https://blog.vyos.io VyOS Platform Project news and updates All about development and project life in our blog en Wed, 29 Jul 2020 22:48:10 GMT 2020-07-29T22:48:10Z en https://blog.vyos.io/reasons-to-choose-an-open-source-solution-vendor <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.vyos.io/reasons-to-choose-an-open-source-solution-vendor" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.vyos.io/hubfs/fud-1.png" alt="Reasons to choose an open source solution vendor" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>Recently I've stumbled upon a <a href="https://orangematter.solarwinds.com/2020/07/24/using-non-enterprise-gear-in-an-enterprise-world/">piece of FUD</a> by SolarWinds that specifically mentions VyOS.</p> <p>VyOS, it says, "mimics well-known vendors and can be deployed in a lab environment [...] if you’re trying to get a feel for a vendor before making a substantial financial commitment". Which vendors VyOS mimics and why companies like&nbsp; Shopify, or RedHat can't tell the difference is a curious question, but we'll focus on the other part. The implication is that you should go for the unmentioned well-known, presumably proprietary vendors.</p> <div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block"> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> Despite overall progress of open source adoption, proprietary vendors are still spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt about open source. Let’s examine why it makes no economic sense for open source solution vendors to mistreat their users and why you may want to choose an open source solution. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.vyos.io/reasons-to-choose-an-open-source-solution-vendor" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.vyos.io/hubfs/fud-1.png" alt="Reasons to choose an open source solution vendor" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>Recently I've stumbled upon a <a href="https://orangematter.solarwinds.com/2020/07/24/using-non-enterprise-gear-in-an-enterprise-world/">piece of FUD</a> by SolarWinds that specifically mentions VyOS.</p> <p>VyOS, it says, "mimics well-known vendors and can be deployed in a lab environment [...] if you’re trying to get a feel for a vendor before making a substantial financial commitment". Which vendors VyOS mimics and why companies like&nbsp; Shopify, or RedHat can't tell the difference is a curious question, but we'll focus on the other part. The implication is that you should go for the unmentioned well-known, presumably proprietary vendors.</p> <div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block"> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> Despite overall progress of open source adoption, proprietary vendors are still spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt about open source. Let’s examine why it makes no economic sense for open source solution vendors to mistreat their users and why you may want to choose an open source solution. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=4129050&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.vyos.io%2Freasons-to-choose-an-open-source-solution-vendor&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.vyos.io&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> open-source fud Wed, 29 Jul 2020 22:48:10 GMT daniil@sentrium.io (Daniil Baturin) https://blog.vyos.io/reasons-to-choose-an-open-source-solution-vendor 2020-07-29T22:48:10Z