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Open source software plays an important role in the success of leading organizations
2021-08-09 03:00

DataStax unveiled research findings that show how leading organizations are winning with data, and how others can close the gap.

Through insights from over 500 technology executives and practitioners, the report reveals clear, proven patterns for success with data among today's "Data leaders" - those most likely to excel at using data to deliver value to customers.

Chief among the report's findings is that leading data-driven enterprises are leaning into open source software - they are four times more likely to have deployed Apache Cassandra, Kubernetes, along with a combination of other select open source tools, with 71% of data leaders believing a robust OSS data stack gives them a big competitive advantage.

Key takeaways Open source software plays an important role in the success of these leading organizations: Leading organizations are 4x more likely to have deployed Apache Cassandra, Kubernetes, and two of the following open source tools: Apache Spark, Apache Pulsar, Apache Kafka, and Elasticsearch.

Organizations that have a robust open source data stack are twice as likely to drive at least 20% of revenue with data and analytics.

Successful data-driven organizations have assigned accountability for data governance to business leaders: Assigning line of business accountability for data governance and aligning tech infrastructure to data strategy triples the chances that a company drives at least 20% of revenue with data and analytics.


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