After a Decade, Open Source Search Is Okay, Says Mid Tier Consultancy
January 27, 2011
The Inquirer reports that “Ovum Source Search Engine is Ready for Enterprise.” Ovum’s free-to-use open source enterprise search and retrieval software is great for companies who need a search application when they don’t want to rely on a commercial product. The article also recommends that companies should stick with open source products and only buy software when their needs aren’t met.
Ovum analyzed the top competitors and barely found any difference between them. “ ‘The key message for enterprises is that they should be aware that there is a raft of available products, including credible open source options, and not just look at the ‘usual suspects.’” Sometimes it pays to want free products! Does Ovum use open source search? Do its analysts have expertise in open source search? We don’t know, but we sure hope they do.
A decade after the début of Lucene, the consultants have discovered a “big thing” if our source is spot on. Yes!
Whitney Grace, January 27, 2011
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Just to be clear, Ovum doesn’t have it’s own software, the title of the article is actually “Ovum says open source search is ready for the enterprise”.