Linux Operating System

Expand Your Options with Linux

Proprietary business support solutions have increasingly become a drain on IT budgets. The limitations of legacy platforms are compromising business-critical applications. Crucial dollars are spent maintaining the status quo, which sacrifices innovation.

To meet these challenges, more and more Chief Information Officers (CIO) are adopting open source solutions such as Linux®. Linux is a stable, cost-effective, enterprise-ready operating system that’s proven successful in many organizations. As an open source OS it can help you better control the cost of managing your enterprise and the applications your business relies on, by consolidating IT infrastructure on a common Linux/x86 platform. What's more, Linux can help you:

  • Deliver uncompromising performance on robust, open standards-based solutions
  • Free data centers from being locked into a single, proprietary vendor
  • Replace aging proprietary servers with cost-effective, easy-to-maintain x86-based servers

Today, open standards-based solutions using x86-architecture based servers and Linux provide the performance, scalability, reliability, security, support and more your organizations demand.

Dell offers the services and tools you need to deploy Linux and achieve greater efficiencies. Let us help you develop a workable, phased migration plan that mitigates risk and creates a flexible, efficient infrastructure.

RISC Migration

The interest in RISC migration continues to grow at a rapid pace. Dell migration services can provide end-to-end project management for your migration efforts that can help reduce business disruptions while delivering a faster return on your investment.

The Value of Linux

The Value of Linux

Dell PowerEdge™ servers running Linux, compared to proprietary systems, can deliver lower TCO, increased flexibility and reduced complexity.View More
Planning for Linux

Your Linux Strategy

Dell brings you tested and validated solutions that help reduce complexity, risk and lower your operational costs. You benefit from a single point of accountability across all technologies.View More
Implementing Linux

Implementing Linux

Dell brings you tested and validated solutions that help reduce complexity, risk and lower your operational costs. You benefit from a single point of accountability across all technologies.View More
Linux Components

Linux Solution Components

Validated Dell systems running the Linux operating system, coupled with outstanding Dell services that support you at every step, help turn your data center into a cost-efficient workhorse.View More
Best Practices

Best Practices for Linux

Get the most out of your investment using Dell's tactical guidance and best practices guides, and interacting with Dell's technical community.View More