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Solaris to Linux: When and Why Organisations make the Transition

If your organisation still relies on Oracle Solaris Unix, you’re not alone. Solaris has been the backbone of enterprise systems for decades — powering everything from financial platforms to telco workloads to mission-critical databases. It’s stable, secure and famously reliable. Many IT teams still trust it more than anything else in the data centre. But here […]

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Is Your Solaris on SPARC Environment Future-Proof? Key Risks & Solutions

Technology / Craig Andrews

There’s a particular feeling Solaris on SPARC customers know very well. You’ve got a system that has been running beautifully for years, maybe decades and it feels almost indestructible. Your Solaris/SPARC platform doesn’t complain, doesn’t fall over, doesn’t glitch and certainly doesn’t demand the endless patching and morning-coffee-prayer rituals that modern systems sometimes require. In

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Oracle Linux Virtualisation Manager for modernising virtualisation

Modernising Virtualisation and Reducing Costs with Oracle Linux Virtualisation Manager

Technology / Craig Andrews

As organisations face increasing demands for agility, efficiency, and cost control, modernising virtualisation infrastructure has become essential. Traditional, proprietary virtualisation platforms often come with high licensing fees and operational complexity. Oracle Linux Virtualisation Manager (OLVM), built on open-source technologies, offers a modern, cost-effective alternative for managing virtual environments. Why modernise? Outdated virtualisation platforms can lead

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The value of Oracle Linux Support: Why it’s a smart investment for your business

Technology / Craig Andrews

There are many attractive reasons for choosing Linux as your server operating system, including the sticker cost. However, there is one choice that could have a significant long-term impact – do you self-support or take out a professional Oracle Linux support subscription? This decision will significantly impact operational efficiency and costs. With that in mind,

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Modernise to reduce your virtualisation costs

Technology / Craig Andrews

For most businesses, virtualisation began as a way to optimise on-prem server hardware, maximising resource capital spending and overcoming the physical limitations of the data centre. The limitless nature of cloud platforms has changed the game, allowing applications and services to draw on all the resources they need. However, infinite scalability has created a new

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