Linux and Open Source (Web3) Business Systems Transitions
In light of recent events with CrowdStrike and Microsoft, it is very important NOT to have a "Single Point of Failure". This is generally the folly of Centralization. In the early days of the Internet, in the early 1990's, there were three "Wizard Kids":
- Steve Wazniac (Apple)
- Bill Gates (Microsoft)
- Linus Torvalds (Linux)
I had 5 years of UNIX Mainframe by that time and I looked at them all and chose Linux and Open Source and now have 32+ years experience with Linux and Open Source. This is the Language of the "Decentralized" Web3 next level of the Internet. The past has been "Centralized" Architecture. The Internet itself was invented in the 1970's as a "Decentralized" method of Communications during the Cold War and was turned over to the Public in 1989 after the fall of the USSR.
My experience level is now considered "Assemby" capabilities and Open Source Application Software is Free of Charge, it's Open Source. I contract for Business Transitions away from all things Microsoft and on to Linux and Open Source. I consider that Software to be Obsolete, Broken and Compromised as we have seen Microsoft go dark across the world in minutes, the "Blue Screen of Death".
The process is to analyze the Hardware Inventory first, determine the necessary Current Softeare used, (Servers, Kiosks, Workstations, Etc) whether local or remote. Then to propose Linux and Open Source Alternative Assembly Structure. This may sound like a big complicated job but for me, after 32 years using Linux and Open Source, I can assemble a structure pretty detailed and concise for Transitions to a safe, better construct that is far safer with Security and nothing is ever pushed at your systems like the others do. Linux and Open Source just doesn't work that way.
You have heard of the Decentralized Web3 and I can say that it's not some mysterious switch that gets flipped. It is just a different Decentrailzed Methodology of computing the Internet in the Web3 Future Decentralized Verse. There is nothing to be intimidated by. Everything on it's face looks very similar to what people are used to now. It is largely just what is functioning underneath the Hood, as it were. There are thousands of Apps and Alternatives for every Microsoft Product. And you don't have mysterious malicious code running in the background of your machines. Microsoft does.
I encourage anyone considering Transition, just read the Microsoft/Windows (TOS), Terms of Service to see just what you give them permissions to do on your Hardware Property. It's not pretty. With Linux you know exactly what is running on your machinery and it only does what you tell it to do, nothing more, nothing less. Very efficient.
The biggest benefit is it is all is Linux and Open Source is at no cost for the Software, that is the beauty of Open Source. Clients would only have to be concerned with Hardware costs.
After analysis, I would submit a fixed Proposal for Transition. As for Training personnel, there are thousands of "How To's" availble via video or text on the Internet that can be customized for particular needs.
This really isn't such a hard thing to do to Transition your Operating Systems for the Future Web3.
Just send me a query on my contact form and I'll be happy to take a look and propose alternatives.
Gerald Fleenor