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Most large Corporations and Enterprises that run Linux run Red Hat for it's support, subscription and contract.
If something goes south Red Hat will assist a company until the os is up and running again amongst other things. Smaller business's might use Ubuntu Server or even Linux Mint.
Like I said there are other distributions that company's could use.
Open Suse is another excellent distribution for the workplace but so is Scientific Linux.
Talk to your present employer about your career interests.
Your present job description can be changed, enhanced, shifted into new areas that might be of interest to you and of benefit to your employer.
Enlightened employers will often pay for professional-development training, certifications and so forth. Of course, they may ask you to agree in writing that you will then either continue to work for them for so-many years, or repay their investment in you.
"Bloom where you are planted." "Leverage what you already know." "Effect change in front of people who already know you." And, don't feel bad for looking across the fence at other pastures. It happens to everyone, more than once. Just remember that there might well be a gate in that fence, and that your present employer might well be pleased to open it for you!
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