The many faces of small business and open source

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some SMB data points from open source ERP

Dana, we're seeing much the same thing in our world of open source ERP (www.xtuple.com). Aggressive small businesses, typically staffed by people who have "been there, done that" with big-iron ERP in the past, are many of our best customers. They're growing fast, and know they need good systems in place to support and scale that growth. Open source gives them a cost-effective way to do that.

I'd kind of agree with your description of "legacy enterprises" - but would point out that there are still plenty of market externalities that can help nudge them toward seeing the light. Again, in our world of ERP, old vendors are getting acquired and products EOL'ed all the time (see my erpgraveyard.com blog)... and when conservative businesses contemplate the very real possibility that they might not be able to get support or updates for their most mission-critical system, it can help them see more clearly the benefits of living in a vibrant open source community - commercial or otherwise.

Cheers,
Ned

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