Security concerns are the main reason IT managers consider switching from Windows to Linux on the desktop--but the cost of migration and compatibility issues remain significant barriers, according to ...

UK--Security concerns are the main reason IT managers consider switching from Windows to Linux on the desktop, but the cost of migration and compatibility issues remain significant barriers, according ...

Corporate hiring managers, SMBs, government organizations and staffing agencies are currently all looking for IT professionals with Linux expertise, so Dice surveyed over 1,000 of them to find out ...

Linux certification is increasingly significant for tech workers as the public cloud and software-defined networking become ever more important. A Linux cert can set IT professionals apart from the ...

Where Windows has utilities, Linux has tweak tools. And whether you’re a Linux pro or a recent refugee from Windows XP, they can help you make Ubuntu 14.04 LTS “Trusty Tahr” (the latest and greatest ...

Last week, in writing the column ” image problem and my own view of the Linux community. Much as the Linux community sees just one aspect of Microsoft, the bad one, I tend to see just one aspect of ...

Linux skills are in high demand in the IT world, with 93 percent of hiring managers looking to hire a Linux professional in the next six months. But that’s only if they can find any with sufficient ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Running Linux from a USB drive is possible.You can boot just about any distribution you want from ...

It’s been clear for some time now not only that IT professionals face better-than-average prospects in today’s tough marketplace for jobs, but also that those with Linux skills tend to fare even ...

Linux professionals are in demand, with 75% of them saying they have been contacted by a recruiter in the past six months. That’s one of the findings from a survey conducted by the Linux Foundation ...

Intel's Linux-based Moblin platform for netbook devices has much in common with conventional Linux distributions. Intel has adopted many standard components of the Linux desktop stack and has made ...