Fortunately, there is now an alternative. The most scalable collaboration sites and websites in the world now run on open source software. These Web 2.0 sites have commoditized the scaling process and changed the way content is both accessed and mashed-up. In short, given their requirements, they would not be affordable or economical without open source. They have changed the economic landscape of both ECM and Reliability, Availability and Scalability (RAS). Open Source allows companies to do more with less...”

In today’s information-driven environment, search is a critical solution to problems when it slashes the time and effort separating end users from the data they value. Search spans the range of business models and use cases—from driving direct customer sales, to analytics and business intelligence, employee productivity, and reduced administrative overhead. Making the best use of search requires two perspectives: both a look at the business requirements for a search application and a view to new business opportunities created by using search to leverage the organization’s content resources.