开源数据库网上应用广泛 但企业应用仍有限
作者：
451 Group
责任编辑：阚智
来源：
《电脑商情报》
时间：2008-03-27 02:18
关键字：
开源 开放源代码 数据库
The 451 Group found that open source databases have made their way into enterprise environments, and the use of open source database management systems is now widespread. But while open source databases have been widely deployed for Web-tier applications, there has been minimal adoption in the enterprise application tier. Adoption for enterprise applications is at this time limited to certain specific application workloads.
"Many open source proponents cite the database as an example of an open source software success story, assuming that the adoption of open source databases has been at the expense of proprietary incumbents Oracle, IBM and Microsoft," said Matthew Aslett, Analyst with The 451 Group and lead author of the report. "While there are isolated examples of open source databases replacing proprietary installations, the adoption of open source databases has not generally been at the expense of existing deployments. Open source databases have predominantly been deployed to avoid additional proprietary database licenses for new projects in specific application areas, such as in-house applications, single-function applications, customer-facing Web applications, and development and test environments."
The findings are discussed in a new report from The 451 Group, a New York-based technology-industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. The report is part of the 451 Commercial Adoption of Open Source (CAOS) Research Service, which investigates both user experiences and vendor strategies as enterprise customers deploy open source software.
The revenue growth enjoyed by open source database vendors in recent years suggests that they pose a long-term threat to the established vendors, but in the short term the proprietary database vendors are under little threat from open source databases. Analysts at The 451 Group believe that in order for there to be increased adoption of open source databases at the enterprise application tier, a number of factors need to be addressed, including increased enterprise functionality, improved service and support offerings, proof that performance fears are misplaced, increased customer resistance to traditional database software licensing, and a move to Web-based architecture for internal applications.
"Existing open source database users are as likely to increase their adoption of proprietary database software in the next 12 months as they are to further their investment in open source," said Aslett.
"Many open source proponents cite the database as an example of an open source software success story, assuming that the adoption of open source databases has been at the expense of proprietary incumbents Oracle, IBM and Microsoft," said Matthew Aslett, Analyst with The 451 Group and lead author of the report. "While there are isolated examples of open source databases replacing proprietary installations, the adoption of open source databases has not generally been at the expense of existing deployments. Open source databases have predominantly been deployed to avoid additional proprietary database licenses for new projects in specific application areas, such as in-house applications, single-function applications, customer-facing Web applications, and development and test environments."
The findings are discussed in a new report from The 451 Group, a New York-based technology-industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. The report is part of the 451 Commercial Adoption of Open Source (CAOS) Research Service, which investigates both user experiences and vendor strategies as enterprise customers deploy open source software.
The revenue growth enjoyed by open source database vendors in recent years suggests that they pose a long-term threat to the established vendors, but in the short term the proprietary database vendors are under little threat from open source databases. Analysts at The 451 Group believe that in order for there to be increased adoption of open source databases at the enterprise application tier, a number of factors need to be addressed, including increased enterprise functionality, improved service and support offerings, proof that performance fears are misplaced, increased customer resistance to traditional database software licensing, and a move to Web-based architecture for internal applications.
"Existing open source database users are as likely to increase their adoption of proprietary database software in the next 12 months as they are to further their investment in open source," said Aslett.
