Successful businesses run on data that's available around the clock.
They now have two low-cost options for ensuring that happens. Vendors are continuing to put the squeeze on rack-mounted servers, storage and UPS systems so that solution providers can pack more stuff into smaller spaces. Startup SteelEye Technology Inc. last week shipped the first Linux version of its high-availability software, and an investment from leading Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. may be imminent. The popularity of Office and Quicken is interfering with that of Linux. The Linux operating system is about to gain several eagerly awaited improvements in performance and scalability that should make it a more viable enterprise operating system.