Open Source as a Catalyst for Innovation and Cultural Change featuring Yahoo
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
March 2012-
Fact: Open source is a fundamental part of many of the world's leading development organizations, and is often credited with enabling and enhancing innovation. But how do open source and the community model of development impact organizational structure and culture? <br><br>
Join us on this webinar to hear a senior executive from Yahoo! Share his experience and perspective on leveraging the positive business and network effects of open source while ...
The 7 Myths of IP Risk: The Real Exposure Issues with Open Source Software
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
November 2011-
Open Source Software (OSS) is widely recognised as providing significant technology, innovation and business benefits to software development organisations, but it is not without associated challenges and risks. <br><br>
In this complimentary whitepaper, we address the intellectual property (IP) risks that developers, development managers and c-level managers must take into account when developing and distributing software created with OSS. We also discuss a number of common myths surrounding OSS that ...
Governance Fast Start: 5 Keys to Effective Open Source Governance
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
November 2011-
Gartner predicts that through 2014, no more than 50% of open-source investments by mainstream IT organizations will yield consistent long term TCO advantages over alternatives. The reasons include the lack of a governance program to filter, audit, track and manage open source assets in the enterprise. In the same study they recommend -leveraging third-party commercial service and support to establish service-level agreements (SLAs) for OSS. <br><br>
The credativ Group and Black Duck ...
Open Source at AOL: Driving Innovation and Corporate Success
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
November 2011-
Open source has taken its place alongside many critical closed source technologies as a core piece of the global IT ecosystem. In addition to the traditional advantages of utilizing open source technologies, companies are gaining significant organizational benefits through its collaborative and transparent nature. Open source today is not just used as a way of "doing technology", but of developing core products and energizing customer, partner and employee relationships. <br><...
Open Source as a Strategic Business Enabler
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
April 2011-
With open source becoming increasingly important as a business enabler for SAP over the last few years, the company recognized the benefits of automating its approval processes. Discover the business benefits SAP now provides through automating its open source software governance policy with the Black Duck Suite.
Free and Open Source Software: 10 Tips to Lower Costs and Gain Control
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
December 2010-
The challenge with free and open-source software (FOSS) is creating a balance between management controls and leveraging the high quality, secure, free and open-source code. Discover 10 tips to manage the use of free and open source software (FOSS) as part of your code strategy to drive innovation and lower costs.
The Value of PC Refresh with Microsoft Windows 7
[ Source: Dell & Intel ]
January 2012-
Microsoft Windows 7 overwhelmingly met the requirements and showed improved performance and stability compared with Microsoft Windows XP*.<br><br>
In surveys, 97 percent of users of the beta release said they would recommend the OS.<br><br>
A conservative total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis estimated potential net present value (NPV) of USD 11 million over three years, mainly due to lower support costs.
How to Increase Velocity and Value with Agile Development using Open Source
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
July 2010-
This whitepaper explains the advantages of reusing open source components in projects implemented by agile development teams. It discusses the issues and risks that must be managed; and highlights the benefits organizations can receive by leveraging open source components. It concludes with a brief case study that demonstrates the productivity gains that can be swiftly realized by integrating agile development and open source software. Start increasing your velocity of innovation today!
5 Open Source Management Control Points – What you need to know
[ Source: Black Duck Software ]
June 2010-
You can succeed in gaining control of open Source in your company and still
enjoy the benefits. You can also gain significant management control over open source software use in your development organization.
Today, many IT executives, enterprise architects, and development managers in leading companies have gained management control over the externally-sourced software used by their application development groups. They are ensuring compliance and promoting standardization throughout their development teams. And they’ve ...
MOSS For Airlines
[ Source: Sonata Software Limited ]
February 2010-
This white paper discusses how MOSS-based collaboration solutions can help airlines improve employee productivity and reduce costs. It explains the challenges faced by internal departments and how MOSS features can help address them.