Comments on: Why open source? http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805 Jeff Potts on ECM, portals, search, collaboration, and a bunch of personal stuff Mon, 14 May 2012 10:48:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Is Open Source more cost effective? Is Alfresco 96% cheaper than Sharepoint, Documentum or OpenText? | OSBF-Blog http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805/comment-page-1#comment-93348 Is Open Source more cost effective? Is Alfresco 96% cheaper than Sharepoint, Documentum or OpenText? | OSBF-Blog Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:23:53 +0000 http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805#comment-93348 [...] and still end up getting something closer to what you actually need through customizations (See “Why Open Source?”).Obviously, big decisions like this should never be made on cost alone. Documentum, FileNet, [...] [...] and still end up getting something closer to what you actually need through customizations (See “Why Open Source?”).Obviously, big decisions like this should never be made on cost alone. Documentum, FileNet, [...]

]]> By: EOS Blogs » Blog Archive » Is Open Source more cost effective? Is Alfresco 96% cheaper than Sharepoint, Documentum or OpenText? http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805/comment-page-1#comment-29406 EOS Blogs » Blog Archive » Is Open Source more cost effective? Is Alfresco 96% cheaper than Sharepoint, Documentum or OpenText? Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:27:31 +0000 http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805#comment-29406 [...] What about services? Honestly, it’s usually a wash. There are things you can get done faster because you can see the source code but there are other things you may end up spending more time on. When it comes to services, the primary value of open source is in the ability to spend less on the software and still end up getting something closer to what you actually need through customizations (See “Why Open Source?”). [...] [...] What about services? Honestly, it’s usually a wash. There are things you can get done faster because you can see the source code but there are other things you may end up spending more time on. When it comes to services, the primary value of open source is in the ability to spend less on the software and still end up getting something closer to what you actually need through customizations (See “Why Open Source?”). [...]

]]> By: Alfresco ECM is 96% cheaper than legacy ECM vendors? | ecmarchitect.com http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805/comment-page-1#comment-29374 Alfresco ECM is 96% cheaper than legacy ECM vendors? | ecmarchitect.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:32:09 +0000 http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805#comment-29374 [...] What about services? Honestly, it’s usually a wash. There are things you can get done faster because you can see the source code but there are other things you may end up spending more time on. When it comes to services, the primary value of open source is in the ability to spend less on the software and still end up getting something closer to what you actually need through customizations (See “Why Open Source?”). [...] [...] What about services? Honestly, it’s usually a wash. There are things you can get done faster because you can see the source code but there are other things you may end up spending more time on. When it comes to services, the primary value of open source is in the ability to spend less on the software and still end up getting something closer to what you actually need through customizations (See “Why Open Source?”). [...]

]]> By: swardley http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805/comment-page-1#comment-9549 swardley Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:40:25 +0000 http://ecmarchitect.com/archives/2008/02/08/805#comment-9549 Good summary. In the SaaS (software as a service) world a major concern about adoption is the second or multiple source issue i.e. the avoidance of being locked in to one particular utility software provider. In order to have portability between providers you need not only open standards and open data formats but you also need an ecosystem of providers. Since no utility computer provider will hand over strategic control of their business to another - you are only ever likely to achieve true portability with open sourced systems. I mention this purely because the growth of SaaS and utility computing goes hand in hand with open source, This model of software provision helps significantly to reduce costs for the many types of systems (CRM, ERP etc) that are little more than a cost of doing business. So will the dominant model be open source - yes. However I suspect that most businesses won't even be aware that it is, as the dominant model will also be utility provision of computing resources. Good summary.

In the SaaS (software as a service) world a major concern about adoption is the second or multiple source issue i.e. the avoidance of being locked in to one particular utility software provider.

In order to have portability between providers you need not only open standards and open data formats but you also need an ecosystem of providers. Since no utility computer provider will hand over strategic control of their business to another – you are only ever likely to achieve true portability with open sourced systems.

I mention this purely because the growth of SaaS and utility computing goes hand in hand with open source, This model of software provision helps significantly to reduce costs for the many types of systems (CRM, ERP etc) that are little more than a cost of doing business.

So will the dominant model be open source – yes. However I suspect that most businesses won’t even be aware that it is, as the dominant model will also be utility provision of computing resources.

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