“Microsoft has made a big deal out of asserting that Linux is not fit for the enterprise. But Microsoft itself is using Linux to help protect its servers against denial-of-service attacks. According to a post on the Netcraft Web site, Microsoft changed its DNS settings on Friday so that requests for [url=http://www.microsoft.com]http://www.microsoft.com[/url] no longer resolve to machines on Microsoft’s own network, but instead are handled by the Akamai caching system, which runs Linux,” TechWeb reports.
“Akamai runs a service to help boost Web site performance by caching copies of Web sites on many servers in many locations. Akamai can help defend against denial-of-service attacks by spreading the attack among many servers. Just as a distributed denial-of-service attack enlists large numbers of systems to attack a single server, Akamai presents a distributed defense against denial-of-service attacks. As of this writing, Netcraft reports that [url=http://www.microsoft.com]http://www.microsoft.com[/url] is still running on Linux, although microsoft.com is reported as running on Windows Server 2003,” reports TechWeb.
“In tomorrow’s news: McDonald’s executive found eating at Burger King,” TechWeb reports.
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MacDailyNews Take: Does Microsoft still have any feet left to shoot? Perhaps they can find some stuck in their mouths.
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Linux not fit for enterprise… but fit for Akamai?
Gosh. Those bozos at Microshaft are smarter than we thought.
Oh my God this is hilarious. This also makes Steve Ballmer look like the biggest idiot on the planet too…I truly hope he’s enjoying the irony considering the recent episode in Germany and how much he’s been dragging Linux through the mud lately…
developers developers developers developers. what happened in germany
Ballmer himself personally lobbied the city of Munich, Germany in the spring to keep Windows (and even offered them a 90% discount) and not switch to Linux because he said Linux was “unfit for enterprise use.” Munich went with Linux anyway and now his own company has to use it to save themselves from DoS attacks. Good Times!
thats a good story
Even windows knows their servers stink
Hey, what do you expect guys the CEO of Skoda motorvehicles drive?
a Mercedes! that’s a given.
Microsoft knows that for security it cannot rely on… Microsoft.
When the going gets tough, Microsoft gets to Linux.
I expect to see Princess Liea chained to Dancebombers side, as he bellows out, “Gumba de Jumba, blah pree zamfet!”
Which either means, ‘I need more money, for bigger shirts!’ or ‘You’ll love this company!’
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I guess the Sweaty One needs Linux to count how many customers he’s got left.
Skoda is owned by VW. (and VW group has hella nice cars in its stables… anyone want a spin in a 1000hp Bugatti Veyeron sedan?? The VW CEO most definitely drives a car from his company’s group. Mercedes has nothing on the VW group (which includes Bentley (for which Mercedes-Benz brought back the Maybach moniker to compete with) or Lamborghini)
What about the Ziguli CEO?
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Of course dog food maker won’t eat dog food. It’s for dog!