Saturday, September 25, 2010

Novell and Red Hat open source giants collision


Since many of the original old blind Ambassador Novell's core customers are greatly disappointed and frustrated, and gradually leave, which led directly to Microsoft's stepped in, and ultimately rule the Novell's traditional core market. But, before long, it struggled from the destruction of the cliff to climb back again, the old Novell Inc. will fire at the bath re-forged into their new Novell, has become one of the leading provider of Linux software, and vowed the shameful to recapture the market occupied by Microsoft.


SUSE Linux

Of course, in the Linux world the true overlord is Red Hat. While newspapers and magazines and the Internet Forum, Novell and Red Hat has often been compared to the two companies, but in the enterprise Linux market, Red Hat's market position, far more than Novell, is a true market leader. In order to win market share, the company will own the new Novell software products market segments. It is through a variety of different ways to achieve this goal - part of the way seem effective, but the rest of the results is not so obvious.

For starters, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is undoubtedly the company's flagship product, Red Hat. The vast majority of Red Hat Linux users are first-time trial software, many people are finally fixed in this version of the Linux distributions. On the other hand, although in many ways, Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) features are fully capable and comparable to RHEL, Novell Inc. has given it a different market position. To a large extent in terms of the new company's flagship product, Novell is not Linux, but the open source enterprise-class server, is a SLES-based core that provides all the old Novell's market-proven file, print , directories, and network management services, enterprise servers. This is the core of which replaced the previous use of SLES brilliant Novell NetWare OS.

Linux Enterprise customers typically weigh between two options. Although HP has decided to support Debian operating system, which may expand the scope of choice, but the only real choice will still exist in between Novell and Red Hat. Therefore, before buying a comparison between the two companies offer products terms of service, and overall style is very necessary.


Red Hat


First, since the last software version release, Novell company began taking a different approach to segment on SUSE Linux. One direction is the desktop operating system. Red Hat is focused on enterprise servers, and Novell in its SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop) 10 provides a full-featured alternative to workstations. Second, Novell Inc. started going all out to support the Xen virtualization technology, and its said to possess SLES 10 is one of the main features, but Red Hat, but in whether to adopt this technology seems hesitant.

These subtle differences are very interesting, but how to properly evaluate this difference is controversial. Virtualization software technology is a rapidly developing, but there are still a very immature market; the Xen software, one has not been large-scale promotion and adoption of technology, it is not necessarily the only option. Over the years, Linux desktop myth constantly being raised again and again - but, who knows when it can really skyrocket then? And with the same time, through the acquisition of JBoss, Red Hat Inc. made proved to be more astute marketing decisions, for their enterprise software applications in high-end market, adding more value.

Novell and Red Hat, but the two companies even in the smallest places there are many differences. You can call these differences in corporate culture, or called the company's style, the two companies appeared in the public eye before a very different image.

Take the recent Linux World Expo is, Novell set up in the entrance to the exhibition of a giant display stand and display at the top of their various partners. At the venue, have been seen everywhere on behalf of Novell, they scattered among various groups at the venue, provide you with the relevant brochure, which also includes Novell company, including brainstorming session in the latest and greatest content.

On the other hand, Red Hat the company simply did not show up. Red Hat, however, lie in a nearby hotel which held a large cocktail party. Although many people come to the reception, but here you have very little access to Red Hat's product information and media materials, or information of its customers and partners; or even a single page are not propaganda.

Similarly that, as a member of technical publications, almost every week I receive from the company on behalf of Novell, or e-mail and data information. The contrast is that almost every six months I can get Red Hat's first contact.

All in all, Novell is clear now that it has become the new Novell. New Novell's success built on an active part in the market, continue to be their message to their customers, to win the support of developers, and the establishment of public associations - and it knows that this is the key to success. It may also not be considered today is the market leader, but it is willing to follow the guidance of our customers, firmly forward to the future.

On the other hand, Red Hat's growing aware of the fact that it is the only and unique Red Hat. It is the only king in the field, with all the power of life or death, and consumers will follow its progress and move forward.






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