As I have for the past few years, I’ll be attending the Open Source Business Conference this May in San Francisco. What makes this year different is that I will participate in a panel discussion led by Michael Skok - partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, Acquia board member and friend.
Michael’s panel each year is a discussion on the future of open source - disruptive technologies, business models and trends impacting for open source software adoption. Its a discussion about “big ideas” impacting open source, based on his annual survey of open source technologists and users.
As Acquia’s business evolves, its clear that two trends are having a major impact on open source Drupal adoption. The first is the rapid pace of adoption for social technologies. Organizations are embracing the social web to attract new customers and deliver superior customer experiences. At the heart of this trend are content rich, community websites, where individuals can connect to share information, solve problems and build relationships.