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User Survey Analysis: Open-Source Software, Worldwide, 2008
12 September 2008
 
Laurie F. Wurster  

Analysis of the most recent worldwide OSS survey conducted in April and May 2008 indicates increased adoption rates for infrastructure and application software. The survey included enterprises in eight countries, 14 verticals and company sizes ranging from small to large enterprises.




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Table of Contents

User Survey Analysis

Definition

Key Findings and Recommendations

Introduction and Survey Objective

Survey Methodology Overview

Survey Demographics: Vertical Markets and Geographic Location

OSS Deployment Becomes Mainstream?

While OSS Deployment in Application Markets Continues to Grow …

OSS Deployment Continues to Be Higher in Infrastructure Markets

OSS Enables Quality Products That Reduce TCO, While Allowing Vendor Independence and Flexibility

Sixty-Nine Percent of Companies Surveyed Still Have No Corporate Policy in Place for Using OSS

CIOs, IT Managers and CTOs Wield the Most Influence Over OSS Use

OSS Tools Close in on Internally Developed and Commercially Available Software Tools

OSS Percentage of Deployed Software Grows, While Proprietary Software Declines

On-Premises Software Is the Mode Most Often Used for Software Deployment

Percentage of OSS Deployed Across Non-Mission-Critical and Mission-Critical Gain on In-House and Proprietary Splits

OSS Licensing Continues to Prove Challenging

OSS Solutions Support Business Processes

OSS Market: Key Business Factors

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