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10 ways to learn more about open source software and trends
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Open source trends should be on any IT leader's radar screen. Check out these reports, events, courses, and more<br />
By <a href=" Rudder</a> | September 06, 2018<br />
From: <a href=";
<p>When <a href="; released its 2016 report “<a href=" Source Powers Enterprise Digital Transformation</a>,” some people in the <a href=" source</a> community were surprised by the results. They weren’t surprised that 41 percent of enterprise decision makers called open source a high priority and planned to increase use of open source in their organizations. They were concerned that the other 59 percent didn’t seem to understand the role open source would play in the future of the enterprise.</p>
<p>Paul Miller, one of the analysts behind the report, <a href=";, “The myth that open source software is exclusively written by and for lonely – rather odd – individual geeks remains remarkably prevalent. And yet it’s a myth that is almost entirely wrong. Again and again, we encounter executives who do not grasp how much their organization already depends on open source. More importantly, they do not see the key role that open source technologies and thinking will play in enabling their efforts to transform into a customer-obsessed business that really can win, serve, and retain customers.”</p>
<p>Fast-forward to today, and <a href=" source skills</a> are among the most in-demand: 83 percent of hiring managers surveyed for the 2018 <a href=" Source Jobs report</a> said hiring open source talent was a priority this year, up from 76 percent last year. (More on that report in a minute.) Hiring managers are touting their organization’s contribution to open source projects as a recruiting strategy for nabbing top talent. Some of the biggest trends in enterprise IT, such as <a href="; and <a href=" cloud</a>, rely on open source technologies including <a href="; and <a href=";
<p>The mindset and narrative around open source have changed. Enterprise IT and business leaders should be able to keep up with IT organizations doing innovative work with open source technologies. We’ve rounded up some resources to help you get up to speed – and stay there.</p>
<p><strong>[ How is open source fueling breakthroughs in fields ranging from medicine to art? Watch talks and films in Red Hat's <a href=" Source Stories</a>. ] </strong></p>
<p>Reports:</p>
<p><strong><a href=" Every CIO Must Know About Open-Source Software</a> </strong>– If you are starting off with limited knowledge, this might be a good jumping off point for your open source education. This 2017 report from <a href="; answers the basic questions around open source technology before diving into more complex CIO questions, like what are the risks, and how to tap into open source's benefits.</p>
<p><strong><a href=" BOSS Index: Tracking the Explosive Growth of Open-Source Software</a></strong> – The landscape of open source technologies is vast – and made up of some strange-sounding names. That’s why <a href=" Ventures</a> created this detailed index to categorize and track some of the most popular open source software projects. Review this list to be versed in the top players and names to know in the world of open source.</p>
<p><strong><a href="; target="_blank">Open Source Jobs Report</a></strong> - This 2018 report, conducted by <a href="; target="_blank">The Linux Foundation</a> and careers site <a href="; target="_blank">Dice</a>, gives you a clear idea of how enterprise IT is using open source talent, as well as which skills are in highest demand. (Hint: Think containers and cloud.) The report offers valuable background for both hiring managers and job seekers. </p>
<p>Conferences:</p>
<p><strong><a href=" Source Leadership Summit</a></strong> – This annual <a href=" Foundation</a> event is geared toward leaders responsible for driving open source strategies and implementation within their organizations. Although the 2018 event already has taken place, you can <a href=" the keynotes</a> for sessions on Kubernetes, blockchain, security, AI, and more, to get a good idea of how other leaders are thinking about open source.</p>
<p><strong><a href=" Things Open</a> </strong>– Taking place October 21-23 in Raleigh, NC, All Things Open features 200 sessions, 14 workshops, and conference tracks for on topics including cloud, blockchain, big data, and more. With a mission to help attendees become better at what they do, this conference prides itself on the educational and ROI value of its open source content.</p>
<p>Newsletters:</p>
<p><strong><a href=" Architect's Newsletter</a> </strong>– Newsletters are a great way to get a steady stream of timely insights and industry news. The InfoQ Architects' Newsletter, a monthly guide for software architects and IT leaders, features a curated collection of links, commentary, news, and case studies. Recent issues have explored chaos engineering and building resilient distributed systems.</p>
