Oct 03
The Swedish National Police are implementing a plan to build their entire future IT systems infrastructure on open source software. It will be based upon Linux, Mysql, and JBoss. Reasons for making the switch.
- Cut costs
- Reduce vendor lock-in
- Increase reliability
- Increase security
They expect an IT savings of around 50% within five years.This is covered in a press release from MYSQL. Perhaps the best quote from the release, which should be the “mission statement” of every government on the planet.
