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IT cost-cutting tactics: LinkedIn users tell all
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| Hein Hanssen, senior consultant at Fagro Consultancy in The Netherlands,
| suggests avoiding proprietary software and embracing open source.
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| "The main reason you suffer from increasing (licensing) costs is probably
| that you have reached a point where you suffer from vendor lock-in caused by
| proprietary software," writes Hanssen. "The vendors have you in your grip:
| you can't easily switch. You should have considered this before the current
| crisis."
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| Proprietary software "should be avoided as much as possible," according to
| Hanssen. "Also, avoid as much as possible software that only runs on a single
| platform. Use as much multi-platform software as you can...Try to get as much
| software based on open standards and the open source idea. This, combined
| with all other possible solutions, will prove to be a real cost saver."
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| Many companies are now evaluating open source, says business and technology
| consultant Chip Nickolett.
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http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/64580/it-cost-cutting-tactics-linkedin-users-tell-all
Recent:
Open source applications sit at IT strategy table during recession
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| In tough times, the "free" price tag of open source software is too good for
| some CIOs to pass by without at least a second glance. But it can be buyer
| beware: Despite short-term cost benefits, open source applications require
| sufficient IT staffing resources for the long term to keep up with code
| changes.
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http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid183_gci1346857,00.html
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