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August 8, 2022
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Rising demand

Forrester Consulting conducted the study "The Advantages of Using Free and Open-Source Software vs. Open-Core Software" on behalf of Instaclustr. A key finding of the study is that 84 percent of respondents are considering using a managed services platform with open source technologies. Free and open-source software (FOSS) enables companies to use technologies completely free of charge. Open core solutions, on the other hand, add proprietary features to existing open source offerings and charge commercial license fees.

This can lead to vendor lock-in. For the new study, Forrester asked decision-makers about the advantages of using FOSS compared to open core software. Unsurprisingly, respondents cited lower costs (45 percent) and license fees (41 percent), full access to application source code (40 percent) and the innovative power of the community (40 percent) as the most important advantages of FOSS.

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This gives the Competence Center strategic importance for existing SAP customers. Regardless of the S/4 Hana operating model, topics such as Automation, Monitoring, Security, Application Lifecycle Management and Data Management the basis for S/4 operations.

For the fourth time, E3 magazine is organizing a summit for the SAP community in Salzburg to provide comprehensive information on all aspects of S/4 Hana groundwork.

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Wednesday, June 10, and
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The event is organized by the E3 magazine of the publishing house B4Bmedia.net AG. The presentations will be accompanied by an exhibition of selected SAP partners. The ticket price includes attendance at all presentations of the Steampunk and BTP Summit 2026, a visit to the exhibition area, participation in the evening event and catering during the official program. The lecture program and the list of exhibitors and sponsors (SAP partners) will be published on this website in due course.