The open source revolution: What CIOs should know

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Author: Jan Stafford

Jan Stafford writes “CIOs can gain competitive advantages from the open source revolution, which will shake up the power structure of the IT world. Scalix founder Julie Hanna Farris explains why.”

What should CIOs know about the open source revolution?
Julie Hanna Farris: CIOs should know that open source is not a passing fad. Open source has forever changed the software industry and is leading the way into a new era. It is changing the fundamentals of how organizations evaluate, purchase and deploy information systems.