Despite tough economic conditions, U.K. CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to ZDNet Asia's sister site, Silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury.
Because it lacks the expensive licensing that is often the hallmark of proprietary software, open source is regularly touted as a way for IT departments to make their budget stretch a little bit further and it has already enjoyed considerable success in certain areas of the enterprise, such as Web servers.
However, when asked if they had chosen open source software as a way of cutting their costs during the recession, just two of the 12-strong jury said yes.
In contrast, several CIOs said the costs of migrating to open source and the associated expenditure on retraining staff serve as a disincentive for adoption.
According to Peter Birley, director of IT and business operations at Browne Jacobson LLP, such costs are often greater than potential savings.
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