Open Source as a Software Service

“Open Source is said to be geeky. It certainly can be difficult to install and setup for the normal enduser. The open software scene was always belittled by the established vendors as not commercial enough to succeed, and because of it’s user unfriendliness.. But the development scene is slowly changing. More and more open source software projects are being set up to develop web based applications. While this does not mean that it is any easier to install and setup, it open now possibilities for SaaS - Software as a Service provider“

Stefan Topfer’s views on open source, pull me to an interesting thought, Can open source applications be ever offered as a service.. Indeed yes. The article is from 2006 and in no less than year, across the connected world, we at Veon Consulting are, delivering open source applications as a service to the market.

The benefit of Open Source Fusion is today providing access to individual applications, but the technology under the hood enables the company to later offer an integration layer between the key applications it serves up.

Regards,
Satish