Moving to the Public Cloud: The Strategic Role of Server Operating System Environments
IDC expects that more enterprises will choose Linux for standard operating system environments (S-OSE) in the public cloud.
Commercial Linux distros are likely to be particularly popular and useful as enterprises transform and modernise IT environments. Linux is a preferred platform for modern infrastructure, including hosting traditional as well as next-generation applications.
IDC believes Linux is foundational to the development and proliferation of technologies such as cloud, predictive analytics, AI/ML, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
In this IDC whitepaper, "Moving to the Public Cloud: The Strategic Role of Server Operating System Environments," more than 1,000 IT leaders were surveyed to determine how server operating system environments (OSEs) influence public cloud strategies.