- Over 5,000 lines are deleted per day
This level of innovation has sparked the growth of Linux across the dedicated hosting market. Innovation is key to delivering a website that is stable and able to leverage the latest technologies. The Linux install base is growing at increasing levels while Unix is failing to maintain market share.
- The annual growth rate for Linux was recently calculated at over 23 per cent
- The annual growth rate for Unix was calculated at a much lower 1.8 per cent
Linux is the clear choice for all but legacy application that are not worth it to your business to migrate off of Unix. Innovation and growth are the keys to success in any venture, and Linux delivers where Unix does not.
(All Webohsting4business.co.uk Servers are Linux.)
