“LinuxInsider: How is open source able to compete with
the Big Four proprietary approaches?“Tony Barbagallo: The need for enterprise-class
IT management solutions is more acute than ever. Open source has
given today’s IT teams a dramatically expanded set of options to
meet this critical need. Open source systems and network management
solutions have matured to a level of robust functionality and
reliability. This gives IT decision makers the opportunity to avoid
the bitter pill of high cost, slow deployment and complex
management which typically comes with a proprietary solution. This
extends to mid-sized business solutions that were once out of their
reach…”