In recent years the number of Internet servers and data centers around the world that use an operating system based on Linux has grown considerably. Renowned companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter or Amazon have a server software based on Linux. Eventhe most powerful supercomputer in the world works with a Linux-based OS. And why is this Linux boom on the servers? Find below the main reasons:
The latest version of Linux that will be released this year 2017 is now available for download. It is Linux 4.14 LTS, the first release that has extended support for 6 years.
The most outstanding new features of this new edition of the software include:
The experience of the university centers with UDS Enterprise deploying Linux virtual desktops, the annual Red Hat event held in Madrid and the incorporation of the last version of the virtualization platform oVirt to the list of hypervisors supported by the UDS Enterprise connection broker have been the most popular topics of our blog during the month of October.
The success of Linux VDI deployments is based on the proper choice of all components that make up the infrastructure. Regardless of the chosen connection broker, experts warn that only a correct combination of the connection protocol and the Linux window manager will provide a good user experience.
Over the last year, more than 4,300 developers from more than 500 companies contributed to the development of the Linux kernel with an average of 8,5 modifications per hour. These conclusions are drawn from the 2017 Linux Kernel Report published by the Linux Foundation.
Undoubtedly one of the outstanding features of our VDI connection broker UDS Enterprise is native support of Linux desktops. In fact, in many cases it has been a decisive feature for our customers to opt for our software. This is the case of the Autonomous University of Madrid . Julio Álvarez, Systems Manager of the IT Support Technical Unit of this center, explains that they chose UDS Enterprise because “we wanted to deploy Linux desktops and it was the only VDI solution that allowed us to do it“.
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