Forrester Report on WCM & Open Source Available for Download
Both Jeff and Kieran recently blogged about a new Forrester report entitled "Web Content Management and Open Source: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions," written by Stephen Powers, with Kyle McNabb and Shelby Catino.
Acquia has made this report available for download on acquia.com: http://acquia.com/forrester_WCM+open_source (registration required).
Stephen is one of a few Forrester analysts who cover the content management market. Clearly their clients are asking them about open source technologies, he's organized the report by the questions he and his colleagues hear most often:
1. Which vendors offer relevant open source WCM solutions?
2. What do I&KM pros think about their companies’ open source WCM implementations?
3. What are the common characteristics of teams implementing open source WCM?
4. How should organizations evaluate open source WCM?
5. How will open source impact the WCM market?
In response to the first question "Which vendors offer relevant open source WCM solutions?", Stephen is pretty emphatic in his response:
"The key word in this question is relevant. For an open source WCM vendor to be relevant, it must have a satisfactory product offering, proven enterprise-level implementations, and a large — and passionate — community of developers and service providers. Currently, enterprises interested in open source should keep an eye on two offerings — Alfresco Software and Drupal...."
Overall, the report presents a pretty even perspective on both the opportunities and challenges associated with deploying and using open source WCM offerings.
Keep an eye out for an upcoming podcast with Forrester's Stephen Powers in the next few weeks. If you have any questions you would like me to ask during the podcast, please add in the comments below.
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