AT Ts latest Linux choice may profoundly shape Ubuntu
AT Ts latest Linux choice may profoundly shape Ubuntu Like most mobile carriers across the globe, AT&T has embraced Linux � in fact, the Linux kernel powers the Android platform. But AT&T recently surprised a lot of people by turning its back on Microsoft and adopting Ubuntuas its cloud, enterprise, and application solution provider. In addition,Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu) will provide support for these platforms/solutions. The reason why AT&T chose Ubuntu AT&T is reinventing how it scales, and Ubuntu will be at the heart of this strategy. The reason the carrier chose Ubuntu was simple: innovation and performance in the realm of the cloud. Ubuntu is the leading platform for scale-out workloads and cloud, and this is exactly what AT&T needed in the never-ending war against mobile carriers. Toby Ford, Assistant Vice President of Cloud Technology, Strategy and Planning at AT&T, said, "Were reinventing how we scale by becoming simpler an...