| Following the Movement: What Whoast Does and | | | | from buying in to open-source technology either. |
| Why | | | | Most are fully supported, either through packages by |
| When it comes to security, versatility and stability, | | | | their distributors, as in the case of RedHat and Suse, |
| there is no better solution in information technology | | | | or via the well-rounded Internet network. |
| than open source. From operating systems to Web | | | | Whoast already has found great success with several |
| development to just about any common application, | | | | open-source technologies in its Web design and |
| the open-source revolution finally has taken hold. | | | | development services, including running RedHat |
| Businesses have started to truly understand the | | | | Enterprise Linux on all of its IBM servers. |
| benefits of opting for open source, not only to save | | | | Whoast President Aaron Wittersheim described the |
| money, but also for the peace of mind it brings to | | | | company's choice of open source as "a pragmatic |
| their IT environment. | | | | business strategy that can be observed and |
| The term "open source" has a variety of meanings in | | | | implemented by our clients." |
| the IT world. It is used to describe initiatives and | | | | In fact, Whoast encourages all of its clients to make |
| collaborations ranging from software projects to | | | | the open-source conversion with every new Web |
| enterprise environments with source code that is | | | | development project, Wittersheim added. |
| accessible to anyone. It stands as perhaps the | | | | By using LAMP - that's Linux, Apache, MySQL and |
| ultimate example of the process of continuous | | | | PHP - the Whoast team creates an open-source |
| improvement by encouraging everyone to make it | | | | solution that is versatile and secure. All of its |
| better - and share how they did it. | | | | proprietary software is created around open-source |
| Many open-source-based solutions like RedHat, | | | | technology, and its vast network of production and |
| Ubuntu and Suse are becoming down-right | | | | development servers all run different "flavors" of |
| mainstream, drawing offers for proprietary | | | | Linux. |
| partnerships from hardware giants like Dell, HP and | | | | "We want our clients to see and understand how we |
| IBM. So far, each has maintained its autonomy and | | | | use this technology, and perhaps find solutions for |
| reiterated its commitment to furthering "the | | | | their own environments," he said. "Open source is a |
| movement" rather than its bottom line. | | | | critical element of our business, and we believe it's |
| The issue of support no longer keeps businesses | | | | the right solution for our customers, too. |