Fuse Source Open Source Enterprise Survey

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SURVEY RESULTS

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How enterprises are using opensource software

July 2011



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Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3

Results ............................................................................................................................. 4

If you have deployed or are planning to deploy open source in the enterprise, what drove thedecision? ............................................................................................................................................ 4

In what ways has the deployment of open source benefited your IT/development organization? . 5

Who is championing the use of open source in your organization? ................................................. 6

In what percentage of projects are you currently employing open source solutions? ..................... 7

In what percentage of projects do you plan to employ open source solutions by the end of 2011? 8

In what percentage of projects has open source displaced proprietary software solutions? .......... 9

By the end of 2011, in what percentage of projects do you anticipate open source technology will

displace proprietary software solutions? ........................................................................................ 10



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INTRODUCTION

As open source software becomes more established as a mainstream alternative to

commercially-licensed software, and as more and more development teams are learning

the difference between working with closed-source and open source solutions, we felt that

it was important to conduct an anonymous survey to understand how enterprise IT

development teams view the options. We are making the results public to broaden the

understanding of open source software within the industry.

This survey was conducted in 2011, and includes application engineers, architects,

developers, designers, analysts and cosultants from the FuseSource community as well as

organizations that have no known connection to an open source organization. Participating

companies represent numerous industries including research, financial, government,

energy, education, retail, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.

Major findings are as follows:

Open Source is being considered for the majority of enterprise IT projects: In

response to the question, “In what percentage of projects do you plan to employ

open source solutions by the end of 2011” more than half of the respondents (51%)

indicated that they plan to employ open source in more than 50 percent of their

projects.

Flexibility cited as top benefit in adopting open source: In response to the

question, “In what ways has the deployment of open source benefited yourIT/development organization?” – increased flexibility rated highest with 73 percent

of the responses, followed by shorter development time (58%).

Combination of costs savings and technological advantages driving deployment: In

response to the question, “If you have deployed or are planning to deploy open

source in the enterprise, what drove the decision?” – cost benefit received 89

percent of the responses, followed by flexibility (73%) and technical benefits (72%).

Backed by the leaders and founders of several key Apache Software Foundation projects,

FuseSource Corp. is the expert in open source integration and messaging. The company is

solely focused on providing enterprise-ready integration and messaging software combined

with the tools, training and expertise sought by organizations implementing and managing

integration projects such as SOA, cloud environments and others.




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RESULTS

If you have deployed or are planning to deploy open source in the enterprise,

what drove the decision?




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In what ways has the deployment of open source benefited your

IT/development organization?




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Who is championing the use of open source in your organization?




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In what percentage of projects are you currently employing open source

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In what percentage of projects do you plan to employ open source solutions

by the end of 2011?




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In what percentage of projects has open source displaced proprietary

software solutions?




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By the end of 2011, in what percentage of projects do you anticipate open

source technology will displace proprietary software solutions?




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Contact FuseSource

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FuseSource

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provide software, support, training, and consulting for the most popular Apache-licensed open source

integration projects including Apache ServiceMix, ActiveMQ, Camel and CXF. The FuseSource team includes

key committers and the leaders at Apache who know the code the best to help FuseSource customers build

reliable and scalable software integration infrastructure.

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