For years, open source carried a stigma that conveyed a lack of trust in non-proprietary technology. During the past half decade, however, the presence of open source technology in business IT environments has emerged as not only a viable alternative to costly proprietary options, but often a better one. In addition to cost benefits, open source also offers several other benefits that are critical to ensuring business success, including improved quality, interoperability with other technology and systems, freedom from vendor lock-in, flexibility and customization, and quality thanks to the involvement of communities of developers.
In fact, Michael Skok, general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, recently announced the results of the annual
Future of Open Source survey, which indicated that freedom from vendor lock-in is the biggest driver of open source adoption...
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