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12 January 2016

How open source is beating proprietary software

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide assesses the impact of open source software on corporate IT and how its growth is underpinning the digital revolution. We examine the prospects for cloud in financial services as regulators give their approval. And we ask if Uber is really part of a new business model for the so-called sharing economy. Read the issue now.

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Features in this issue

Open source - it’s the logical alternative
by Cliff Saran
It’s round two in the fight between open source and commercial software, and open source is punching well above its weight
The FCA is open to cloud – but what of the firms it regulates?
by Karl Flinders
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says cloud computing – even in its public form – is acceptable for finance organisations
Digital platform more than taxi service: Uber as app economy paradigm?
by Brian McKenna
Uber’s significance may lie more in its being a data-rich platform that taps into unused human economic resources than in its role as a passenger pickup service