Open Source

Featured Research

• Perspectives on Oracle OpenWorld 2009
  8 February 2010
• Data Center Conference Poll Results Reveal That Users Are Saving on Linux Costs
  29 January 2010
• The Community Manager: A New Role Emerges From the Growth in Open-Source Software
  8 December 2009
• Predicts 2010: Open-Source Software Is Expanding
  7 December 2009
• Case Study: Qualcomm Takes a Flexible Approach to Address Open-Source Framework Proliferation
  24 November 2009
• Android and Other Open Source Platforms Will Drive Innovation in the Smartphone Market
  23 November 2009
• The Oracle-Sun Entanglement With the European Commission Continues: An Updated Position
  23 November 2009
• Quantifying the Benefits of Open-Source Systems
  4 November 2009
• The EC Delivers Unexpected Delays and Headaches for Oracle's Acquisition of Sun
  21 September 2009
• How Salesforce.com Manages Functional Complexity
  21 September 2009

Spotlights

Research collections focusing on current issues

• Open-Source Vendor Strategies: Where OSS and Commerce Meet
  24 June 2009
• Oracle's Planned Acquisition of Sun: Changing the Industry Landscape
  19 June 2009
• The State of Open Source, 2008
  3 April 2008
• Predicts 2009: The Evolving Open-Source Software Model
  8 December 2008

The Basics

Essential concepts and fundamental principles

• Criteria for Evaluating a Vendor's OSS Strategy in 2009
  16 June 2009
• Key Issues for Open-Source Software, 2009
  3 April 2009
• The State of Open Source, 2008
  3 April 2008

Hype Cycles

The wave of the future — or just hype? Gartner Hype Cycles show the difference

• Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software, 2009
  30 July 2009