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Power,
Speed and Assimilation: Open Source Changes the Industry, and the
Industry Changes Open Source
Document: SSR-540
Date of
Publication:
December 18, 2008
Number of Pages:
15
Lead Author(s):
B. Guptill
Contributing Author(s): C. Burns
Price: $1295.00 USD
(Single User License)
Report Overview:
From
2005 through 2007, Saugatuck described how open source software would
change the software industry, from how users buy and deploy business
software to vendor business models and development strategies.
In
2008, we found that the key changes that we predicted had already
occurred, or where occurring now - as much as two years ahead of the
expected timeframe. In short, we found that open source as already
changed the software business as we knew it. But as a result, the
software business has changed open source as well.
To
understand how and why so much change happened so quickly, we delved
deeply into the business and technology strategies of open source
and traditional software vendors. We interviewed strategists and
product development executives, as well as leaders of key open
source communities. We spoke with user IT executives about their
software adoption and management experiences, and analyzed data from
our user surveys from 2005 through 2008.
What
we found is detailed in Saugatuck’s latest Strategic
Research Report, Power, Speed and Assimilation: Open Source Changes
the Industry, and the Industry Changes Open Source.
Press Release / Media, BLOG and Podcast Coverage:
Executive Summary:
Power,
Speed and Assimilation: Open Source Changes the Industry, and the
Industry Changes Open Source
(Freely available. Registration Required)
Read this report to learn:
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Why
the use of open source software within user enterprises is less
and less of an accurate indicator of open source presence,
influence and change. |
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How
commercial software vendors are changing the definitions and
nature of “open source” from code to communities. |
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When,
and to what extent, open source software will next transform the
software industry |
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What
influences will open source software have on the strategies and
directions of SaaS and cloud computing? |
Research Highlights:
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The
basic nature of open source software is changing from
project-based, developer-driven initiatives to vendor-driven,
and vendor-owned, software. |
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The
same factors that attract users to open source – lower costs
and reduced times of development, and reduced dependency on
vendor-specific technologies – have attracted commercial
software vendors to use and incorporate open source into their
offerings and portfolios. |
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The
breadth and depth of open source presence within user firms is
becoming impractical to measure, and less of a useful metric for
open source evolution and influence in markets. Commercial
vendor development, release, adoption and use of open source
software is a more accurate measure of open source’s market
presence and influence. |
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The
involvement of commercial software vendors, including Master
Brands, is a key factor in the rapid acceleration of open source
adoption and use throughout world markets. |
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Dual-license
models are a key factor in reducing the distinction between
traditional open source and vendor-proprietary software. |
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User
executives see costs of acquisition, and the ability to modify
source code, as the key drivers for open source adoption in
their firms. |
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Open
source software is seen as delivering significant business value
to user firms, and is considered viable and valuable in all
aspects of user enterprise software and systems. |
About The Research:
The research for this report was developed as part of
Saugatuck’s ongoing Open Source market
research programs. Saugatuck conducts primary research survey,
briefing and interview programs as an integral part of our IT market
and strategy consultancy practice.
Since 2002, Saugatuck has performed a series of user
executive and vendor executive research programs, including
web-based surveys, telephone interviews, and briefings, on the most
disruptive and influential IT developments in the marketplace,
including: IT Virtualization, Cloud Computing,
Software-as-a-Service, and Open Source software. In addition,
Saugatuck annually surveys more than 500 business and IT executives
as part of its annual user IT trends research program.
This report represents key analysis and insights developed
from our fourth annual research program dedicated to the adoption
and evolution of open source software. Our open source software user
and vendor research program was formally launched in 2005, and our
initial market-wide user executive survey and vendor
interview/briefing program was executed in 2007.
The core research for this report was developed from
Saugatuck’s 2008 open source research program, conducted from June
through October 2008.
The program included interviews and briefings with more than 50
vendors of open source software, dozens of user IT executives, and
leading open source vendor and development community organizations.
We also incorporated data and analysis from associated Saugatuck
research program, including our SaaS and cloud computing research.
Table Of Contents:
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Research Highlights
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Strategic Planning Positions (SPPs)
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Introduction: Change, Speed and More Change
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Changes I: From User to Vendor Focus
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Changes II:
Vendors Drive
Accelerated User Presence
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Changes III: Changing the Nature of Open Source
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Changes IV: User Adoption Shifts
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Conclusion: Change is the Constant
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User Guidance
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Vendor Guidance
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Appendix: Vendor Research
Participants |
List of Figures and Sidebars:
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Figure
1: Open Source Evolution and Adoption, 2006 - 2012
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Figure
2: Saugatuck Open Source Market Scenario, 2006 - 2012 |
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Figure
3: Top Factors Driving Open Source Considerations, 2006 – 2008
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Figure 4: Top Inhibitors to Open
Source Adoption, 2006 - 2008 |
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Sidebar: Defining Open Source
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Sidebar: Licensing Issues |
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