http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/2009/02/04/new-research-note-on-saving-with-open-source/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:24:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/2009/02/04/new-research-note-on-saving-with-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Doug Harr Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:48:22 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/?p=50#comment-1533 Good points Mark. It's always surprising to find CIO's who have not adopted open source as part of their portfolio. In these difficult economic times, the lower cost advantage will appeal to many. But the good news is, the lower cost still leaves room to pay for professional enterprise support from the best open source providers, particularly since these annual payments are more closely tied to usage than the legacy proprietary model. On top of that, what we really want to do is not just lower cost, but gain access to greater innovation, and increase our adoption of open standards. Weigh these facts in with the rest and the confusion you hear of should subside! More on my blog here: http://blogs.ingres.com/dougharr/ Good points Mark. It’s always surprising to find CIO’s who have not adopted open source as part of their portfolio. In these difficult economic times, the lower cost advantage will appeal to many. But the good news is, the lower cost still leaves room to pay for professional enterprise support from the best open source providers, particularly since these annual payments are more closely tied to usage than the legacy proprietary model. On top of that, what we really want to do is not just lower cost, but gain access to greater innovation, and increase our adoption of open standards. Weigh these facts in with the rest and the confusion you hear of should subside! More on my blog here: http://blogs.ingres.com/dougharr/

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