Posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Open Source a Fit for SAAS, Analyst Says
PC World
Open source will start to dominate software infrastructure for providers of SAAS within three years. For them it’s almost a no-brainer, according to Gartner analyst Yefim Natis.
“They will use it as much as possible,” said Natis, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner.
Lower cost and better flexibility, compared to what’s available from closed source, or proprietary software, are key factors for the growing popularity of open source in this segment of the market.
In order to compete with on-premise vendors, SAAS (software-as-a-service) providers will have to offer a lower cost, and open source helps them do that, according Natis.
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