The newest report (that I know of) from Forrester is showing that Open Source is showing up more in next years budgets for companies than in previous years.

Well, cost is the primary driver for open-source consideration, as a recent Forrester report suggests, but what is most significant is the overwhelmingly positive experience CIOs are having with open source, as this same Forrester report suggests.
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Open-source software isn’t perfect, and its quality varies widely, just as in the proprietary-software world. But unlike proprietary software, open source actively de-risks the IT purchasing decision by enabling you to try before you buy, buy on subscription (i.e., no long-term commitment), and pay a lot less for equal or greater value.

Small wonder, then, that CIOs are voting with their wallets, buying into open source while cutting investments in proprietary software.

I would love to see a similar study done among libraries. How many libraries are dropping proprietary options for open source next year?

Learn more about this report on CNET News.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 at 9:51 am by Nicole C. Engard and is filed under Open Source, Research. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.