Thanks Ken
The except below is taken directly from our Technology Strategy summary
“Service Delivery Platform: Use of open source components such as Apache Web Server andSquid Proxy Server have been core to our service from the beginning. Within the last two years,we have migrated from using Sun Solaris to Redhat Enterprise Linux as our delivery platform.This has provided us with a 95% reduction in cost and has proven to be highly reliable.”
We have similar statements for our Development and Database platforms that all state explicitly the use of Open Source technologies.
In the Uk our Office of Government commerce has over the last few years, suggested that 'OPEN SOURCE should be actively considered alongside proprietary alternatives' http://www.ogc.gov.uk/news_2007_4280.asp
It's my contention in the piece above that this it's not possible to mandate open source if you out-source your IT provision.
At Ufi, as a result of in-sourcing, we have been able to embed opensource within our technology strategy for non-utility applications and as a result have seen significant cost reductions and improvements in service reliability.
Cheers, Dick
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