<p><strong><a href=" href="; – </strong>Our companion site, Opensource.com, sends a weekly newsletter highlighting stories from practitioners, experts, and enthusiasts that can help you get a pulse on interesting projects and trends in the world of open source. The site also features an extensive resource library, including cheat sheets on open source technologies and guides on open source alternatives to popular proprietary solutions.</p>
<p>Other ways to learn:</p>
<p><strong><a href=" </a></strong><a href="; </strong>– Changelog, another newsletter option for developers, also offers a few podcasts for people who prefer to learn on their morning commute. The Changelog podcast features conversations with leaders, engineers, and innovators in software development. The latest episode highlights the <a href="; programming language for microservices.</p>
<p><strong><a href=" Arduino is open-sourcing imagination</a></strong> – If you are looking for a little inspiration, Massimo Banzi, co-founder of <a href=";, has a great TED Talk on the “maker’s movement.” His point of view: Open source technology is enabling anyone, anywhere to make anything they can imagine. This talk might spark a few ideas for your next hackathon.</p>
<p><strong><a href=" of Professional Open Source Management</a> </strong>– Finally, if you are ready to roll up your sleeves and get started, The Linux Foundation offers a course overviewing the key phases of developing on open source management program. The course tackles one of the biggest challenges – getting business executives, legal, development and other key stakeholders on the same page.</p>
<p><strong>[ Want to learn more about the past, present, and future of open source? Check out Red Hat's podcast, <a href=" Line Heroes</a>: Catch Season 1 and get a sneak peek at Season 2. ] </strong></p>
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2018 Trends in Open Source
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>by Amar Pratap Rama Murthy - Chief Architect, Open Source<br />
from: <a href=";
<p>Open Source in years has been evolving from being Free software alternatives to being innovative in many areas. In the recent couple of years Open Source projects are leading the innovation and even defining standards for the future. For example, Cloud engineering and solutions is been led by Open Source projects. Similarly another example Machine Learning and AI is also been led by Open Source projects. My experience working with Open Source technologies, here are the few trends that will define 2018. </p>
<p>Progressive Web Apps<br />
Experience layer from last several years has been critical aspect of digital transformation. Omni channel including Web, Mobile, other channels, have become important as the critical capabilities for successful digital experience delivery.</p>
<p>AngularJS, React, React Mobile, Vue.js and related technologies are becoming more stable and improving. This trend will continue in 2018. More Native based mobile frameworks like React Mobile and similar frameworks will keep increasing to deliver value for the user experience.</p>
<p>Cloud Native Engineering & PAAS<br />
Platform as a Service has taken a good shape and how its been positioned with in the Cloud Strategy for any enterprise. Standards based products like OpenShift, PCF, Kubernetes, Tectonic etc have moved from Container as a Service to Platform as Service. Cloud Native Computing Foundation is driving and bringing the open source innovative projects together to make the cloud strategy and migration easier for adoption.</p>
<p>OpenShift, PCF and other Kubernetes based products are graduating from being Container as Service(CAAS) to Platform as Service (PAAS). One trend that is seen is enterprises are adopting product based implementations like OpenShift, PCF, Tektonic etc. Other trend is enterprises building their own PAAS using the best breed open source projects together. Enterprises are looking for PAAS can give single window for the service catalogue not just on Private cloud but also native services with in the public cloud providers. Multi cloud support as key differentiator will drive the PAAS adoption.</p>
<p>Anything as a Service (XAAS)<br />
Anything as a Service as an acronym that represents any service should be available over internet than on-premises. Earlier years saw SAAS, IAAS are adopted by the big enterprises, Network as a service, Monitoring as Service, Communication as a service, Storage as Service are becoming very popular and will continue to hog limelight.</p>
<p>Given the high speed networks, stable virtualization and container technologies combined together is giving the power for this concept to shape and will increase in adoption in 2018.</p>
<p>Open Source Databases adoption on the raise<br />
Open Source RDBMS adoption will increase in 2018 as its been going on last few years. There are massive parallel processing products on top of the open source RDBMS are seeing a role in the use cases where horizontal scalability is critical.</p>
<p>EDB PostgreSQL, MariaDB keep enhancing the features on the horizontal scaling, cloud migration, support for database as service on a cloud etc. Migration from the proprietary database to Open Source traction will continue in 2018 like seen in last couple of years. Citus, Vitess kind of products are making ways into main stream with support for horizontal scaling, NoSQL kind of capabilities like Map reduce, Replication, Sharding with good cost effectiveness.</p>
