IDC at the Open Source System Management Conference on April 18th
On April 18th the fifth edition of the Open Source System Management Conference will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton in Bolzano. If you´re an IT manager, System Administrator, or in any way interested in the Open Source world and might not yet have applied your participation, feel free to register here.
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Al Gillen, VP Research at IDC
One of the highlight of the conference will be the presentation of the studies conducted by IDC, showcased by Vice President Research Al Gillen. He will provide an overview of the main motivations for the adoption of Open Source solutions beside the “classic” cost factor: openess in the product usage and adoption as well as independence from the supplier play an increasingly important role.
To Al´s background
Al is responsible for IDC’s Open Source software analysis as well and cloud and virtualization system software research, across both client and server on a worldwide basis. He brings over 30 years of computer industry experience, focusing also on recent Open Source trends in the area of IT System Management. His research at IDC has included many studies on the Open Source software market, evaluating the readiness and competitive positioning of these kind of solutions compared to traditional closed-source products. His work has also included total cost of ownership and ROI studies on Open Source software. Prior to joining IDC in 1999, Al spent 9 years running a trade publication, and before that spent 10 years as a software developer. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. To meet him at our Conference, just join us.
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