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Open-Source Software Reaches Near-Ubiquity

Open source software Level of Open-Source Software Adoption To varying degrees, 78% of companies use open-source software. That’s almost twice as many organizations using open source than there were in 2010. Use of Open-Source Software More than nine out of 10 (93%) respondents said their use of open-source software stayed the same or increased in […]

Written By: Michael Vizard

Apr 30, 2015

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Level of Open-Source Software Adoption

To varying degrees, 78% of companies use open-source software. That’s almost twice as many organizations using open source than there were in 2010.

Use of Open-Source Software

More than nine out of 10 (93%) respondents said their use of open-source software stayed the same or increased in the past year. Surprisingly, 66% said they incorporate open-source code in software they provide to their customers.

Open-Source Participation

Almost two-thirds (64%) said they participate in open-source projects. In the next two to three years, 88% said they expect to contribute.

Open Source as a First Choice

Two-thirds (66%) said they consider open-source software before evaluating other options; 43% said open-source software is superior to proprietary software.

A Matter of Scale

Well over half (58%) said open-source software scales better than proprietary software.

A Matter of Security

55% said open source delivers superior security over proprietary software. Security of open source is also expected to rise to 61% in the next two to three years.

Managing Open-Source Software

More than 55% said their companies have no formal policy or procedure for open-source consumption, and only 27% have a formal policy for employee contributions to open-source projects.

No Open-Source Inventory

Less than 42% maintain an inventory of open-source components, and only 16% have an automated code-approval process.

Open-Source Satisfaction

More than 50% are unsatisfied with their ability to understand known security vulnerabilities in open-source components, but only 17% plan to monitor open-source code for security vulnerabilities.

Biggest Open-Source Impact

Cloud computing (39%), big data (35%), operating systems (33%) and the Internet of things (31%) are expected to be impacted most by open source in the next two to three years.

Michael Vizard

Michael Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist, with nearly 30 years of experience writing and editing about enterprise IT issues. He is a writer for publications including Programmableweb, IT Business Edge, CIOinsight, Channel Insider and UBM Tech. He formerly was editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he launched the company’s custom content division, and has also served as editor in chief for CRN and InfoWorld. He also has held editorial positions at PC Week, Computerworld and Digital Review.

Open-Source Software Reaches Near-Ubiquity

Michael Vizard

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