<p>NoSQL adoption is at a raise as the cloud migrations and adoption increases. This will continue in 2018. Explosion in data ingestion from different parts of the enterprise and models with multi-structure, unstructured, flexi-structure increasing, NoSQL adoption will continue. Engagement Databases like Couchbase, Aerospike with memory first architecture providing faster access to data to the experience layer is seeing a great traction. MongoDB releasing the ACID capability in its new version this year will fuel in a great differentiator in the market. </p>
<p> Machine Learning and AI<br />
Gartner predicts that Machine learning and AI scope will be increased more in 2018. Several green field areas will see a surge around ML and AI. Technology around the adoption of Machine learning with in enterprises is increasing with platform builds, new user development environment adoption and move from on-prem to a cloud based compute executions for the leaning systems.</p>
<p>New Open Source Intelligent Solutions are set to change the way systems and people will interact with each other. Conversational AI with question and answer paradigm, Chabots will become a medium of interaction. Autonomous vehicles and drones are set to be used more in the business. Glasses technology to become another user experience channel for making things easier for the users.</p>
<p>Real-time Integration and Data Analytics<br />
Modern data analytics platform moving away from old fashioned ETL and integration. Real-time data streaming to modern ELT/ ETL programming models like Nifi with Kafka is becoming main stream and enterprises are ready to adopt.</p>
<p>Confluent with its new avatar as the company behind Kafka will give a great push to this technology. Going beyond messaging into more reactive architecture/design is increasing in the adoption with large enterprises. Nifi with its large file processing especially with Data Integration like ETL style on streams has increased real time data transformation a big possibility. 2018 could be the year for Nifi adoption at large scale. </p>
<p>It will be an exciting year 2018 for Open Source!</p>
<p>Posted by Amar Pratap Rama Murthy - Chief Architect, Open Source on March 28, 2018 7:08 PM | <a href=";
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CHITS @ 10: A Decade of People-Centric eHealth
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<p>This month of May marks the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the Community Health Information Tracking System or CHITS. The homegrown electronic medical record system developed by the University of the Philippines Manila in 2004. Over the years, this single “seed” of innovation has come a long way since its implementation at the Elvira Lagrosa Health Center in Pasay City.</p>
<p>From its humble beginnings as a “Child Health Injury Tracking System” spearheaded by Dr. Herman Tolentino, Dr. Alvin Marcelo and the Pasay City Health Department through Dr. Marie Irene Sy, CHITS has become an eHealth tool that can improve health information system in the country.</p>
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<p>The effect has then rippled out across the public health sector. CHITS made history when it forged partnerships between the public and private sectors through the Wireless Access for Health (WAH) project initiative launched in June 22, 2010. CHITS was a key component that brought the stakeholders together. The system anchors its existence with the support of health personnel such as physicians, midwives, public health nurses, and barangay health workers in the development of the software. The process clearly demonstrated that partnership matters a lot in fostering system ownership and subsequent adoption of the technology.</p>
<p>CHITS continues to evolve in order to provide flexible and cost-effective system to better meet the demands of public health and primary care now and in the future. In 2012, CHITS has made an unprecedented move to migrate to OpenMRS – a global network of open source enterprise electronic medical record system platform. This new platform provides a more robust and scalable digital environment. CHITS has also expanded to other hardware platforms such as Blackberry and android mobile phones; and as an integral component of other eHealth innovations such as the RxBox and rCHITS.</p>
<p>By dedicating a day to celebrate these achievements also provide a platform for different user voices to be heard and reflect upon to maximally benefit from the fruits of this innovation.</p>
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DRIVING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENTS WITH OPEN SOURCE
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>DRIVING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENTS WITH OPEN SOURCE<br />
By Clarice Africa | 28 April 2014<br />
from: <a href=";
