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Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software, 2005
20 July 2005
 
Mark Driver   Nikos Drakos   George J. Weiss   Carl Claunch   Milind Govekar   Donald Feinberg   Andrea Di Maio   Bill Hostmann   Bob Igou   Michele Cantara   Gene Phifer   John Enck   John Pescatore   Lou Latham   Martin Gilliland   Michael A. Silver   Cameron Haight   Ray Valdes   John Girard   Earl Perkins   Martin Lee   Bob Hafner   Yefim V. Natis   Matthew W. Cain  

In the past year, open-source software has increasingly penetrated into mainstream IT organizations. Infrastructure and networking segments lead the way; however, significant movement has occurred in many other markets as well.




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Table of Contents


1.0
    
 The Hype Cycle

2.0
    
 On the Rise

2.1
    
 Public-Sector Vertical Applications
2.2
    
 Business Applications
2.3
    
 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Consumers (Mature Markets)
2.4
    
 Open-Source BI
2.5
    
 Linux Complex Mission-Critical Workloads
2.6
    
 Open-Source Management Tools
2.7
    
 Alternative Open-Source Application Platforms
2.8
    
 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Consumers (Emerging Markets)
2.9
    
 Open-Source Calendars and Scheduling
2.10
    
 Open-Source Software — IP Telephony

3.0
    
 At the Peak

3.1
    
 Open-Source Horizontal Portals
3.2
    
 Open-Source Team Collaboration
3.3
    
 Consulting, Implementation and Support Services for Open-Source Software
3.4
    
 Open-Source Tools for Web Content Management
3.5
    
 Open-Source J2EE
3.6
    
 Software Foundations
3.7
    
 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Business Users
3.8
    
 Grid Engines
3.9
    
 Open-Source Higher-Education Portals

4.0
    
 Sliding Into the Trough

4.1
    
 Extranet and Portal Directory Servers
4.2
    
 Database Management Systems
4.3
    
 Open-Source Office Products
4.4
    
 Server-Based File and Print

5.0
    
 Climbing the Slope

5.1
    
 Linux Midtier Applications
5.2
    
 Linux on Desktop for Data Entry Workers
5.3
    
 Application Development Tools
5.4
    
 Messaging Servers
5.5
    
 Web Infrastructure Servers

6.0
    
 Entering the Plateau

6.1
    
 OpenSSH Toolkits
6.2
    
 Linux Infrastructure (Including DNS, VPN, Cache and Firewall)
6.3
    
 Programming Languages
6.4
    
 Security Tools: Nessus Vulnerability Assessment
6.5
    
 Security Tools: OpenSSL
6.6
    
 Security Tools: Snort IDS

7.0
    
 Conclusions

8.0
    
 Appendix A: Previous Iteration of the Hype Cycle

9.0
    
 Appendix B: Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Hype Cycle Phases
 

Table 2.  
 Benefit Ratings
 

Table 3.  
 Maturity Levels
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software, 2005
 

Figure 2. 
 Hype Cycle for Open-Source Technologies, 2004
 



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