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IDC PeerScape: Practices for Supporting Community Open Source Software

Publisher IDC
Published Mar 29, 2022
Length 7 Pages
SKU # IDC17066956

Description

IDC PeerScape: Practices for Supporting Community Open Source Software

This IDC PeerScape presents five practices for organizations determining when, where, and how to use community-supported open source software alongside commercially supported open source software. "The attraction of increasingly reliable and secure community-supported open source software, with its zero cost of acquisition, continues to grow in the industry. Few organizations that use open source software today can claim to use no community-supported technology," said Al Gillen, group vice president, Software Development and Open Source, IDC. "However, to fully leverage the opportunity presented by community-supported open source software requires organizations to also know when the right move is to contract with a commercial support provider to support key components of their stack."

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Table of Contents

7 Pages
IDC PeerScape Figure
Executive Summary
Peer Insights
Practice 1: Build a Plan to Ensure Long-Term Success with YourOSS Investments
Challenge
Example
Guidance
Practice 2: Align Risk Tolerance with the Public Exposure or Exposed Surface Area of a Given OSS Technology
Challenge
Example
Guidance
Practice 3: Establish Clear Guidelines and Repeatable Processes Along with Tooling to Enforce Best Practices
Challenge
Examples
Guidance
Practice 4: Use Commercial Support for OSS Solutions Where the Lack of Internal Skills Might Lead to a Compromise
Challenge
Examples
Guidance
Practice 5: Celebrate the Successes of Employees' Use of Best Practices for Contributing to and Leveraging OSS
Challenge
Examples
Guidance

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