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Open Source Software in Enterprise Application Infrastructure Market(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1ed9a9/open_source_softwa) has announced the addition of the "Open Source Software in Enterprise Application Infrastructure Market" report to their offering. Open Source Software (OSS) has been a part of the IT market for over two decades. Recently, the commoditization of IT markets, changing attitudes to the production and distribution of intellectual property, and the recession have put the OSS firmly in focus, particularly in the application infrastructure part of the stack. Scope - Defines OSS and sets it in the context of long-term enterprise application infrastructure market trends. - Discusses development, licensing and business model trends associated specifically with OSS in the application infrastructure market. - Maps out the complex competitive landscape for OSS application infrastructure, comprising a patchwork of vendors and non-for-profit bodies. Highlights of this title - Driven by the ongoing commoditization of IT and the shifting attitudes to IP creation and distribution, OSS is certainly not a new trend. Against the backdrop of the global recession, IT vendors and enterprises alike are looking to the OSS application infrastructure technologies to solve their current challenges. - As a technology paradigm predicated upon a specific IP regime that ensures the freedom to obtain, inspect, modify and distribute code, OSS has evolved into a compelling production and distribution model particularly apposite for the delivery of flexible, modular and cost-effective enterprise application infrastructure. - Ovum concludes that OSS is now an integral component of the enterprise application infrastructures market. While the adoption of application infrastructure OSS is set to rise, its stakeholders have to contend with specific set of challenges such as increased competition between OSS projects or deeply entrenched procurement practices. Key reasons to purchase this title - Gain a clear, detailed and comprehensive insight of the OSS application infrastructure technologies. - Identify dominant market trends in order to evaluate opportunities and threats created by the proliferation of OSS in application infrastructure. Key Topics Covered: INTRODUCTION - Application infrastructure: the next horizon for OSS - OSS model adapted to the applications infrastructure market - Distinct licensing, development and business model patterns - GNU/Linux is associated with copyleft, communal development and services - Application infrastructure OSS diversity in licensing and business models - The principal reasons for the diversity are complexity and specialization - OSS in the application infrastructure highlights the shift from gratis to libre - The variation is a challenge for vendors and enterprises alike - OSS influence spreads from the bottom of the stack upwards - OSS is making in-roads in the middle layer of the technology stack ADOPTION DRIVERS - Maturation of the technology - Standardization creates space in which OSS can thrive - Maturation proceeds through incremental product development - Vendors can exercise positive influence on maturation of OSS projects - New economics of IT exposed by the recession - Flight to OSS application infrastructure is not just about cost - Slow recovery will sustain the push toward OSS adoption - Enterprise application infrastructure will be at the forefront of OSS adoption - Just enough complexity to solve business problems - Complexity of the proprietary products renders OSS attractive - Enterprises seek lightweight solution to satisfy core requirements - Simplicity emerges as the competitive factor in OSS infrastructure - Can OSS drive technology innovation? - OSS is still perceived as inherenty incapable of innovating - Capabilities exclusive to OSS products are increasingly frequent - OSS innovates through commoditization and componentization ADOPTION INHIBITORS - Competition with proprietary models - Feature gap with proprietary technologies continues - Lack of features could well be used as a differentiator - Architecture and feature match ought to be the primary requirements - Features are a weak source of differentiation against OSS competitors - Hybrid business models depend on management of differentiating features - Stickiness of proprietary software - Incumbent proprietary technologies are resilient to change - Application infrastructure platforms are proving hard to replace - Proprietary vendors adopt tactics that imitate the OSS model - Entrenched procurement practices are the inhibitor to adoption - OSS adoption will not be driven by mandated procurement practices alone - OSS application infrastructure vendors need to engage business constituents - Cloud computing and OSS application infrastructure - OSS and cloud computing are inextricably linked - Cloud computing can provide valuable contribution to the OSS communities - OSS has to reckon with the shift to cloud computing OSS APPLICATION INFRASTRUCTURE VENDOR LANDSCAPE - Foundations - Eclipse: frameworks, tools and execution environment - ASF: the home of Java-based OSS application infrastructure - Other foundations aim to emulate the success of Eclipse and ASF - Vendors - OSS application infrastructure specialists - OSS specialists have to diversify or prepare to seek exit - OSS adoption creates competitive pressure between specialist vendors - OSS application infrastructure technologies in broader product portfolios - Red Hat entered the application infrastructure market by vertical acquisition - Technical decision makers remain the primary vector of JBoss adoption - VMware acquired several OSS specialists to become a challenger - Gemstone acquisition is an example of VMware's pragmatic approach - Oracle and IBM continue to maintain indirect presence - IBM support OSS, but its efforts are not focused on application infrastructure - Oracle's OSS application infrastructure strategy is as pragmatic as ever - IBM and Oracle: support OSS but not yet in middleware - Customers - Proprietary vendors can build better software, more efficiently - SAP's attitude shift: OSS application infrastructure from a liability to an asset - Web-based service providers could push OSS application forward - Web-based service providers should not be regarded with suspicion - Looking beyond OSS application infrastructure consumption - OSS offers a chance to steward projects or unlock the value of internal IP - Engagement with OSS development process helps recruit and retain talent CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1ed9a9/open_source_softwa Source: Datamonitor ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |