Lessons to Be Learned from Microsoft and Open Source: How to Take OSS Engagement a Deeper Level
This IDC Market Perspective focuses on four initiatives that Microsoft has underway but also considers how some of these initiatives should be more broadly adopted across the industry. Open source software (OSS) is a critically important source for modern technology solutions. "It's great to see Microsoft focusing on initiatives such as OSS supply chain security and sharing knowledge with the public sector," said Al Gillen, group VP, Software Development and Open Source, IDC. "We believe there is room for many more companies in the industry to be working on expanding the security and trustworthiness of OSS."
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- Executive Snapshot
- New Market Developments and Dynamics
- Secure the Upstream in OSS
- Get Microsoft Great at Linux
- Improving Microsoft's Understanding and Use of OSS
- Driving Awareness and Use of OSS in Public Sector
- Advice for the Technology Supplier
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- Related Research
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