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Customise and reuse software

Cost of ownership, Development model, LicensingBy Shrenik Bhura November 23, 2016

Majority of proprietary software is sold on an as-is basis. Nowadays most software also offer an evaluation period which is a partial safety net for the buyer. However, once you have bought one and you realise that it doesn’t quite do everything you need, you either would like to change to another software or modify…

Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)

Cost of ownership, EducationBy Shrenik Bhura November 22, 2016

Nothing is available for free and nor is open source software. There is a direct or indirect cost for deployment and management of all software. It may be broadly referred to as total ownership cost. Someone will have to be responsible for maintaining the system and applying security and feature updates. This is true for both proprietary…