Open Source Affordability Pressures Oracle and Others
The budget crunch is hitting everyone. IT departments are being asked to slim down and do more with less. Apparently the government is no exception. The affordability of open source has the government’s attention and is changing the content management and enterprise playing field. Read more about the changes in the Information Week article, “Feds Move To Open Source Databases Pressures Oracle.”
The piece begins:
“Under implacable pressure to slash spending, government agencies are increasingly embracing open source, object-relational database software at the expense of costly, proprietary database platforms. That’s putting new pressure on traditional enterprise software providers, including Oracle, to refine their product lineups as well as their licensing arrangements.”
So giants like Oracle are feeling the crunch, and it is trickling down throughout the proprietary world. But many organizations might not feel comfortable going completely open source, as in creating their own customized solution. So many are turning to a smart compromise, a value-added open source solution like LucidWorks. Customers get the affordability and agility of open source, but the support and expertise of an industry leader. Check out their support and services for assurance that going open source does not mean you will be left out on your own.
Emily Rae Aldridge, August 6, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Beyond Search
Phi Beta Iota: The government, like most corporations, still does not “get” that Open Source is both a mind-set and an “all-in” holistic process. The stovepipes will continue for another decade, at least, absent intelligence with integrity at the top.
See Also:
Open Source Everything — Book, Graphic, & List
