Best Linux Server Vendor

Linux is nothing new in the server room, and the results in this category show it. IBM takes top spot again this year, proving that when it comes to servers, IBM is tough to match. Dell and HP both garner significant votes as well, showing that Linux in the data center isn't a novelty; it's the norm.

  • IBM: 24%

  • Dell: 23.6%

  • Hewlett-Packard: 16.5%

  • System 76: 10.3%

  • Other: 7.4%*

  • Penguin Computing: 4.6%

  • Super Micro Computers: 4.2%

  • ZaReason: 2.6%

  • Sun Microsystems: 1.6%

  • iXsystems: 1.2%

  • HPC Systems: .9%

  • Silicon Mechanics: .9%

  • Tyan Computers: .7%

  • ASA Computers, Inc.: .4%

  • Microway: .4%

  • Rackable Systems: .4%

  • Aberdeen: .2%

  • RackMount Pro: .2%

  • SGI: .2%

*"Build my own" had tons of write-in votes in this category as well.