superkret@feddit.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 month agoOS market share in Top 500 supercomputersfeddit.orgexternal-linkmessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer_operating_system Author: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benedikt.Seidl Data from: http://top500.org/stats
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoProb Microsoft themselves
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoIronically, even Microsoft uses Linux in its Azure datacenters, iirc
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThey use a mixture of Windows and Linux. They do use Linux quite a bit, but they also have a lot of Hyper-V servers.
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoTrue. Never meant to say they use Linux exclusively; thanks for clarification anyway!
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoApple uses both Linux and Windows (not for datacenters) too.
minus-squareIrritableOcelot@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoGood point. But still, the 30% efficient supercomputer.
minus-squareMajorHavoc@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoHeh. I don’t think that number was ever official, but I heard it as well.
minus-squareIrritableOcelot@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoOh that was hyperbole, I didn’t expect to be taken literally!
minus-squareMajorHavoc@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoLol. Well good guess. I’m not a primary source or anything, of course. Your comment just matches something I heard once in office gossip.
Prob Microsoft themselves
Ironically, even Microsoft uses Linux in its Azure datacenters, iirc
They use a mixture of Windows and Linux. They do use Linux quite a bit, but they also have a lot of Hyper-V servers.
True. Never meant to say they use Linux exclusively; thanks for clarification anyway!
Apple uses both Linux and Windows (not for datacenters) too.
Good point.
But still, the 30% efficient supercomputer.
Heh. I don’t think that number was ever official, but I heard it as well.
Oh that was hyperbole, I didn’t expect to be taken literally!
Lol. Well good guess.
I’m not a primary source or anything, of course. Your comment just matches something I heard once in office gossip.