Why Enterprises Should Opt for Open Source Cloud Platforms

Cloud computing has become central to many enterprise IT models, and architects are designing cloud systems to be as effective and beneficial as possible. Open source cloud platforms are part of the design philosophy that drives innovation in cloud services. Let's explore how organisations can benefit from them.

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Transformation in technology happens every five years. Yesterday’s invention is obsolete tomorrow. Enterprises are always looking at gaining competitive advantage through collaboration, process agility and innovative business models, at low costs. Cloud solutions provide much needed flexibility to enterprises to develop capabilities necessary to innovate and seize new business opportunities. However, businesses look for the following before migrating an application to the cloud:

Open source cloud is any cloud service or solution that is developed using open source technologies and software. This covers any public, private or hybrid cloud model providing SaaS, IaaS and PaaS built and operated entirely on open source technologies.

Cloud adoption: Major trends

According to Gartner, in 2023, worldwide public cloud spending will grow 20.7 per cent to a total of US$ 591.8 billion, up from US$ 490.3 billion in 2022. And by 2025, enterprises will spend more on public cloud services than traditional IT solutions. By the same year, 50 per cent of enterprise workloads will be on IaaS/PaaS of a hyperscale provider, either in public cloud, onpremises, or at the edge.