Open Source Delivers

I recently returned from a multi-city trip in Europe for a seminar series Black Duck was delivering with local partners on best practices for optimizing open source software (OSS) use in development (with the appropriate level of visibility and control needed to ensure compliance, of course).  Just before I left, Black Duck had announced, along [...]

This blog was originally posted on SandHill.com. Editor’s note: My immediate reaction when I reviewed the findings of the recent 2013 Future of Open Source Survey was surprise at the high degree of change that has occurred in the industry since the 2012 survey. The survey, hosted by North Bridge Venture Partners together with Black Duck Software, [...]

Last week, Black Duck and North Bridge revealed the 2013 Future of Open Source Survey results. For the first time, we announced the results via webinar and I had the great pleasure of taking part with fellow industry experts from North Bridge, Forrester, Thomson Reuters, Hortonworks and Acquia. Following the webinar, I had a chance [...]

The results from the 2013 Future of Open Source Survey are in — thanks to everyone who contributed by completing the survey. You can read an overview of the results here, or see the detailed breakdowns in the slides at the end of this post. For me, one of the most interesting nuggets from the [...]

The 2013 Future of Open Source Survey results are in! With a record breaking 822 respondents, the results revealed that the cultural impact of open source software and its influence on everything from innovation, to collaboration among competitors, to hiring practices, is revolutionizing the way organizations work and do business. Check out the Open Revolutions: [...]

I have been involved with the Future of Open Source survey as both part of the analyst team at 451 Research conducting the study, and as a collaborator and promoter with SugarCRM. This survey has, for many years, provided both research and vendor perspectives with great insights into real decision-maker outlooks on how open source [...]

As we prepare to launch the 2013 Future of Open Source Survey, we want to hear from you!  What topic is most interesting to you this year?

An event I look forward to each year is the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC).  It’s an event I’ve attended for many years, and is the event where the links between OSS and business are drawn and redrawn, trends spotted and explored, and OSS commercialization wisdom is shared.  Other conferences are important for many reasons; [...]

Black Duck Software and North Bridge Venture Partners, working with 451 Research, are conducting the sixth annual Future of Open Source Survey.  I took the survey, but one question caused me concern, considering what I do for a living.  Question 11 states, “OSS forges and foundations have played an important role in the past few [...]

This blog was originally published by SandHill.com It’s exciting to see the evolution of Open Source evident in findings in our Future of Open Source survey over the past five years. Open Source has now moved beyond the tipping point it reached last year in the private sector and now is mainstream in businesses of all [...]