Opening Doors With Open Source

Technology modernization has long-been a top priority for the U.S. federal government. To achieve this modernization, the public sector must adopt cloud-native technologies along with software components that enable improved, optimized mission capabilities. The open source development model is one approach that is already widely adopted and still gaining momentum across the public sector. With presidential mandates and a recognized need spurring open source adoption, federal IT leaders must determine how free open source software and its enterprise-ready alternatives fit into their purchasing strategies. Government Business Council (GBC) partnered with Carahsoft to uncover current perceptions of open source software, illustrate how enterprise open source software is being used in federal agencies today, and identify trends to watch for.