State of Open Source Today

• The open source development model has proven itself

• • Delivering fully competitive operating system and application environments

• Customers are adopting open source solutions because they provide unbeatable price/performance, security, and vendor independence

• Open source has been embraced by the information technology industry

• • Suppliers – OEMs, ISVs, channels, integrators....
  • Customers – academia, commerce, government, end user....

• Open source is Mainstream, broadly adopted across many markets:

• • Financial Services, Public Sector, Oil and Gas exploration, Biotech and Pharma, Retail, Hollywood