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Adoption and Use of Open Source Infrastructure Software by Large Corporations: The Case of MySQL

Adoption and Use of Open Source Infrastructure Software by Large Corporations: The Case of MySQL

RadhaKanta Mahapatra, Rashid Manzar, Vikram S. Bhadauria
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 26 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1063-8016|EISSN: 1533-8010|EISBN13: 9781466675520|DOI: 10.4018/JDM.2015100101
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Mahapatra, RadhaKanta, et al. "Adoption and Use of Open Source Infrastructure Software by Large Corporations: The Case of MySQL." JDM vol.26, no.4 2015: pp.1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2015100101

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Mahapatra, R., Manzar, R., & Bhadauria, V. S. (2015). Adoption and Use of Open Source Infrastructure Software by Large Corporations: The Case of MySQL. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 26(4), 1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2015100101

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Mahapatra, RadhaKanta, Rashid Manzar, and Vikram S. Bhadauria. "Adoption and Use of Open Source Infrastructure Software by Large Corporations: The Case of MySQL," Journal of Database Management (JDM) 26, no.4: 1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2015100101

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Abstract

Adoption and continuance of use of open source infrastructure software by large business organizations is not well understood. This study fills this gap in research by conducting a longitudinal investigation of the adoption and use of MySQL by two large corporations. One organization, an early adopter, adopted and used MySQL for several years before reverting back to a proprietary product. The other, a late adopter, made an initial adoption decision but didn't deploy it in mission critical applications. Interestingly, free software and freedom to access and modify the source code, the hallmark of the open source model, were not found to be significant in promoting adoption. In contrast, high quality maintenance support and timely product enhancement to keep up with user needs were considered critical for initial adoption and continued use of software. The study also demonstrates the need to investigate continuance of use to get a complete picture of open source software adoption and use by organizations.

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