Six Open-Source Recommendations Every Enterprise Should Know in 2012

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 21, 2012

“Create an Open-Source Software (OSS) Policy: Each enterprise
should have an open-source policy written out for its users to
follow. If your business and IT department already have one, it?s
time to review and revise to take advantage of the latest
developments in open-source technology.

“Create an ROI Framework for Open-Source Adoption: When it?s
time to think about budgets, open-source advocates should use a
return on investment (ROI) strategy as part of the procurement
process to recommend open-source software and technologies as
alternatives to proprietary software.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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