A Qualitative Study on the Adoption of Open Source Software in Information Technology Outsourcing Organizations

2015 ◽  
pp. 103-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakshmanan Ramanathan ◽  
Sundaresan Krishnan Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Information Technology Outsourcing

Open Source Software Usage in Education and Research

2019 ◽  
pp. 331-345
Author(s):  
Samih M. Jammoul ◽  
Vladimir V. Syuzev ◽  
Ark M. Andreev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Engineering Majors ◽  
Network Traffic Analysis ◽  
Pros And Cons

Information technology and telecommunication is considered a new and quickly evolving branch of science. New technologies and services in IT and telecommunications impose successive changes and updates on related engineering majors, especially in practical qualification that includes using software facilities. This chapter aims to join the efforts to spread the use of open source software in academic education. The chapter consists of two main sections. The first presents the trend of using open source software in higher education and discusses pros and cons of using open source software in engineering education. The second section presents network traffic analysis as an example of recent effective research topics and provides a set of open source tools to perform the research's practical steps. The research example with the suggested tools is valid as practical lab work for telecommunication and IT-related majors.

A Classification Analysis of the Success of Open Source Health Information Technology Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 256-273
Author(s):  
Evangelos Katsamakas ◽  
Balaji Janamanchi ◽  
Wullianallur Raghupathi ◽  
Wei Gao
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Development Status ◽  
Future Research Directions

As the number of open source software (OSS) projects in healthcare grows rapidly, researchers are faced with the challenge of understanding and explaining the success of the open source phenomenon. This article proposes a research framework that examines the roles of project sponsorship, license type, development status and technological complements in the success of open source health information technology (HIT) projects and it develops a systematic method for classifying projects based on their success potential. Drawing from economic theory, a novel proposition in the authors’ framework suggests that higher project-license restrictiveness will increase OSS adoption, because organizations will be more confident that the OSS project will remain open source in the future. Applying the framework to a sample of open source software projects in healthcare, the authors find that although project sponsorship and license restrictiveness influence project metrics, they are not significant predictors of project success categorization. On the other hand, development status, operating system and programming language are significant predictors of an OSS project’s success categorization. Application implications and future research directions are discussed.

A Review of Migration Processes to Open Source Software

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31
Author(s):  
Razieh Sobhani ◽  
Habib Seifzadeh ◽  
Taghi Javdani Gandomani
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Efficient Process ◽  
It Managers ◽  
The World

With regard to the increasing spread of information technology in the world, access to this technology is of great importance. Due to their competitive advantages, open source software are more popular than the close ones and they are more widely used, as well. Having an appropriate process for migrating, identifying and ranking activities to prepare and perform the migration design in the organization, prevents the failure of the performance in organizations. Today, there are lots of migration processes in review of literature and this will confuse the managers to choose the most appropriate process for their organization. This article studies the presented processes of migration to open source software in the world and by presenting novel factors. It also attempts to introduce an appropriate framework to select the most efficient process in migration to open source software. So that organizations do not have a concern to choose the best migration process and IT managers are able to select the appropriate process for their organizations quickly and with no confusion.

scholarly journals Atvirųjų programų naudojimas mokymui

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (43) ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
Daiva Šiškevičiūtė ◽  
Eugenijus Valavičius
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Proprietary Software ◽  
Business College ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Open Standards

Atvirųjų standartų plitimas kelia naujus reikalavimus informacinių technologijų ir kitų kompiuterinių dalykų dėstytojams. Straipsnyje analizuojamos problemos, iškylančios ruošiantis dėstyti informacinių technologijų kursą, kai kompiuterių taikymo veiksmai iliustruojami atvirosiomis programomis. Taip pat pateikiama studentų pasirengimo priimti tokį kursą analizė – dviejų etapų nuomonės pokyčių tyrimo rezultatai, jų palyginimas su kitais tyrimais, vienų mokslo metų dėstymo patirtis.Teaching of information technology and open source programsDaiva Šiškevičiūtė, Eugenijus Valavičius SummaryThe movement towards open standards on all levels of social life/the life of society puts up new challenges for teachers of Information Technologies and other computer-related disciplines. Vilnius Business College prepared a plan of particular switchover from proprietary software in computer laboratories to open source software. This paper analyses the results of a two-stage survey of students’ opinion about open source software and problems that can occur when using such programs.The changes in students opinion are discussed and results of our surveys are compared with the results of an analogous survey in Lithuanian schools.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN BUSSINESS INTELEGENCE (BI) UNTUK PERUSAHAAN DALAM MEMBANGUN SOLUSI BISNIS BERBASIS OPEN SOURCE

