Keith Edmunds

Keith Edmunds is an award winning entrepreneur who has worked in the IT industry since 1980. Excited and intrigued by Linux, he followed its development throughout the 1990s, using it within the workplace from time to time.

By the end of that decade, it became apparent that Linux had much to offer businesses. Quite apart from the zero licence cost, the Open Source philosophy would also be good for businesses. He set about researching how to help businesses make the most of Linux, and set up Tiger Computing as a result.

After years of working with high-end clients such as Ericsson, the NHS and leading BioScience companies, Keith decided to capture the lessons learnt in his book, The Linux Solution. This book draws on his experience and clearly describes how to build and support scalable IT business systems using the power of Linux. It details each step of Keith's RISE methodology - Requirements, Implementation, Support, Evaluation - and highlights the pitfalls that catch even the smartest people.

Today, Keith is still a keen Linux advocate, but he takes the view that, for most businesses, Linux is merely a means to an end. The starting point has to be the business requirements, not the technical solution.

Outside of work, he enjoys playing the guitar and is a qualified gliding instructor.