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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 Open Source Vendors
  • Red Hat Solutions (4)
  • Open Source AI/ML & Data Analytics (21)
  • Open Source Cybersecurity (18)
  • Open Source DevSecOps (23)
  • Open Source Digital Experience (8)
  • Open Source MultiCloud (16)

All 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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Enterprise Open Source: The Best of Both Worlds
The combined power of community-driven innovation and industry-leading technical support is expanding the government’s capacity for innovation.
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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.

Enterprise Software Solution Trends


Conferences and Events for Open Source

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Tech Spotlight Series: Scaling in Production
OPEN SOURCE EVENT
Hosted By: HashiCorp
Carahsoft January 23, 2025
Carahsoft 7:00 PM ET


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OPEN SOURCE EVENT
Hosted By: Red Hat & Carahsoft
Carahsoft January 28, 2025
Carahsoft 7:00 PM ET


Community Resources for Open Source 

Cloudera Government Solutions OPEN SOURCE RESOURCE
The Department of Defense recognizes the strategic value of data. However, challenges remain in collecting, managing and analyzing data effectively. Cloudera DataFlow addresses these challenges by enabling real-time data processing and analysis across the entire data lifecycle, empowering the DoD to make faster, more informed decisions.

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The State of Hardened Container Images OPEN SOURCE RESOURCE
 Learn how to mitigate critical security risks within your containerized environments. This Chainguard whitepaper explores the vulnerabilities inherent in current container image models and the limitations of existing security solutions. Discover actionable insights to improve the security posture of your public sector organization. Fill out the form below to access the full report.

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Is Your AI Trustworthy? OPEN SOURCE RESOURCE
Discover the hidden dangers of AI that could be lurking in your AI/ML supply chain. Chainguard offers a practical solution to Public Sector organizations to help safeguard their AI/ML systems from cyber attacks. Fill out the form below to access the full whitepaper.

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Explore Open Source News Today

GitLab Duo with Amazon Q: DevSecOps meets agentic AI
OPEN SOURCE NEWS
Carahsoft December 03, 2024

We're excited to announce GitLab Duo with Amazon Q, a joint offering that brings together GitLab's comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform with Amazon Q's autonomous AI agents in a single, integrated solution.

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7 Benefits of Using Coder To Improve Developer Productivity
OPEN SOURCE NEWS
Carahsoft November 22, 2024

Developers face the issue of not having enough time or resource to manage development environments, onboarding and consistency of tooling. Coder's Cloud Development Environment (CDE) has come up with a solution, addressing many inefficiencies that slow down developers.

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