The Value of Standards and Open-Source Technologies

Forrester Analyst Jeffrey Hammond notes that open-source is taking off these days, even in the enterprise. "At 80%, you could argue that open-source is a de facto standard for IT." Meanwhile, DAMA International's Loretta Smith notes that other standards can save companies tremendous amounts of money and pain, because enterprise data often outlives the applications for which it was designed by five to 10 years. Learn about this and more by checking out this episode of DM Radio! In addition to Hammond and Smith, you'll hear from Yves deMontcheuil of Talend, Richard Daley of Pentaho and Jason Stowe of Cycle Computing. Attendees will learn: Why standards are so important; Which ones are taking off; How open-source changes the game; How you can promote adoption of standards.