OpenCloud Report
Battery Ventures · 2012
"Open-source and cloud infrastructure are reshaping enterprise software economics and buying."
Battery Ventures' OpenCloud report tracks the transition of enterprise software from rigid, on-premise servers to flexible, open-source cloud infrastructure, completely altering the economics of B2B software.
Historically, enterprise software was sold via expensive, top-down, multi-year licenses installed on local hardware. The OpenCloud shift moves infrastructure to the cloud (AWS/GCP) and changes the business model to SaaS (Software as a Service) or open-source. This allows for 'bottom-up' adoption, where an individual developer can download an open-source tool for free, use it, and eventually force the enterprise to buy the premium cloud-hosted version once it becomes mission-critical.
What is the 'bottom-up' adoption model in OpenCloud software?
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- OpenCloud / State of Cloud & Open Source (Battery Ventures)House overview / Battery Ventures
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