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Why-an-Open-Source-CMS-Can-Be-the-Best-Option-for-Your-Enterprise-–-and-How-to-Find-the-Best-One-for-Your-Needs-guest-post

We’ve finally reached a turning point: open-source can now be viewed as a pure advantage. In fact, open-source has evolved over the past few decades to become a crucial part of the IT landscape. Red Hat’s annual State of Enterprise Open Source report, which surveyed 950 global IT leaders, states that an increasing number of enterprises are using open source. Sixty-nine percent of the survey’s respondents indicated that usage of enterprise open source is either important or very important for their organizations, and 45 percent of enterprises use open source for website development.

Why Open Source for CMS?

When it comes to CMS solutions, there are open source and proprietary CMS solutions. A proprietary CMS is completely built and maintained by a single company. The source code of such CMS cannot be changed or distributed without complying with licensing agreements. The license owner can restrict the use, access, and modification of their source code. Not to mention that the licensing fees to use these proprietary platforms can be astronomical, upwards of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

Arguments enterprises often use against open source software is that they are not secure, are not as enterprise-ready or focused as proprietary systems, and that the company might not stick around to support the end-user because it’s mostly made up of a community of developers. On the contrary: the Red Hat survey indicates that enterprise open-source use is increasing, with 68% of survey respondents reporting they increased their use of enterprise open-source software, and 59% saying they plan to further increase their use of enterprise open-source software in the next 12 months.

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