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When Does Open Source Make Sense for a Business?

OpenView Labs

The answer likely depends on your market segmentation, as freemium may ease adoption friction for SMB/mid-market companies. Think: financial services, healthcare, and other highly-regulated industries. They also all sport a very technical user base (DevOps and Data Engineers, primarily).

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Lessons from New Relic: Five Critical Steps to Scaling Enterprise (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

The second is adoption of DevOps practices, and the third is a focus on a digital customer experience. I took on Oracle’s first software as a service product 13 years ago and took that to market very early for Oracle Corporation. It’s true for other market segments.

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