Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 07 | Page 44

FEATURE: OPEN SOURCE KEYS TO BUILDING AN OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE Open source is no longer just another industry buzz word – whether it is Hadoop for big data, OpenStack for cloud computing or Contiki for the Internet of Things (IoT), open source now drives technology innovation to the point where even traditional proprietary vendors are (reluctantly) beginning to participate in the open source world, writes David Postel, Partner & Alliances Leader, Red Hat Middle East and Africa. 44 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com