Forrester Research with a Snapshot on Open Source
Category Administration Open Source
The most interesting revelations of this study is identifying what is hot and what is not. Open Source Paves The Way For The Next Generation Of Enterprise IT explains that while low-cost usually starts the dialog, the surprise is that these OSS solutions can stand on their own. Here are the points that I found the most intriguing:
Clearly, the acceptance of OSS is gaining a foothold in Enterprise IT.
Technorati Tags: Forrester Research, Open Source Software
The most interesting revelations of this study is identifying what is hot and what is not. Open Source Paves The Way For The Next Generation Of Enterprise IT explains that while low-cost usually starts the dialog, the surprise is that these OSS solutions can stand on their own. Here are the points that I found the most intriguing:
- OSS was able to successfully deliver on reducing costs, but received the most criticism for insufficient support to open-standards.
- OS programming languages were more easily adopted than OS IDEs.
- In terms of business apps, OS office suites and messaging were on top, but content management and Business Process Management were on the bottom shelf.
- First time adopters were concerned most about security, and least about licenses.
- Enterprise IT is mostly interested in reducing cost, and not really concerned about the philosophy behind OSS.
- OSS code is preferred to reside within the enterprise, rather than hosted via a cloud solution.
Clearly, the acceptance of OSS is gaining a foothold in Enterprise IT.
Technorati Tags: Forrester Research, Open Source Software
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