Sensi Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ferry Sudarto ◽  
Diah Aryani ◽  
Yulianto Yulianto
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
Free Open Source

Saat ini penggunaan Information Technology sebagai alat bantu dalam kegiatan bisnis sudah menjadi kebutuhan mutlak. Hal ini dikarenakan adanya kebutuhan dari organisasi tersebut untuk meningkatkan kemampuannya dalam menganalisis masalah-masalah yang dihadapinya serta dalam pengambilan keputusan. Namun sebenarnya hal ini hanyalah sebagian kecil dari pemanfaatan IT dalam mendukung kegiatan bisnis. Peranan IT dapat ditingkatkan dengan merancang dan mengimplementasikan suatu sistem yang dapat mengekstrak dan mengubah informasi bisnis dari data-data operasional yang ada sehingga pada akhirnya dapat memberikan dukungan terhadap keputusan-keputusan bisnis. Business Intelligence (BI) merupakan salah satu bentuk implementasi yang mampu menjawab kebutuhan di atas. Secara ringkas, BI dapat diartikan sebagai pengetahuan yang didapatkan dari hasil analisis data yang diperoleh dari kegiatan (usaha) suatu organisasi. Salah satu tool untuk implementasi BI berbasis open source adalah Pentaho. Pentaho merupakan kumpulan aplikasi BI yang berkembang dengan pesat dan bersifat free open source software (FOSS).

Deployment of open source electronic content management software in national government departments in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mpho Ngoepe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Content Management ◽  
National Government ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Content

Purpose – This paper aims to report the deployment of open source electronic content management software in national government departments in South Africa, with the view to raise awareness of the free and open source software (FOSS) policy. Many countries including South Africa have developed policies that encourage the deployment of free and open source software (FOSS). Design/methodology/approach – The paper opted for qualitative data collected through interviews with four chief information officers, five information technology (IT) officials, two records managers from government departments, one archivist from the National Archives of South Africa and one IT official from the State Information Technology Agency; these were selected purposively from national government departments. Furthermore, a free test trial of open source software, Alfresco Community Edition, was conducted for a 30-day period during September 2013. Alfresco was chosen as it is the preferred FOSS in government departments in South Africa. Findings – The key finding reveals that, in contrast with the FOSS policy, governmental bodies in South Africa preferred proprietary software over FOSS, as only one government department has migrated to FOSS. The reasons cited for the low uptake of open source electronic content management include the perceived lack of support for FOSS or short lifespan support which was confirmed through the trial test, as well as a lack of IT skills by records management practitioners who are responsible for implementation of electronic content management and hidden costs as the internal staff would spend time supporting, tailoring and enhancing the software. It is observed that failure to raise awareness and benefits of the FOSS policy in South Africa will curtail the document into a dull epistle. Research limitations/implications – Due to the chosen research approach and sampling method, the results were not generalised to the population. It is hoped that the study will stimulate further research interest and raise awareness in government departments with regard to FOSS policy implementation, especially in the area of electronic content management. Practical implications – The paper shows the difficulty in implementing a policy and putting it into practice without looking into its practical feasibility. Originality/value – This research attempts to bridge the gap and bring new elements by assessing the level of FOSS adoption in the area of electronic content management which is often ignored by the government and also less researched by scholars.

scholarly journals Does Selection of Open Source Cloud Computing Platforms is a Confusing Task?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 829-833
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Hybrid Cloud ◽  
Cloud Platform ◽  
Private Cloud ◽  
Cloud Management ◽  
Computing Platforms ◽  
Selection Of

Over the last few years the majority of small and large companies moving to cloud computing to develop IT solutions for businesses. It is technology which provides distributed and dynamically shared computing resources using certain operating techniques. In the revolution of information technology, cloud computing is becoming a key paradigm. Cloud computing further classified as Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud. It provides three services which are categorized as Infrastructure-as-Service, Platform-as-Service and Software-as-Service. Open source cloud management platforms providing Infrastructure-as-a-service are now commonly used because of the fastest growth of cloud. Many open source softwares are available for deploying public or private cloud. This paper provides a brief review and comparison of five well-known open source cloud software i.e. OpenNebula, Eucalyptus, OpenStack, Nimbus and CloudStack providing IaaS on the basis of their similar features and technology used. After reviewing the importance and features, we have found OpenStack Cloud Platform is more reliable and useful for the enterprises and organization because of its feature and rapid improvements in its features. The distinction in this paper is believed to help people to choose the suitable open source software according to their need.

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