Open Source remodeling Services market
A new study has said the growth in adoption of standalone open-source software is accelerating and that the total market will be worth US$5.8 billion in 2011. So this itself shows that the open source market is huge and in coming years its going to expand more and capture more markets.
Open-source market is in a significant stage of growth, as previous barriers to adoption fall away. This is particularly true in the business world, where companies are waking up to the fact that open source opens up more choices and gives them something to use as a bargaining chip with proprietary software vendors.
Companies are also becoming more comfortable with subscription revenue as a business model, something common among open-source companies, while larger enterprises are also getting on board. Financial backing from venture capitalists is helping to boost growth.
Open-source software, especially the Linux operating system and Apache Web server, are commonly used in businesses already. Now, the palette of software available with an open-source license is extending to browsers, infrastructure software, desktop software, development tools and even packaged applications.
Most open-source licenses allow people to download and use the software for free. That cuts down on the cost of acquiring the software but business customers still require services, ranging from upfront consulting to ongoing support once the software is installed and training for internal staff.
According to a survey done earlier this year, about 80 percent of companies have installed or will install some form of open-source software by the end of this year.
Professional services firms have had practices for proprietary software--such as SAP or Oracle software--for many years. But in open source, most service providers are still relatively young and the market is unsettled, which means that companies that partner today could become competitors in the future.