The first distribution and probably one of the more popular I would like to discuss is the Red Hat Linux Distribution group. “Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® delivers military-grade …show more content…
“Ubuntu Server brings economic and technical scalability to your datacenter, public or private. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available” (Ubuntu.com). The Ubuntu Server release schedule fits in with your business needs. Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS is a long-term support release, which means it is supported for five years. Whether you want to deploy a web farm or deploy a cloud, Ubuntu Server supports the most popular hardware and software.
Ubuntu for workstations are “business as usual” (Canonical Ltd., 2012). Switching to Ubuntu is easy, fast, and quick to deploy. Ubuntu is so easy that users can complete their day-to-day office tasks quickly and efficiently. IT departments also benefit from seamless installation, simple remote management, virus-free computing, and 24/7 support from Canonical. Canonical can help you prioritize the areas of your business that will benefit the most, so you can see a faster return on your investment. Ubuntu works well with Windows on workstations as