Thanks to everyone who has already taken part in our survey exploring changing attitudes to MySQL following its acquisition by Oracle and examining the competitive dynamic between MySQL and other database technologies, including NoSQL and NewSQL. The response has been great and even a quick look at the results makes for interesting reading, particularly in [...]

If you’re a MySQL user, tell us about your adoption plans by taking our current survey. Back in late 2009, at the height of the concern about Oracle’s imminent acquisition of Sun Microsystems and MySQL, 451 Research conducted a survey of open source software users to assess their database usage and attitudes towards Oracle. The [...]

I’ve just launched a new survey that should be of interest if you are currently using or actively considering MySQL or any of the NoSQL or NewSQL offerings The aim of the survey is threefold: – identify trends in database usage over time – explore changing attitudes to MySQL following its acquisition by Oracle – [...]

…and it’s totally awesome. For more details of our Total Data report, and how to get it, see our Too Much Information blog.

The 451 Group’s CAOS practice last week published its latest long format report: Going Open, Going Closed. The report is the latest in a series from the 451 CAOS practice examining the impact of open source on business strategies. As previously indicated, it takes a look at a number of vendors that have successfully ‘gone [...]

As previously mentioned, The 451 Group was very pleased to be able to participate in this year’s Future of Open Source Survey. We believe that the results provide critical insight into the wants and needs of end users that will help shape the evolution of vendor business strategies designed to meet the long-term needs of [...]

Next Monday, May 16, I will be hosting session at the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco focused on NoSQL, NewSQL and Beyond. The presentation covers our recently published report of the same name, and provides some additional context on the role of open source in driving innovation in distributed data management. Specifically, the [...]

As we noted last week, necessity is one of the six key factors that are driving the adoption of alternative data management technologies identified in our latest long format report, NoSQL, NewSQL and Beyond. Necessity is particularly relevant when looking at the history of the NoSQL databases. While it is easy for the incumbent database [...]

The 451 Group’s new long format report on emerging database alternatives, NoSQL, NewSQL and Beyond, is now available. The report examines the changing database landscape, investigating how the failure of existing suppliers to meet the performance, scalability and flexibility needs of large-scale data processing has led to the development and adoption of alternative data management [...]

One of the primary proof-points of the success of open source has been its adoption by previously proprietary software vendors. In February 2007 The 451 Group’s CAOS practice released its third report, Going Open, which examined the increasing adoption of open source licensing by traditionally-licensed software companies and captured the industry best-practices to ensure a [...]

Next Thursday, February 24 (at 10am PT), I’ll be taking part in a webinar with Pero Subasic, Chief Architect, AOL to discuss the use cases for NoSQL database and Hadoop.

We have had a couple of queries this week regarding the open source business strategy framework we have used for the last two years or so in our analysis of open source-related business strategies. The framework has evolved over time based on changing strategies, our research, and feedback from clients (and non-clients), but the last [...]

A selection of my favourite CAOS blog posts of 2010.

We were pretty pleased with our recently published Control and Community report on open source-related business strategies, but then we are biased. Fortunately some people have been good enough share their thoughts on the report, so you don’t have to take our word for it. Here’s some links to the reaction, along with a few [...]

Or, how we evaluate a company’s open source-related business strategy. Godwin’s law states: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches”. An online discussion about open source-related business strategies is no exception. However, long before the Nazi comparison it is inevitable that someone will ask “is MySQL [...]

Based on our ongoing analysis of open source-related business strategies it has become clear that maintaining a balance between control and community is the key issue facing vendors attempting to generate revenue from open source software. That is why we chose Control and Community as the title of our latest CAOS report on the evolution [...]

When we published our 2008 report on the impact of open source on the database market the overall conclusion was that adoption had been widespread but shallow. Since then we’ve seen increased adoption of open source software, as well as the acquisition of MySQL by Oracle. Perhaps the most significant shift in the market since [...]

On Thursday, June 3 at 12pm ET we will be holding a webinar to share some of the findings from our recent report ‘Open to Investment, 2010.’ The report is available here, while a summary of the statistics is here. The webinar will contain analysis of venture funding in open-source-related vendors in 2009 based on [...]

As our 451 colleague Kathleen Reidy, notes, we have published a new report entitled, “Open to Disruption: The Impact of Open Source in Content Management.” Our purpose with this report is to look at the commercial implications of open source in content management. The report goes into a good deal of depth on what is [...]

Given The 451 Group’s presence in the UK, the CAOS (Commercial Adoption of Open Source) service is often asked to compare differing attitudes to open source adoption in Europe and North America. The recent survey of 1,700 open source software users, conducted as part of our recent CAOS report Climate Change: User Perspectives on the [...]