<p>“Look around you - open source is running so many things that play a crucial part of our lives and I bet most people don’t even know it,” said Prof. Ariel Betan, Managing Director of the International Open Source Network ASEAN+3, a Centre of Excellence under the UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme that advocates free and open source software, open content and open standards in the region.</p>
<p>“Linux, for example, is an operating system that runs a lot of today’s open source technologies. From small devices like mobile Wi-Fi routers/access points, desktops, smartphones and even appliances to large installations like the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, spanning 27km in the the Franco-Swiss Border,” he said.</p>
<p>“Whether you’re aware of it or not, Linux is practically everywhere. It’s invisible, yet ubiquitous.”</p>
<p>And unlike today’s big software companies, no organisation can claim ownership of Linux because its development is mainly driven by a huge following of open and like-minded developer communities.</p>
<p>While open source means different things to different people, for long time advocates like Prof. Betan, open source is an engagement and empowerment tool that allows organisations to leverage the creativity of open source communities to achieve sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>“With its inherent nature of free and open, open source goes hand in hand with the goals of today’s open government revolution and we’re seeing more and more government agencies and healthcare organisations using open source to support their various mission-critical applications.”</p>
<p>“They have found out that it’s more stable, reliable, secure and interoperable. Due to the open and inclusive nature of open source technologies, different systems can work together unlike proprietary and closed source technologies where they have no choice but to use only what is allowed by proprietary systems.”</p>
<p>Furthermore, considering the government’s limited resources and budget, open source offers a more economical option due to its lower cost of implementation and its alternative business models.</p>
<p>“Open source provides governments with a better deal for taxpayers’ money. It allows them to optimise their IT spend, especially from an IT infrastructure perspective. By using open source, they can easily migrate to other technologies or vendors if they are not satisfied, unlike in closed source software where users have no choice but to continue using it even if it’s not meeting their requirements,” Prof. Betan said.</p>
<p>“Can governments really run everything on open source? Definitely! In fact, you can find an open source alternative for every closed source system. And that is why we are seeing more and more governments in the region migrating to open source.”</p>
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OPEN SOURCE: A FAD NO MORE
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OPEN SOURCE: A FAD NO MORE<br />
By Clarice Africa | 21 February 2014<br />
from: <a href=";
<p>A few years ago, a global analyst firm went so far as to describe open source as the ‘hype du jour’ and some people even labelled it as something destined for the student and hobbyist market.</p>
<p>Today, its collaborative innovation model has prompted some governments to go ‘Open Source by default’ by releasing everything it does to the community.</p>
<p>“Trends right now are on the collaboration and creation of platforms and ecosystems. Gone is the era of the monolithic one-software-for-all mentality. It is now conventional wisdom that some services and components are better offered by other entities and it is their integration that is driving the development of this ecosystem,” Dr. Alvin Marcelo, an eHealth Adviser for an international development agency, said.</p>
<p>“Interestingly, collaboration is innate to open source software, helping it thrive in this new ecosystem. Its open character makes it a natural in the new economic order of web services and the API marketplace.”</p>
<p>So how much can it save organisations?</p>
<p>“Let’s do a reverse quantification method using elimination,” Dr. Marcelo stated.</p>
<p>“On one side is open source, and on the other is proprietary software. If a component appears on both side, then we cross it out since its present on both sides. What do we see on both sides? Hardware, network, developer time, integration costs and training. When you’ve crossed out equivalent features on both sides, you’ll be left with source code access for client, and this tilts the balance in favour of the consumer,” he explained.</p>
<p>As more and more governments turn to open source, this trend is bringing about a change in the procurement attitude of many public sector organisations.</p>
<p>“A few years ago, the conventional thinking was that open source was free and not worth the expense. Enlightened management now understands that they are procuring expertise, code quality, and transparency. Nowadays, a lot of open source software companies are making money by offering reliable support and quality services. In addition, other components of the ecosystem emerge such as certifications, testing and third party evaluation. These types of services would not have prospered as fast were it not for open source software.”</p>
