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Open Source Trend to change?
Assoc.Prof. Dr. Thanachart NumnondaDirectorSoftware Park (Thailand)1 October 2010
Next Major Computing Cycle
Source: Morgan Stanley 2009
Source: Morgan Stanley 2010
SmartPhones
Tablets
New Trends
Web 2.0 Web as a Platform OS/Device independence Large scale computing Software as a Service Cloud Computing Open Source
Past :Open Source
LinuxNational OS
By 2012, open-source software's impact on applicat ion software will grow to $19 billion,
with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 44%.
Gartner [Nov 26 2008](ht tp:/ / www.gartner.com/ DisplayDocument?id=817618)
Present :Open Source
Desktop SoftwareInfrastructure Software
What makes open source software attractive?
Lower costs Superior security Freedom of vendor lock-in Better quality software Access to code libraries Rapid pace of innovation Freedom of DIY (Do it yourself)
Open Source Infrastructure : LAMP
Linux Apache MySQL PHP
Example : Web Servers
Facebook : Infrastructure
60,000 servers Using open source software The site is written primarily in the PHP programming language and uses a MySQL database. One of the largest MySQL database clusters anywhere
Google : Infrastructure
450,000 servers running customized versions of Linux. Google Web Server BigTable
Wikipedia : Infrastructure
Wikipedia depends on MediaWiki, a custom-made, free and open source wiki software clusters of Linux servers (mainly Ubuntu) web servers running the Apache HTTP Server Database using MySQL
Open Source Desktop
Browser OpenOffice.org Thunderbird
Browser Comparison Chart
Source : http://dailyshite.com/
OpenOffice.org
Originally the German company, Star Office OpenOffice.org 3.2; ODF format Oracle Open Office The Document Foundation and LibreOffice
Future :Open Source
Ubiquity on the Cloud
Cloud Computing : SaaS
Cloud Computing : PaaS
Open Source Business Model
Service and Support Installation Training Customization Warranty Sell Distribution
Summary of Change
Proprietary software --> Open Source software Perpetual licensing --> Subscription based support Install on Premise --> Software as a Service Focus on Technology --> Focus on Business
