TechGig Proudly Presents Andrew Aitken Speaking on Leveraging Open Source Software for the Enterprise

NEW DELHI, November 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Listen to Andrew Aitken, Wipro's Global Open Source Practice Leader Talk About Best Practices Exclusively on TechGig.com

According to recent surveys, almost 80 percent companies run their businesses on open source software. This is a massive growth when compared with the fact that only about 40 percent companies used open source software as recently as in 2010.

Open source software (OSS) plays a critical role today, not just in business and technology, but also across science, R&D, healthcare and government. In addition to being the foundation for most new technology breakthroughs, the OSS method of development; collaboration, transparency and meritocracy are being leveraged to develop new drugs, make new discoveries and respond to healthcare and environmental crises. Hence, leveraging open source technologies has become increasingly important not just for all in the IT business, but for global development as well.

Open Source Software - The Generation of the Enterprise 

The beauty of open source is that it allows anyone and everyone to build, create and contribute to the growth of the OSS community. But, people often get stuck with questions like where to start from, how to go about it, how to interact with others, how to build with the community, why and how are enterprises adopting open source, what is the future of open source, et al.

Andrew Aitken, General Manager & Global Open Source Practice Leader, Wipro Ltd, will deliver a live webinar exclusively on TechGig.com, to address these and related queries. His talk will give the audience an overview of the open source ecosystem today, the key trends and dynamics driving this evolution in computing and the growing influence of the enterprise.

Speaking about the webinar's takeaways, Andrew shares, "Open source plays a critical role today, not just in technology but also science and research, healthcare and government. In addition to being the foundation for most new technologies, its method of development; collaboration, transparency and meritocracy are being used to develop new drugs, make new discoveries and respond to healthcare crisis. It is recognized as a key component of enterprise IT and many organizations are now designating it as a strategic part of their current and future plans. Today, we are in Generation IV of open source's evolution, the 'Generation of the Enterprise' and perhaps open source's evolutionary culmination as a distinct technology and not just a part of the way we compute."

Who should attend the webinar? 

Anyone who is interested in learning about the current trends and dynamics of open source adoption, building a career in this field, and understanding the opportunities and challenges of deploying open source in an organization should attend this exclusive webinar.

Andrew adds, "Through this webinar, attendees will take away a realistic picture of where open source is today and how to make informed decisions about open source for their organization."

Some of the key questions that will be answered during the webinar include:

• What are the foundations for where we are today?
• Where is open source being adopted in the enterprise?
• Why are enterprises rapidly adopting open source?
• What are the key trends and dynamics of open source adoption?
• What is the role of the community?
• What will the future of open source look like?

Speaking about TechGig's prestigious webinar platform, Nilanjan Roy, Head of Strategy at Times Business Solutions, shares, "With webinars, we, at TechGig, aim to provide true exposure to the latest cutting-edge technologies to our techie audiences. We are delighted that the TechGig community is not just the largest in the country, but has grown in reputation to attract global thought leaders like Andrew Aitken, who not only share their technology perspectives of the latest developments, but also share real business overviews and insights related to these technologies."

Be sure to register and listen to Andrew speak at TechGig.com on 21st November, 2016 at 3 PM IST. Register here: https://www.techgig.com/webinar/Open-Source-in-the-Enterprise-973

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