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Open Source for Enterprise

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Description

Open-Source operating systems, databases, programming tools, applications, and analytical software are challenging closed-source, commercial computing platforms on both cost and capabilities.
Credible Open-Source alternatives have emerged in every software Category.
The alternatives include free, commercially supported packages designed with the scalability, ease of use, and performance required by Enterprise users.

This two-day seminar will present the Business case for Open Source.It will survey available options and present capabilities and benefits.
It will look at market developments and discuss adoption strategies.
Via Case Studies and an examination of Best Practices, it will help attendees plan their own Open-Source evaluations and implementations.

  • How organizations of all types and sizes are benefitting from Open Source
  • History, dynamics, and trends in the Open Source movement
  • How Open Source "ecosystems" work: development, support, and collaboration
  • Operating system, application server, database, programming, office, and Enterprise-application options: benefits and features
  • Best practices for evaluating and implmenting Open Source software

What you will learn

  • How organizations of all types and sizes are benefitting from Open Source
  • History, dynamics, and trends in the Open Source movement
  • How Open Source "ecosystems" work: development, support, and Collaboration
  • Operating system, application server, database, programming, office, and Enterprise-application options: benefits and features
  • Best Practices for evaluating and implementing Open Source software

Main Topics

  • The Business case for Open Source
  • History, new developments, and trends
  • Licensing and support
  • Software frameworks: Java/J2EE, .Net, and LAMP
  • Open Source operating systems
  • Application and database servers
  • Programming tools and the Eclipse development environment
  • Office and Enterprise applications
  • Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
  • Open Source Best Practices
  • Creating an implementation strategy
  • Resources: learning more