[ale] OT Linux Story

[Thomas Holmquist]

Perhaps they are switching to linux also because of the ATMs that went 
out of service because of the m$sql virus

Robert Heaven wrote:

>This was the lead story on the internal web site at Bank of America
>today. The <names> have been changed to protect the innocent.
>
>===========================================
>Technology & Operations readies Bank of America for Linux
>June 05, 2003
> 
> 
> 
>Many world-class companies are discovering the reliability of the Linux
>operating system, and Bank of America is no exception. The seamless
>integration of the operating system in certain areas of the company will
>translate to significant cost savings for Bank of America while
>improving system stability and functionality. That's because in addition
>to being secure and cost effective, Linux provides flexibility in terms
>of software and hardware compatibility.
> 
>Technology & Operations' Network Computing Group (NCG) successfully
>piloted the operating system last year and concluded that they should
>take immediate steps to incorporate Linux into the bank's strategic
>technology infrastructure. Therefore, NCG launched the Linux Support
>Project March 1.
> 
>According to <name>, Linux Design & Engineering manager, the project's
>mission is to create a world-class support practice that provides
>holistic Linux services to Bank of America and is a consolidated base
>for successful Linux adoption and deployment. Linux is an innovative
>operating system that was initially created as a hobby by a University
>of Helsinki student, Linus Torvalds, in 1991. Linux is developed under
>the GNU General Public License and its source code is freely available
>to everyone, which allows it to be constantly improved upon.
> 
>"NCG will be using a carefully managed approach with respect to adopting
>Linux enterprise wide," <name> said. "We are encouraging Technology &
>Operations engineering teams to embrace Linux gradually. The initial
>focus should be on those application or infrastructure projects that can
>demonstrate a compelling financial or performance reason to move to
>Linux. To help us achieve this focus, the Linux Support Project will
>work closely with the Infrastructure Architecture Review Board."
> 
>In addition to the many technical and financial benefits Linux can
>provide Bank of America, <name> also points to what Linux will mean when
>recruiting talent. "College students and developers have an overwhelming
>preference for Linux, creating a vast talent pool to hire from," he
>said.
> 
><name> warns, however, that Linux is not a cure-all operating system
>that some perceive it to be. "Linux is still an emerging standard. As
>such, we are going to start slowly and build momentum," he said. "If we
>allow the floodgates to be cast wide open without a managed,
>standards-based approach, Linux could simply become another legacy
>technology environment and many of the benefits would escape us."
> 
>Monitoring those floodgates is one of the many Linux Support Project
>tasks, helping Bank of America absorb all the Linux benefits into the
>flow of everyday business.
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