Open Source Solutions
Open source technologies is here to stay. Developers around the world are committed to creating the best software possible in an open and transparent manner. Transparency creates peer reviewed well written code resulting in high quality results. There are numerous benefits to this model that you should consider. Many open source software projects are enterprise ready and deliver high performance and reliability. You can be assured SCI has chosen only the best projects to use and partner. Open source provides you with the following benefits:
- The software is free. Often the software can be used free indefinitely.
- Enterprise quality software can be deployed that you would not normally purchase - that helps the bottom line and improves productivity in your organization.
- The software is free, it can be deployed and evaluated indefinitely. If the software "sticks" in your business it can always be modified and extended.
- Open Source software is often better than traditional Commercially available software.
- Code transparency produces very high quality products (but sometimes at the cost of features)
Overall, open source technology has come along way and no longer plays second fiddle to traditional commercially available applications. Open Source uses a different business model. Transparency creates a core system of high quality. Basic community edition software is free. Depending on the application, this can be fully functional, others have some limits on functionality. However, in most cases the software is free but you decide if it is worth being supported by a professional organization.
One of the most painful points of Open Source Software is the initial setup and configuration of the software. SCI completely sets up the software for you on our IT-in-a-Box™ product. We have used OpenSource for everything from Networking, Security, Monitoring, and Business Applications. All this software is ready to go on the IT-in-a-Box™ and best of all we take care of ALL the details!
