11 Apache Technologies for the Enterprise

"Now more than 10 years old, the Apache Software Foundation has become a repository of some of the most important open source technologies.

"The foundation was created to formalize the organizational structure surrounding its flagship Apache HTTP web server and to apply the same philosophy to shepherding other projects – now, nearly 150 of them.

"Open source provides access to technologies to power innovation without software licensing costs, especially valuable in an economic downturn. But to use open source effectively, enterprises need to understand the tradeoffs, such as the need for developers skilled with working with open source projects rather than polished commercial products."

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