A New Era for Open Source

It is a fact that many corporations are starting to consider Open Source technologies as a way to reduce IT spending while taking advantage of existing technologies. It is also a fact that more companies are widening Open Source reach to projects that wouldn´t have been considered before, opening more possibilities for the community to spread.

As a recent article in Wall Street & Technology mentions, with the current economic situation cutting IT budgets, many financial institutions have been forced to rethink their attitudes toward open source technology.

While that article only talks about the financial industry, at Globant we´ve seen that Open Source is becoming more and more popular at every level and sector. We have been working with Open Source for more than 6 years, for clients such as telcos, media, coming from the high tech or travel industry, and we firmly believe that Open Source will continue to spread its influence among different kinds of companies. Some of the reasons behind this trend include:

- Open Source is the perfect ally for budget management
- Corporations leveraging in Open Source technologies over the past few years have demonstrated their ability to move quicker and at lower costs.
- It allows organizations to be on the edge of innovation and to stay ahead of the market
- It is extremely flexible. A company with the right skills and experience will be able to blend Open Source with existing proprietary software, therefore taking advantage of already developed code and further reducing costs.

At Globant we are an active player of this movement, since we have already contributed with thousands of code lines to the Open Source community, including projects like Drupal Modules, Dedo, Dogo, Rever and Collaborative Postcards. We have also been deeply involved with Google in the evolution of OpenSocial since its early beginning, and we have contributed to the development of Shindig -the OpenSocial Open Source reference implementation.  

We know what Open Source is all about. Opportunities are wide opened for those corporations that want to continue working on innovative products and still remain on the boundaries of their budget. It´s just a matter of finding the right partner, one with the experience, the knowledge and the creativity necessary to deliver the best for your audience. At Globant, we are ready for that. Are you?