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Atos Origin Predicts Open Source Landscape

Posted by Hemos on from the crystal-ball-for-the-future dept.

Rob writes "IT services provider Atos Origin has predicted a forthcoming change in the software landscape based on the results of a survey it has carried out in conjunction with the UK's National Computing Centre. The survey, which was compiled through over 140 web-based questionnaires completed by senior UK IT professionals in May and June, indicated that over 60% believe open source will either increase its presence in certain business areas or be a fundamental component in core IT systems, while 73% expect open source to develop within their organizations' IT strategy over the next five years."

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  1. Why am I not surprised? by rolfwind · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Frankly I'm surprised it didn't happen earlier and bigger.

    Too bad most custom solutions aren't Open Source. At least open source to the company that uses it. How many companies have at least some custom solution to one problem or another, implemented even in dos, that could be greatly expanded in capability if it simply could be built upon or ported to a more capable platform or what not.

    How often can closed-source one-size-fits-all solutions be the be-all and end-all of your needs?

    Not to mention that closed-source solutions, by there very nature tend to be more inflexible and what's more - organizations grow to depend on them (and their proprietory file formats) more than they should like.