#41 – Does Open Source Have a Place in Storage?

#41 – Does Open Source Have a Place in Storage?

Chris EvansGarbage Collection

This week, Martin, Chris and Gavin reflect on the decision by EMC to disband the {code} team and discuss whether open source has a place in storage.  {code} was a project started by EMC before the Dell acquisition. The team focused on open source advocacy and developing tools such as storage plugins for Docker.  Looking wider, companies like Red Hat have built their business on open source, but how are the storage platforms working out?  Can vendors make money from open source and do we need a benevolent dictator like we have in Linux? Elapsed …