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Linux is known for providing excellent uptime, optimal security and a resistance to attacks that often allow it to run without interruption for as long as the hardware is working.

Benefits of migrating from Windows to Linux:

	Financial			Security			Reliability			Total value
	Future value			Enterprise-ready			On Demand

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Financial

	Analyst report, return on Investment, by the Robert Frances Group. (117KB)

	IBM Case study, flexibility and the City - The city of Bergen, Norway, consolidates width Linux, February 2005 (6.61MB)

	Analyst report, TCO for Application Servers: Comparing Linux with Windows and Solaris, by the Robert Frances Group. (181KB)

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Security

	Analyst report, comparing Linux and Windows Security Head-to-Head, by the Robert Frances. (365KB)

	Analyst report, a comparative analysis of Linux vs. Windows Security Capabilities, by Stacy Quandt.

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Reliability

	Article, Lotus Notes' fail-safe email for GlidePath, New Zealand.

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Total value

	IBM Case study, Ogilvy & Mather boosts flexibility and reduces TCO by adopting Linux, January 2005.

	Analyst report, TCO for Application Servers: Comparing Linux with Windows and Solaris, by the Robert Frances Group. (181KB)

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Future value

	IBM Article, Blue Gene/L takes Linux to the top of supercomputing Linux Executive Report Magazine article. (35.3MB)

	Analyst report, Beyond TCO - The Unanticipated Second Stage Benefits of Linux, by Pund-IT. (124KB)

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Enterprise-ready


	Analyst report, Linux and ERP, by Peerstone Research. (583KB)

	Analyst report, TCO for Application Servers: Comparing Linux with Windows and Solaris, by the Robert Frances Group. (181KB)