Soon, Mark's role shifted as he worked for seven years at AOL Time Warner.  There he served as the technology manager for the AOL Publishing group that was responsible for publishing content to a few sites including the AOL welcome page, AOL Olympics, Big Brother, Compuserve, ICQ, and AOL Shopping, among others.

His interest in Linux never faded, and soon he was helping manage a major enterprise level migration to Linux for the AOL Personal Finance group.  Perhaps out of boredom or a need for more intensity he also wrote the beginner Linux book Linux for the Rest of Us. It was well received and within a couple months had reached Amazon.com's top 20 list of computer books (April 2003). 

His appetite to help encourage new users to learn Linux could not be satiated and so Mark feverishly wrote articles, industry white papers, and HOWTO documents to help organizations and individuals move to Linux.

Mark has provided technology consultation, architecture guidance, and Linux training to individuals and businesses both here in the United States and abroad.  His goal is to see that organizations benefit from integrating Linux.

As a result, Mark founded the ReallyLinux consulting group.  We now support Mark's ambitions to help share the benefits and the power of Linux with the community at large. We recognize that integration of Linux into existing infrastructure is the key. Philosophical debates are irrelevant when attempting to apply the best tool for the specific need.

Mark Rais or one of our other professional consultants will encourage and train your organization to move to Linux. We also provide substantial consulting discounts for educational institutions.

If you're unsure of the benefits for such a move, review Mark's recent article on the 5 Myths of Linux, or you may be interested in some background on how best to move your organization to Linux.

You are welcome to contact us for a summary of our technology training and integration services.  We aim to make any move to Linux smooth and productive.

For training related inquiries in the Southern California region, please email:  

For assistance with integration, please email: 

To contact Mark Rais for a speaking engagement or consulting, please email: 

Please note that due to current demand for Linux integration and services, we cannot guarantee that we will respond to your needs.  However, we do answer all inquiries in the order they are received.