Open source is clearly here to stay, says Michael Jung--but what will be the next enterprise area of innovation? Many thanks to those of you who commented on my first post, and to the many more of you who sent e-mails giving me some additional food for thought. Given the volume of e-mails with some similar themes, I thought I’d clarify a few things, in terms of our view of open source and where it is going. While I didn’t say it explicitly, when companies like IBM, HP, Novell, Dell and even Sun are driving the adoption, deployment and support of various parts of the LAMP stack in the enterprise, it’s safe to say that the ecosystem for many open source projects is thriving. Bill Hewitt, Chief Marketing Officer of Novell, said in his e-mail to me, “Companies like Novell have certified over 1,000 applications to run on Linux and provide a worldwide support infrastructure…” Yes, open source is here to stay. The more interesting question for those of us in venture is what other open source projects will enjoy the same kind of rapid organic adoption in the enterprise that we’ve witnessed at the OS (Linux), web server (Apache), app server (JBoss) and database (MySQL), and under what timeframe. Where will it happen next? Desktop applications? Enterprise apps? ERP? Messaging? Systems Mgmt? Virtualization? Networking? Storage? Security? (SNORT was a good start.) As we ponder that question and apply it to various parts of the enterprise, the ecosystem consideration looms larger as an investor. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Open source as a phenomenon has fundamentally shifted the nature of the enterprise software industry (and hardware, for that matter). For this reason, it is a trend that we as venture investors are actively exploring. Be sure to check here for updates on some of the really interesting start-ups that we’re seeing in the space — ecosystem “pioneers,” so to speak. One thing to remember about us VCs is that we’re looking to invest in front of the wave… Of course, if you’ve come across any interesting start-ups that you think we should profile, please feel free to let me know. Talk to you soon. Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe