Introducing the Redpoint Open-source Top 25

History, observations, and the next wave of OSS

Open-source software (OSS) is the backbone of cloud infrastructure and every part of the modern software stack, from operating systems, libraries, runtimes, databases, and more. It’s enabled the creation of thriving businesses like MongoDB, HashiCorp, Confluent, Elastic and Databricks. With millions of products spanning all categories of cloud infrastructure, OSS has come a long way since its early days as a seemingly improbable way to build a viable business. In this blog post, we’ll explore the origins and evolution of open source, emphasizing the pivotal role of community. We’ll also…

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