REASONS TO USE
OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING
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EXTREME NETWORKS

BETTER QUALITY CODE
Open source software quality
outpaced proprietary code for
the first time in 2013.
80% of open software users
choose to do so based on quality.
2014 Future of Open Source - 8th Annual Survey

RAPID INNOVATION
50% of business managers get
involved in open source because
it allows them to innovate.
Linux Foundation Collaborative Trends Report 2014
BETTER RAPID INNOVATION

SECURITY
Transparency has made open
software stronger.
72% of users choose open source
because of security.
2014 Future of Open Source - 8th Annual Survey
RAPID INNOVATION
SECURITY

COMMUNITY
83% of software developers
say they benefit personally
from collaborative development
through exposure to new tools
and development practices.
Linux Foundation Collaborative Trends Report 2014
SECURITY COMMUNITY

FREEDOM
Become a part of the change.
95% of users say that open
source in their SDN solutions
represents greater choice,
more functionality and
interoperability, and lower costs.
OpenDaylight Survey 2014
BETTER QUALITY CODE
FREEDOM

QUALITY CODE
ADAPTABILITY
While 63% of tech startups fail
within 4 years, open source is
not tied to any one individual
vendor. 1,000 companies have
contributed to Linux since 2005.
Statistic Brain – Startup Business Failure Rate By Industry, State of Linux Development 2013
FREEDOM ADAPTABILITY

RAPID INNOVATION
SECURITY CHOICE
There is no silver bullet
in networking.
There are over 1 million open
source projects with 10 million
people contributing over 100
billion lines of code.
2014 Future of Open Source - 8th Annual Survey
ADAPTABILITY CHOICE

INTEROPERABILITY
Choose the right solution, don’t
get locked-in to a single solution.
10,000 developers from 1,000
companies have contributed to
the Linux.
State CHOICE of Linux Development 2013
INTEROPERABILITY

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Open source dovetails with
standards efforts.
Over 100 additional companies
join Linux effort each year.
State of Linux Development 2013

MAX RETURN ON SPEND
It costs less upfront and is easier
to scale over time.
68% of users find that open
source improves efficiency and
lowers costs.
2014 Future of Open Source - 8th Annual Survey
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