Open source is ideal for cloud-based solutions

Selected excepts from an evaluation of open source and cloud solutions. "Though, people constantly differ in their opinion about the viability of open source software, if we take the examples of Amazon or Facebook, you can’t argue against its ability to run the biggest sites. About 80% of the leading public Clouds run on Linux. Given the on-demand scalability, multi-tenancy and high density computing; open-source is more appealing than any other available platform."

"While cost is the most obvious advantage of open source software, especially in the context of virtualization and the Cloud, the other advantages include proven platforms, massive scalability and the ability to co-exist with other proprietary virtualization and Cloud technologies."

"With open source deployment, businesses are able to get up and running faster given the ease of downloading and deploying and using numerous solutions for free."

"Though proprietary projects will continue to have their share of the market, they will continue to be under severe pressure due to the impact, penetration and innovation of open source platforms."

This article was published in Express Computer, one of India's oldest IT publications in its 23rd year of publication.