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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. Are you targeting enterprise or mid-market/SMB? For some organizations, that’s a critical need. You’ll compete with yourself.

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Kellblog's 10 Predictions for 2020

Kellblog

While most everyone I knew scratched their head at the enterprise-focused Workday acquiring a more SMB-focused Adaptive, Workday has done a good job simultaneously leaving Adaptive alone enough to not disturb its core business while working to get the technology more enterprise-ready for its customers. The ongoing rise of DevOps.