Strategy Days - Open Source for Execs

Building upon over 20 years combined experience in deploying Open Source Software solutions to business, the speakers from Valley Technology explain in high-level terminology why Open Source is good for businesses to use.

Your company relies on Information Technology. But can you:

• Prove on demand that all your software is legally licensed ?
• Say "no" to increased annual payment for your database ?
• Say "no" instead of upgrading your word processor ?
• Legally keep the software and sack the supplier ?
• Choose how you want your IT service delivered ?

With Open Source you really are in control: Dedicate your IT budget to business problems, not externally-forced IT upgrades.

 

Open Source for the Board

A strategy session focussing on Open Source Software (OSS) from the board's point of view. Effective OSS Strategy includes:

• Reducing Costs
• Reducing risk / increasing reliability
• Increased operational control
• Improving efficiency
• Increased governance transparency (Sarbanes/Oxley compliance)

 

OSS for cost control

The end of software licensing is just the beginning of the savings. This workshop provides coaching in:

• IT and IP Contracts - how can they now be changed in your favour ?
• New tools, Old habits - how operational managers can learn to maximise new capabilities
• Corporate Impact - with OSS there are cost cutting changes you can make throughout the company and in dealing with suppliers and government

With typical eMail servers you buy expensive per-user licenses before the software is even installed.

With Open Source, you pay for installation and optional support, and nothing more. Ever again.