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Lessons to Be Learned from Microsoft and Open Source: How to Take OSS Engagement a Deeper Level

Publisher IDC
Published Aug 23, 2022
Length 6 Pages
SKU # IDC17366551

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Lessons to Be Learned from Microsoft and Open Source: How to Take OSS Engagement a Deeper Level

This IDC Market Perspective focuses on four initiatives that Microsoft has underway but also considers how some of these initiatives should be more broadly adopted across the industry. Open source software (OSS) is a critically important source for modern technology solutions. "It's great to see Microsoft focusing on initiatives such as OSS supply chain security and sharing knowledge with the public sector," said Al Gillen, group VP, Software Development and Open Source, IDC. "We believe there is room for many more companies in the industry to be working on expanding the security and trustworthiness of OSS."

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6 Pages
Executive Snapshot
New Market Developments and Dynamics
Secure the Upstream in OSS
Get Microsoft Great at Linux
Improving Microsoft's Understanding and Use of OSS
Driving Awareness and Use of OSS in Public Sector
Advice for the Technology Supplier
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