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CIOs Jumping On The Free Software Bandwagon
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| For years, we've heard claims that, for all the
| wonders of "free software," the "real" CIO
| would never use free software, as they would
| need to have a clear monetary relationship with
| the provider to ensure things wouldn't go bad.
| Of course, that's pretty silly. Lots of IT
| departments have made use of all sorts of free
| software such as Linux and Apache, but a new
| study suggests that CIOs are quite comfortable
| with using free software, finding that "76% of
| CIOs surveyed say they use free software at the
| enterprise level and 88% said they have free
| software deployed at the department level."
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http://techdirt.com/blog/itinnovation/articles/20100210/0119258108.shtml
What Is the Outlook for Open Source?
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| Phipps continued, adding that, "Ultimately, the
| choice between packaged, sealed-edge, closed
| software and open source software, is the
| choice between viewing your IT as a cost center
| or a competitive weapon. Companies that see IT
| as a competitive weapon have tended to pick
| UNIX and the Java platform among other
| technologies, because it leaves them in control
| of their IT architecture."
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http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/143/3/FOSS/22733
Recent:
CIOs can avoid costly database price increases with open source
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| A few weeks back I met with a senior
| architect of a large bank to discuss how
| open source might fit into the bank's
| strategy, particularly in the area of
| database where they had recently had some
| pretty unpleasant price increases levied by
| two of their incumbent suppliers during
| renegotiation of their corporate site
| licenses.
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http://www.cio.co.uk/article/3207908/cios-can-avoid-costly-database-price-increases-with-open-source/
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