Introduction
This market focus brief looks at the drivers and inhibitors for education institutions adopting open sources software.
Scope
Education institutions want to have further control of their technology solutions and believe open source software can meet these needs. Disenchantment with some vendors is pushing institutions towards open source solutions. Open source solutions require significant depth in resources and this is holding back some institutions from investing in open source solutions.
Highlights
Education institutions believe many of their needs are not being met by existing proprietary vendors. This report looks at the drivers and inhibitors that are pushing institutions towards open source software as a result.
Reasons to Purchase
Learn what the key drivers are for the open source software market in education. Understand what will hold institutions back from investing in open source. Understand some of the differences that are occurring between countries and how some countries will adopt open source quicker than others.