For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Primary Analyst Photo	Document Information	Rate this Document
	June 22, 2004 Exploiting Open Source In Europe Comparing Europe's Leading Open Source Service Providers by Richard Peynot with David Metcalfe, Manuel Ángel Méndez

This is an excerpt

Executive Summary

The European open source market grew significantly during the past two years, but concerns about service capabilities — mainly maintenance and support — may blight open source adoption. The market will grow only if specific open source products, such as Linux, JBoss, Eclipse, or Tomcat, become a "technology standard." Forrester's comparison of 17 Europe-based IT service providers displays the immature and incomplete range of open source services offerings available in the European market. Firms must refine their vendor selection criteria to benefit from lower-cost open source solutions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• European Firms Adopt Open Source Despite Support Fears
• The Open Source Market In Europe: Complex And Immature
• Evaluating Europe's Open Source Service Providers

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Define Your Open Source Strategy

WHAT IT MEANS

• Market Consolidation Will Help Clients

ALTERNATIVE VIEW

• Open Source Needs To Beat The Commercial Software Fightback
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

This is an excerpt

Buy Risk-Free

Price: US $2495

Our Service Guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied with this document, notify Forrester within 24 hours of purchase for a full refund.

Already a Forrester Client?
Log in to read this document.