<p>While we are indeed seeing a progressive uptake of open source in governments, Dr. Marcelo shared that a key impediment to its adoption rests primarily on the risk appetite of the organisation.</p>
<p>“Many enterprises do not have risk frameworks that could have allowed them to evaluate open source software. In this situation, their usual attitude is to be conservative against the adoption of Free Open Source Software (FOSS). Interestingly, for companies with enterprise risk governance, they have tools and mechanisms for controlling their risks and FOSS adoption is more systematic in these places.”</p>
<p>“At the end of the day, FOSS is like any other software. It needs to be supported, updated, and maintained. Accountability is important for enterprise adoption and I think the FOSS community already understands that and have made commercial support available,” Dr. Marcelo said.</p>
<p>He added that whether a software is proprietary or open source, good IT governance is important to ensure the success of any endeavour.</p>
<p>“This is a prerequisite for success. Once IT governance is in place, and with it a risk framework, they should apply that to software and systems selection. I am sure that open source will be able to stand side by side with proprietary software with this method and will win in many areas,” he concluded.</p>
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LPI applauds UN organization report providing recommendations on FOSS for national policy makers
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>From: <a href=" />
LPI Applauds UN Organization Report</p>
<p>(Sacramento, CA, USA: November 29, 2012) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (<a href=";), applauds the release of the flagship report "The Information Economy Report 2012: The Software Industry and Developing Countries" by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report provides specific recommendations on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for national policy makers and includes two examples of the value of LPI's training and certification programs for ICT development.</p>
<p>"We are pleased to be included in this landmark study on the key drivers in the evolving global software landscape and how our program at LPI has<br />
played a role in the development of the IT industry within select geographies around the world," said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI. "This report is also exemplary for the Free and Open Source Software community as it recognizes how FOSS solutions can offer both IT export opportunities and provide solutions for domestic software needs within national economies," added Mr.Lacey.</p>
<p>LPI's programs are cited within the report as follows:</p>
<p>* Within Chapter IV (Section B. FOSS and Local Software Industry Development, pg.66) is a case study entitled "Creating business and<br />
learning opportunities with FOSS in Africa: the case of <a href="mailto:ict@innovation">ict@innovation</a>". This example describes LPI's training and certification program with<br /><a href="mailto:ict@innovation">ict@innovation</a> and goes on to state that the "provision of such courses can be a viable business opportunity. Moreover, by having certified<br />
staff, African IT enterprises involved in open source software can improve the quality of their services and win new clients."</p>
<p>* In Chapter V: Policies To Enable National Software Systems, Section C: Securing Access to Relevant Skills (pg.93) the report describes LPI's<br />
joint program with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to support Linux certification and training within the 22 member countries<br />
of the League of Arab States. The case study notes this initiative followed a joint LPI/ITU pilot program in Afghanistan, the Lao People’s<br />
Democratic Republic, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen: "LPI's network of industry representatives,<br />
enterprise customers and Linux professionals recognize an economic interest in this training program as it connects to a community which<br />
speaks the local language. LPI’s mandate is to promote professional standards and global adoption of Linux and other open source software<br />
through training. It is expected that open source software will quickly become attractive for the majority of the region’s young ICT trainees as<br />
it has deep roots in community and collaborative work groups."</p>
<p>FOSS related highlights include the following:</p>
<p>* In "Chapter IV: The Role of Free and Open Source Software" (pg.62-63), the report describes the following values of FOSS to the development of<br />
national software industries:<br />
- Promotion of local learning<br />
- Lower costs and local value creation<br />
- Less dependence on specific technologies and vendors<br />
- Enable adaptation of software to local needs<br />
- Address concerns related to national security and long-term availability</p>
<p>* The report's concluding policy recommendations (pg.108) also provides national governments with direction on enabling FOSS adoption and use:</p>
