While there is a lot of talk these days about using open source technologies in the cloud, there is still a long way to go before those technologies see mainstream adoption. A survey of 600 IT professionals conducted by Zenoss, a provider of software for managing IT operations in the data center, found that while […]
While there is a lot of talk these days about using open source technologies in the cloud, there is still a long way to go before those technologies see mainstream adoption.
A survey of 600 IT professionals conducted by Zenoss, a provider of software for managing IT operations in the data center, found that while interest in technologies such as OpenStack and various platform-as-a-service technologies is relatively high, a lack of maturity for these technologies is holding back enterprise adoption for the time being.
Click through for findings from an open source cloud survey conducted by Zenoss.
VMware still dominates
OpenStack has greatest share of mind.
Not much hands-on experience.
Technology is still relatively immature.
A little less than half.
Not much of a rush.
Governance and robustness of community top the list.
Flexibility and open APIs top the list.
Not much PaaS awareness.
Google tops the list.
Steady progress.
Steady progress
Google still tops the list.
Michael Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist, with nearly 30 years of experience writing and editing about enterprise IT issues. He is a contributor to publications including Programmableweb, IT Business Edge, CIOinsight and UBM Tech. He formerly was editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he launched the company’s custom content division, and has also served as editor in chief for CRN and InfoWorld. He also has held editorial positions at PC Week, Computerworld and Digital Review.
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