Abstract
This IDC study examines the results of a survey of 518 IT and line-of-business (LOB) executives at large, medium-sized, and small businesses about their preferences, experiences, and buying intentions regarding services related to open source. The survey was conducted by IDC in December 2007 and compares results with an earlier survey administered in 2006.
"Open source is growing in importance to end-user organizations," according to Gard Little, program manager for Emerging Services Opportunities at IDC. "We found almost 60% of respondents said that their company' s spending on open source increased, in terms of relative percentage of IT spending." The survey examines the top reasons for initiating adoption of open source, which fee-based services were purchased in 2007, planned purchases for 2008, respondents' assessments of the challenges faced by vendors and perceptions of which vendors were the most innovative in delivering open source-related services.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Table: Survey Respondent Profile by Industry
- Figure: Respondents by Company Size
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Figure: Investment or Planned Investment in Open Source
- Figure: Investment or Planned Investment in Open Source by Company Size
- Figure: Relative Percentage of IT Spending on Open Source by Company Size
- Figure: Top 3 Reasons for Initiating Adoption of Open Source Software
- Figure: Purchase of Fee-Based Services for Open Source Software
- Figure: Open Source Services Purchased by Company Size, 2007
- Figure: Vendors' Biggest Challenges Delivering Open Source Software-Related Services
- Figure: Layers Where External Service Vendor Was Used to Assist with Open Source Efforts
- Figure: Current and Future Purchase Plans of Fee-Based Services for Open Source Software
- Figure: Types of Service Vendors from Whom You Would Purchase Services Related to Open Source Software
- Figure: Services/Technology Vendors Perceived as Major Innovators in Providing Open Source-Related Services in 2008
- Figure: View of Google as Innovator in Open Source-Related Services by Company Size
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
