Enterprise Open Source Software Solutions

Enterprise Open Source Software Solutions

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The open source development model ensures constant innovation and iteration through a decentralized community of thousands of contributors to projects’ codebases. With presidential mandates and a recognized need for modern software spurring open source adoption in the public sector, IT leaders must determine how free open source and its enterprise alternatives fit into their purchasing strategies.

 

Enterprise open source software providers leverage the innovation of community-driven open source projects, while embedding the built-in security, scalability and support required in the enterprise environments of public sector IT organizations. Carahsoft provides Federal, State and Local Government agencies as well as Education and Healthcare organizations with enterprise open source IT solutions to modernize their approach to IT.










 

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Your Trusted Enterprise Open Source Technology Provider

Carahsoft’s industry-leading portfolio of enterprise open source software providers support mission success across all levels of government. The U.S. and Canadian public sector can access best in class open source solutions through Carahsoft’s numerous contracts, including:

  • Agency-specific agreements
  • Government acquisition vehicles
  • Cooperative purchasing contracts

Explore Carahsoft’s portfolio of enterprise open source software providers below to identify the best-fit technology for your mission needs.

  • All Enterprise Open Source Vendors
  • Red Hat Solutions (4)
  • AI/ML & Data Analytics (21)
  • Cybersecurity (13)
  • DevSecOps (18)
  • Digital Experience (8)
  • MultiCloud (16)
  • Software Composition Analysis (9)

All Enterprise Open Source Vendors

Carahsoft's enterprise open source solutions portfolio brings flexible, open principles to the public sector enabling improved, modernized mission capabilities and cross-team collaboration. Choose a technology vendor below to explore its Open Source solutions and services.

Collaborative Innovation in Government

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Why Open Source is a Mission-Critical Foundation
Christopher Smith, Vice President and General Manager of the North America Public Sector at Red Hat, explains why open source’s inherent transparency, portability and innovation have made it a key driver of the digital revolution.
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Modernizing Digital Services with Open Source
Tami Pearlstein, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Acquia, explains how an open source platform helps agencies deliver digital experiences that meet their constituents’ current and future needs.
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How Open Source is Expanding its Mission Reach
David Erickson, Senior Director of Solutions Architecture at Elastic, discusses how open source technologies enable agencies to control and query their own data for faster insights and decisions.

Enterprise Open Source Software Solution Trends


Conferences and Events for Open Source

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OPEN SOURCE EVENT
Hosted By: Keyfactor & Carahsoft
Carahsoft February 11, 2025
Carahsoft 7:00 PM ET


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OPEN SOURCE EVENT
Hosted By: Red Hat & Carahsoft
Carahsoft February 12, 2025
Carahsoft 7:00 PM ET


Community Resources for Open Source 

Introduction to Vault OPEN SOURCE RESOURCE
Download this HashiCorp resource to learn more about Vault, their cloud infrastructure automation that provides, secures, connects, and runs any infrastructure for any application. Vault provides more efficiency and will save organizations money.

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Better Together: Collaboration Insights with Parabol and GitLab OPEN SOURCE RESOURCE
Parabol is a meeting tool that helps teams collaborate effectively, guiding them through activities like retrospectives and sprint planning, regardless of location or time zone. By integrating with GitLab, it enhances team alignment and productivity, offering unique support for government organizations with tailored incentives, training and tools for structured environments.

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Boost Hybrid Cloud Security Posture and Consistency OPEN SOURCE RESOURCE
Red Hat and Google Cloud enhance hybrid and multicloud security with built-in protections, compliance automation and optimized infrastructure. Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Google Cloud helps safeguard data and applications while improving efficiency and consistency across cloud environments.

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Explore Open Source News Today

Chainguard Images Are Now Available for Government of Canada Organizations
OPEN SOURCE NEWS
Carahsoft January 27, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Chainguard has secured a Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA) listing in partnership with Carahsoft from the Government of Canada (GC) for Chainguard’s zero-CVE, Guarded Container Images. This arrangement gives Canadian government entities an approved vehicle they can use to purchase Chainguard Images. This is a huge deal not only for us at Chainguard, but also for any Canadian government entity that wants to reduce their CVE numbers and free up development time for their engineering teams.

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Deploying Elastic Agent with Confluent Cloud's Elasticsearch Connector
OPEN SOURCE NEWS
Carahsoft January 22, 2025

Elastic and Confluent are key technology partners and are pleased to announce new investments in their partnership. Confluent Cloud users can now use the updated Elasticsearch Sink Connector with Elastic Agent and Elastic Integrations for a fully managed and highly scalable data ingest architecture.

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