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Linux and Open source technologies promise to help businesses reduce costs and operate more efficiently. However, patent and licensing issues abound, forcing some businesses to re-evaluate their commitment to these technologies. Find out how early-adopters made the case for their enterprises to move to Open Source architectures and how to deal with the challenges and reap the rewards.
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As Linux gains widespread adoption the broad range of applications and the systems they run on need to be monitored and managed proactively. Technologies such as LDAP and data warehousing in addtion to Open Source email alternatives will be discussed and given hands-on context for attendees to understand how to better design, deploy and manage their systems and applications.
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With worms, viruses and SPAM affecting our productivity, a wide variety of Open Source and Linux tools are available to mitigate risk and help businesses take control back from those with malicious intent. Security affects everything from physical premises to web services transactions to email and instant messaging. Learn how Linux and Open Source tools can help you run your applications and communications safely and securely.
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Integrating Linux and Open Source applications with Windows has proven to be a headache for many IT professionals, but enterprises will continue to operate mixed environments to run best-of-breed applications. Learn how to deal with networking, application and protocol issues to maximize your investments and eliminate.
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Linux continues to evolve and new projects are furthering adoption of solutions for clustering, replication and Kernel tuning. Hear from the experts on the state of the kernel and see where the latest applications are heading to make Linux a complete solution for the data center and on the desktop.
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Linux continues to be at the forefront of emerging hardware, software and applications, learn about the latest projects and how these technologies will benefit your business in the future. Topics such as Grid Computing, Virtualization and Identity Management will be examined and discussed, determining the reality vs. the hype.
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Linux has moved beyond the data center and onto the desktop and other platforms such as cellphones and handheld devices. Linux on the desktop has enormous benefits, from lower software licensing costs, to a slower hardware upgrade cycle, to increased efficiency owing to more secure, scalable, and reliable systems. We'll explore the state of Linux on clients today and where we're going in the future.
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Linux continues to thrive in the data center, with Open Souce applications running a large percentage of websites and applications. As the data center evolves Linux will continue to play an integral role in reducing cost and raising performance levels.
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