Nice post. There are many technical points that can be argued either way. In many ways it boils down to the company/organization and how they're staffed and budgeted. Do you have programmers/IT professionals on staff that can manage hosting and updating the open source software? Have you considered initial implementation time/cost and ongoing support/cost? I've all seen open source projects that ran over on time and budget and failed to meet expectations. Conversely, I've seen people try to "fit into" a proprietary product and wish they would have built custom from scratch when it was all said and done. You have to clearly define the current and future scope and plans for the project, and carefully weigh the options as every situation is different. I've worked for organizations that provide both types of solutions successfully. Great clients by and large make the best decisions because they gather the best information. Great companies set and manage expectations to implement solutions on time and on budget!
Open Source vs Proprietary Content Management Systems
Nice post. There are many technical points that can be argued either way. In many ways it boils down to the company/organization and how they're staffed and budgeted. Do you have programmers/IT professionals on staff that can manage hosting and updating the open source software? Have you considered initial implementation time/cost and ongoing support/cost? I've all seen open source projects that ran over on time and budget and failed to meet expectations. Conversely, I've seen people try to "fit into" a proprietary product and wish they would have built custom from scratch when it was all said and done. You have to clearly define the current and future scope and plans for the project, and carefully weigh the options as every situation is different. I've worked for organizations that provide both types of solutions successfully. Great clients by and large make the best decisions because they gather the best information. Great companies set and manage expectations to implement solutions on time and on budget!