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The Future of Open Source
Dries Buytaert, Founder & CTO Acquia
Ron Hovsepian, CEO Novell
John Lilly,CEO Mozilla
Mårten Mickos, SVP Sun Microsystems
John Roberts, CEO SugarCRM
our panelists
Moderated by Michael Skok, General Partner, North Bridge
Who Responded?
Who Responded?
435 2009
Respondents
Who Responded?
Describe your organization’s use of Open Source software?
We use open source software exclusively
We are investigating using open source
We use some open source software
We sell SaaS open source solutions
We build custom OS solutions for clients
We use open source software a great deal
We develop and sell open source software
43
47
52
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Live Voting Question #1
Is the Economy’s turbulence Good or Bad for Open Source software?
Good Text osbc1 to 66937
Bad Text osbc2 to 66937
Is the Economy’s Turbulence Good or Bad for Open Source
software?
Good
Bad
2008
Good
Bad
2009
81%
96%
Open Source software decision criteria is evolving
2008 2009
Lower acquisition & maintenance costs Lower acquisition & maintenance costs
Access to code libraries Superior security
Freedom from vendor lock-in Freedom from vendor lock-in
Rapid pace of innovation Better quality software
Freedom of DIY Access to code libraries
Community support Rapid pace of innovation
Superior security Freedom of DIY
Live Voting Question #2
Please choose the most important factor that makes Open Source
software attractive?
Better quality software Text osbc6 to 66937
Lower Acquisition & Maintenance Costs Text osbc7 to 66937
Superior Security Text osbc8 to 66937
Freedom from vendor lock-in Text osbc9 to 66937
What are the barriers to open source software selection?
Application deployment complexity
Total Cost of Ownership concerns
Security concerns
Legal concerns about licensing
Stringent IT operations policies
Lack of formal commercial vendor support
Lack of internal technical skills
Unfamiliarity with open source solutions
Which sector is MOST susceptible to disruption by Open Source within the next 5 years?
database (52%)
operating systems (36%)
business intelligence (28%)
WCM (22%)
Which sector is LEAST susceptible to disruption by Open Source within the next 5 years?
office productivity
security tools
ERP / CRM
Who are the up and coming Open Source software companies?
Who are the up and coming Open Source software companies?
Who are the up and coming Open Source software companies?
Live Voting Question #3
How is the growing use of Open Source components impacting application
complexity?
More complex Text osbc3 to 66937
No more or less complex Text osbc4 to 66937
Less Complex Text osbc5 to 66937
How is the growing use of Open Source components impacting application
complexity?
experience
What impact is Open Source having on IT operations?
Strategies likely to create the most value for open source vendors:-
Advertising or sponsorships
Dual licensing
Proprietary add-ons
Premium electronic services
Professional services & consulting
Subscription-based technical support
5%
9%
9%
9%
31%
38%
Live Voting Question # 4
Which business strategies will create the most value for Open Source vendors over the next
two years?
Subscription-based technical support
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Professional services and consulting
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Premium versions of add-ons Text osbc12 to 66937
Dual licensing to OEM and corporate customers
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Which will have the greatest impact on Open Source
vendors?
Cloud Computing
Virtualized Infrastructure
SaaS
0% 20% 40% 60%
2009 2008
Live Voting Question #5
In 5 years, what % of software purchases will be Open Source (vs. Proprietary)?
0 - 25% Text osbc14 to 66937
26 - 50% Text osbc15 to 66937
51 - 75% Text osbc16 to 66937
76 - 100% Text osbc17 to 66937
In 5 years, what % of software purchases will be Open Source?
28%
56%
15%2%
2007
29%
57%
13%1%
2008
0 - 25% 26 - 50% 51 - 75% 76 - 100%
21%
53%
22%
4%
2009
28%
56%
15%
2%
2007
29%
57%
13%
1%
2008
21%
53%
22%
2009
79%
71%
72%
In 5 years, what % of software purchases will be Open Source?
2008
2009
~80% believe
In 5 years:
>25% of software purchases will be Open Source
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