Best Practice Report

The Enterprise Leader’s Guide To Creating An Open-Source Software Strategy

A Clear OSS Strategy Maximizes Business Value And Minimizes Risk

June 12th, 2024
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Summary

Open-source software (OSS) has vastly accelerated the pace of change and innovation in software development. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Kubernetes, and Spotify’s Backstage are examples of OSS platforms that rapidly changed the software engineering landscape to benefit enterprises worldwide. But even though OSS affects the entire business, many enterprise leaders relegate OSS policy to their engineering team. Read this report to understand how OSS is changing the innovation landscape and how to create an OSS strategy that fuels innovation while protecting against supply chain attacks.

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