In today's budget-constrained environment, OSS is receiving more attention than ever. This success is prompting senior IT leaders to move beyond OSS development tools, and consider how their companies can stretch their IT dollars by using other OSS in development, test, and production environments.

EminentTek recognizes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to using OSS for large IT organizations. Staff skills, economic considerations, system reliability, procurement process, legal requirements, and operations support all need to be carefully evaluated before going down the OSS path.