The State of Enterprise Open Source
A Red Hat® Report
95% of respondents say open source is strategically important
39% extremely important
36% very important
20% important
5% somewhat important
95%
39% extremely important
36% very important
20% important
5% somewhat important
About this report
This survey of 950 IT leaders was commissioned by Red Hat to better understand the unique role of enterprise open source. Respondents were unaware that Red Hat was the sponsor of this research.
77% of respondents agree enterprise open source will continue to grow
32% increase significantly
45% increase slightly
22% stay the same
1% decrease slightly
77%
32% increase significantly
45% increase slightly
22% stay the same
1% decrease slightly
Growth of open source software will come at the expense of proprietary software
Proprietary software
Enterprise open source software
Community-based open source software
Respondents cite security and cloud management tools as top uses of enterprise open source
Security
Cloud management tools
Database
Big data and analytics
Respondents cite higher quality software as top benefit of enterprise open source
Higher quality software
Lower total cost of ownership
Better security
Designed to work in cloud, cloud-native tech
Ability to safely leverage open source tech
Hybrid cloud architectures + enterprise open source enable digital transformation
63%
54%
63% of IT leaders have a hybrid cloud infrastructure today.
Among those who don’t, 54% plan to have one within the next 24 months.
83%
83% of IT leaders say enterprise open source has been instrumental in their organization’s ability to take advantage of cloud architectures.
Enterprise open source is for innovators
86% of IT leaders say the most innovative companies are using enterprise open source
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The full report details how and why open source solutions are making their way into enterprises with such remarkable momentum. And it explains some of the ways companies are turning to enterprise open source solutions to modernize their approaches to IT and digitally transform their businesses.