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Linux even dominates on Azure. This has more to do with per hour billing. Over the long term no company wants to pay 2x for the same compute resources that the
by joeax 8y ago
Linux even dominates on Azure.
This has more to do with per hour billing. Over the long term no company wants to pay 2x for the same compute resources that they don't need to maintain.
For the on-premise enterprise you will continue to see sizable market share with Windows Server for the foreseeable future, since those companies already have Windows-trained sysadmins to manage them (along with their huge inventory of Windows corporate desktops).
- scarface74 8y agoAnd that's an issue for Windows sysadmins. They are a commodity. They are cheap compared to Linux admins and are easily outsourced.
- Nuzzerino 8y agoThen what do companies need Linux guys for? If what you say is true, there's a large incentive for the industry to put you guys next on the chopping block by similarly lowering the complexities of Linux, or improving the Windows ecosystem to do everything else at least as well as Linux can.
- scarface74 8y agoMicrosoft’s future is in the cloud. They don’t really care if you use Windows Servers anymore. They have no real motivation to make Windows lightweight enough to compete with Linux. But I’m not a “Linux guy” yet. I’m trying to move up to being an overpriced “consultant” that tells companies how they can save money via automation, using best Devops practices, etc. and why they don’t need as many infrastructure people. I’m a software architect who plays the role of an AWS Architect when necessary.
- WorldMaker 8y ago> Microsoft’s future is in the cloud. They don’t really care if you use Windows Servers anymore. The Azure guys will happily tell you that they believe the best way to automate and run Linux servers is as VMs and containers on Windows Servers.