Choosing the Right Community Linux for Your Enterprise

Choosing the Right CommunityLinux for Your Enterprise

Webinar on Jan 28, 2010

Presented by Kim Weins, Sr. VP of Marketingand Brad Reeves, Sr. Content Engineer at OpenLogic

© Copyright OpenLogic 2009

About OpenLogic

OpenLogic is an open source provider and aggregator.We enable enterprises to successfully and safely

acquire, deploy, support and controlall of the free and open source software they use.

Pioneering Achievements2006 OXC – OpenLogic Expert Community2006 OSS Discovery scanner2007 OLEX – SaaS Governance Platform 2008 OSS Census 2009 OSS Fulfillment Center

Facts12 years in open source130+ enterprise customersLibrary of 130,000 open source projectsSupport for 500+ open source projects200+ OXC members


Aggregating Open Source for the Enterprise Aggregating Open Source for the Enterprise

Developer SupportProduction SupportRemote Monitoring

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Code Scanning & License compliancePolicy enforcement & approvalsIndemnification

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Certified library of 500+ open source projectsPackaging and deployment to multiple formatsManaged updates

Certified library of 500+ open source projectsPackaging and deployment to multiple formatsManaged updates

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ProvisioningProvisioning

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Disclaimer

OpenLogic is a provider of open source support, governance, scanning, and provisioning solutions for enterprises.There is no “one size fits all” solution – your enterprise is unique, and that must be taken into account.Proprietary operating systems and software may be mentioned during this talk as a comparison only, any mentions are not recommendations or endorsements of those proprietary packages or systems.


Brad Reeves – Senior Content Engineer

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The First Sieve

• Data Center ( Server )

• Desktop

• .RPM based

• .DEB based

Enterprise Desktop Linux

Linux on the Desktop used tobe a running joke. Now it isnot only possible, it is a verygood alternative.

More on this later.....


A Little Bit of Revisionist History

Four score and seven revisions ago......Actually the first Open Source Unix system to be widely accepted into the Enterprise was FreeBSD. Why?

- Could be deployed on COTS hardware.Replacement cost for a component went from thousands of

dollars to hundreds, if not tens of dollars.Excellent support for SCSI drivers and RAID systems.

- Very Fast Network DriversBSD had the best networking speeds for years.

Linux now does all of those things and does them better, faster and cheaper.


The Second Sieve

• CentOS

• Mandriva

• Ubuntu

• Debian

RPM Based

DEB Based


What? Wait? How Did That Happen?

How did that happen? We started talking about 100’s of distributions and now we have 4? A little history and then 4? Cmon? How did you get there?

Refining our search for the best Enterprise Linux

• Supportability

• Upgradeability

• Reliability

• Compatibility


The Bottom Three

Upgradeability Reliability CompatibilityUbuntu LTS to newer LTS is a direct update.CentOS 3 -> 4 -> 5 upgrades.RedHat -> CentOS updates have been done in the wild.CentOS to Ubuntu has been done.

Ubuntu Desktops can be configured to self upgrade / update as new code rolls out.

Data Center uptime of thousands of days for Linux servers. Coupled with the Long Term Support Versions, and solid hardware, years of uptime is expected.

Hardware. In the “old” days this was more of an issue. Now modern Linux systems have the best drivers for networking and raid controllers. It still pays to do a little research on the exact models of major components of your servers.

On the desktop, the biggest single issue is the graphics card. That too, is getting better as time goes by, and choosing a desktop with a major branded graphics card ( nvidia, ati ) will save you lots of time (and headaches).


Support?

Support is really the most important aspect of Enterprise Linux. If you can’t get help... what is the point?

• Centos - 7 years. Follows RHEL. CentOS 5.x will be supported until 2014.• Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) Released every 2 years.• 3 year support on Desktop Linux.• 5 year support on Server Linux.• Mandriva 5 year support.

• New versions roll out every 2 years.


Recommendations

Server DesktopCentOS - RPM based. Rock solid distribution with great support options available.

Debian - .DEB based. There is third party support available. Many systems and network administrators rank it as the best linux server.

Ubuntu - Can be easily ghosted to quickly setup desktop systems. There are applications for accessing most current Enterprise email and document repositories.


How much is this going to cost?

The Good NewsIf you choose Open Source, the licensing cost is $0.00. A significant savings over proprietary systems licensing that can run up to hundreds of dollars per seat.

The OK NewsA switch of operating systems will cost you some productivity, however those losses will be recuperated after your team has gone through the learning curve.

The Bad NewsOperating Systems are the very core of your computing infrastructure. A change at the core takes time and patience. There can be a steep learning curve if you choose the wrong distribution for either the desktop or the data center. Make sure you evaluate your enterprises strengths.

The Great NewsOpenLogic offers a full range of support services to assist you with the support of your operating system and underlying packages, at far lower cost than proprietary vendors, OpenLogic can lower your overall software budget.


OpenLogic Support for Community Linux Distros

Currently provide support for CentOSA community operating system based on publicly available source code of RHELUpdated within 72 hrs for fixes (usually within 24 hrs) or 4-8 weeks after point releases of RHELSupported for 7 yearsLicensed under GPL (and other licenses for included packages)

Will be adding support for other community Linux distros next quarter

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OpenLogic’s CentOS Support Offering

3 tiersUp to 4 serversUp to 10 serversUnlimited servers

Unlimited CPUs & sockets per serverUp to 5 VMs per server (can be pooled)Business Hours or 24x7 SLAsIndemnification

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More info: http://www.openlogic.com/products/centos-support.phpGet a quote: http://go.openlogic.com/go/6322


Contact Information

For more information, please visit:www.openlogic.com/products/centos-support.php

To get a quote on CentOS Support:http://go.openlogic.com/go/6323

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Choosing the Right Community Linux for Your Enterprise