<p>"Give adequate attention to FOSS, especially in public procurement:...FOSS can promote domestic market development and local<br />
innovation. Rather than purchasing software licences and services abroad, local FOSS development, sales and services can help keep<br />
resources within the local economy, avoid dependency on specific vendors and provide opportunities for income generation and employment. FOSS can<br />
also enable local software SMEs to establish new niche markets. Governments should seize the various advantages of relying on FOSS when<br />
this offers a competitive solution to their software needs.Technological trends, especially with regard to cloud computing, mobile<br />
applications and big data, are further accentuating the reliance on FOSS."</p>
<p>The full report is available at:<br /><a href=";
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Linux brings over €10 million savings for Munich
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<p><img src="; hspace="6" align="left" />Over €10 million (approximately £8 million or $12.8 million) has been saved by the city of Munich, thanks to its development and use of the city's own Linux platform. The calculation of savings follows a question by the city council's independent Free Voters (Freie Wähler) group, which led to Munich's municipal LiMux project presenting a comparative budget calculation at the meeting of the city council's IT committee on Wednesday. The calculation compares the current overall cost of the LiMux migration with that of two technologically equivalent Windows scenarios: Windows with Microsoft Office and Windows with OpenOffice. Reportedly, savings amount to over €10 million.</p>
<p>The study is based on around 11,000 migrated workplaces within Munich's city administration as well as 15,000 desktops that are equipped with an open source office suite. The comparison with Windows assumes that Windows systems must be on the same technological level; this would, for example, mean that they would have been upgraded to Windows 7 at the end of 2011. Project parameters such as scope, duration, applied methodology or external support were assumed to be the same in all scenarios.</p>
<p>According to the calculation, Windows with Microsoft Office would so far have incurred about €11.6 million (£9.3 million) in operating-system-related costs. Microsoft Office and its upgrades would have cost €4.2 million (£3.3 million), and the Windows system about €2.6 million (£2.1 million). The LiMux project allowed a further €5 million (£4 million) for hardware upgrades in connection with the Windows 7 system upgrade. Application migration costs were estimated to be around €55,000 (£44,000). If the city council had chosen Windows but used OpenOffice, the estimated cost would have been about two thirds, or €7.4 million (£5.9 million).</p>
<p>According to the comparison, the cost of the LiMux scenario was only a fraction of this. The project management says that by September 2012, the project had incurred only €270,000 (£218,000) because it involved no licence fees and no hardware upgrades were necessary as a result of software upgrades. The costs were exclusively generated by migrating applications.</p>
<p>Costs that are not related to the operating system, such as staff and training costs, were identically listed at around €22 million (£17 million) in all three scenarios. Overall, the project says that Windows and Microsoft Office would have cost just over €34 million (£27 million), while Windows with Open Office would have cost about €30 million (£24 million). The LiMux scenario, on the other hand, has reportedly cost less than €23 million (£18 million).</p>
<p>With this report to the IT committee, the Lord Mayor of Munich has responded to a cost transparency petition that was submitted by the city council's independent Free Voters (Freie Wähler) group in April 2012. The report now has the status of a provisional decision and is available to downloadGerman language link as an 18-page document from Munich City Council's information system. In addition to the cost report, it contains further information on the LiMux project's organisation and project planning, which was also requested. Those who are interested in the project's progress details can take a look at the project's June 2012 interim reportGerman language link. In March, Lord Mayor Christian Ude had estimated savings of around €4 million (£3.2 million) when responding to a question by the city council's CSU group.</p>
<p>(Anika Kehrer / fab)</p>
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<p><img src="; hspace="6" align="left" />Business intelligence tools comprise the important software that helps in the strategic planning process of a corporation. Using them, you can gather, store, access, and analyze corporate data. The data collected by corporations are huge and to keep track of them, you need business intelligence software. You can use these tools in customer profiling, customer support, market research, product profitability, market segmentation, statistical analysis, and more.</p>
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