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Open Source And Cloud Computing: Open Source Is The Key To Cloud Economics

Open Source And Cloud Computing: Open Source Is The Key To Cloud Economics

By Krishnan Subramanian on October 15, 2010

Regular readers of this blog know that I am a strong advocate for Open Source in this cloud based world. In fact, I have argued many times here that Open Source is equally important as Open Standards in ensuring the freedom of the users. I am going to push this meme again here quoting a […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Open Source | Tagged cloud computing, cloud economics, Licensing, open source, proprietary software, roi, tco | 2 Responses

Open Source Security Revisited - With Enough Eyeballs, All Bugs Are Shallow

Open Source Security Revisited – With Enough Eyeballs, All Bugs Are Shallow

By Krishnan Subramanian on September 16, 2010

It is a common knowledge that, usually, Open Source projects are successful because of the developers scratching their personal itch. It often starts with a group of disgruntled developers frustrated with a proprietary software because it fails to satisfy their needs. The very fact that they are left helpless due to the absence of source […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Open Source | Tagged bugs, diaspora, facebook, fud, open source, proprietary software, saas, Security, social networks | 2 Responses

Open Source Or Proprietary?

Open Source Or Proprietary?

By Krishnan Subramanian on July 8, 2010

I am a strong proponent of open source in cloud computing. In spite of an argument in favor of architecture over licensing, I still feel open source has an important future in the world of cloud computing. However, unlike many in the open source world (well, in the proprietary world too), I don’t see open […]

Posted in Open Source | Tagged cloud computing, Licensing, licensing costs, open source, proprietary software, roi, tco | 3 Responses

Open Source Alternatives – An Enterprise Decision Makers Guide

Open Source Alternatives – An Enterprise Decision Makers Guide

By Mark Fidelman on February 11, 2010

The Open Source vs. Proprietary competitive landscape is constantly changing and current information is hard to come by.  We decided to create this matrix for those looking for an open source alternative to proprietary solutions. So to try and help, we have looked at search data from Google which produced some surprising results. Our Methodology […]

Posted in Enterprise | Tagged groundwork, hyperic, open source, open source alternatives, proprietary software, sharepoint, tibco, tivoli | 1 Response

Are Cloud Computing and Open Source Arch-Enemies?

Are Cloud Computing and Open Source Arch-Enemies?

By Zoli Erdos on September 29, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Are Open Source and Cloud Computing anachronistic enemies? You’d think so, if you read GNU creator Richard Stallman’s interview in The Guardian: Cloud computing was simply a trap aimed at forcing more people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that would cost them more and more over time. "It's stupidity. It's worse […]

Posted in General | Tagged cloud computing, deki wiki, gnu, netsuite, open source, Oracle, proprietary software, saas, wordpress | 6 Responses

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