The CIO of the Weather Company explains why open source software is an ‘uncomfortable’ conversation that CIOs need to be having because it could be the key to innovation.
For example, Let’s talk about the difference between an open source database and a proprietary packaged database. Let’s look at the costs. And let’s look at the pros and cons. It’s a great philosophical dialogue that speaks to the enormity of the cultural divide that exists in many organizations
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