Storage Predictions for 2024 and Beyond (Part V – Open Source)

Storage Predictions for 2024 and Beyond (Part V – Open Source)

Chris EvansCloud Storage, Cloud-Native, Data Practice: Data Storage, Individual Subscribers, Software-Defined Storage

Open source has been a remarkably successful business model for the creation and adoption of software across the IT industry.  This has included a wide range of storage solutions, generally classed as software-defined storage.  As the public cloud continues to be prominent, is there a threat from vendors taking free software and repurposing it for commercial gain, or can we expect to see Open Source as part of the SDS landscape for years to come?

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