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Hype Cycle for Linux, 2005
5 July 2005
 
George J. Weiss   Michael A. Silver   Martin Gilliland   Bob Igou   Robert E. Passmore   John R. Phelps   John Enck  

This open-source operating system is making progress in many respects. But it's still two to five years short of the Plateau of Productivity when it comes to the key prize of becoming a vital aspect of data centers.




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Table of Contents


1.0
    
 The Hype Cycle

2.0
    
 On the Rise

2.1
    
 Linux on 16 to 64 Processors
2.2
    
 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Consumers (Mature Markets)
2.3
    
 Complex Mission-Critical Workloads
2.4
    
 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Consumers (Emerging Markets)

3.0
    
 At the Peak

3.1
    
 Linux on RISC
3.2
    
 Linux Migration Services
3.3
    
 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Business Users

4.0
    
 Sliding Into the Trough

4.1
    
 Linux on Eight Processors
4.2
    
 Linux on Itanium and X86 64-bit Technologies
4.3
    
 Linux on zSeries — Complex Applications

5.0
    
 Climbing the Slope

5.1
    
 Linux Midtier Applications
5.2
    
 Linux on Desktop for Data Entry Workers
5.3
    
 Linux on zSeries — Simple Applications
5.4
    
 Modular Computing — Blades
5.5
    
 Linux on Four Processors

6.0
    
 Entering the Plateau

6.1
    
 System and Storage Management
6.2
    
 Linux in Technical Clusters
6.3
    
 Linux Infrastructure (Including DNS, VPN, Cache and Firewall)

7.0
    
 Conclusions

8.0
    
 Appendix A: Previous Iteration of the Hype Cycle

9.0
    
 Appendix B: Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Hype Cycle Phases
 

Table 2.  
 Benefit Ratings
 

Table 3.  
 Maturity Levels
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Hype Cycle for Linux, 2005
 

Figure 2. 
 Hype Cycle for Linux, 2004
 



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