Forrester study on OS adoption released
In November 2008 a study titled “Open Source Paves The Way For The Next Generation Of Enterprise IT” was published.
The study is based on a phone and online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting in September and October 2008, which was commissioned by Bull.
Bull is a European company and calls itself an “Architect of an Open World” ™. Their goal is to modernize information systems with open and secure solutions.
I recommend reading this study – it contains interesting results and confirms that the adoption of open source enterprise applications increases.
Here is a list of questions they have asked in the survey:
- For which of the following tasks does your organization use or plan to use open source software?
- How has open source software met your organization’s expectations in the following areas?
- Has your organization adopted or does your organization plan to adopt open source software within each of the following INFRASTRUCTURE CATEGORIES?
- Has your organization adopted or does your organization plan to adopt open source software within each of the following BUSINESS APPLICATION CATEGORIES?
- What are your organization’s biggest challenges towards adoption of open source software?
- How important is each of the following factors in your decision to use or expand the adoption of open source?
- Which of the following practices used on OS projects have you implemented within your development organization?
- Which of the following statements best describes your company’s adoption of open source software?
- How important do you feel are each of the following practices in assuring successful adoption of open source software?
Besides suggestions for IT decision makers it also features a matrix with current and trend adoption of open source by industry verticals. You get to know, for example, that the current adoption of open source ERP systems is highest in the manufacturing sector followed by financial services companies.
Make sure to grab the study – it’s free. Only registration is required.
Get it here: http://www.bull.com/p/register.php?id=172
If you have downloaded it already, read it.
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