Independent thinking,
since 2004.
OSIT began with a simple idea: understand the business problem first, then choose technology that can adapt to it.
The human side of open systems.
Open technology only matters when it helps people do better work. This archival company portrait captures an earlier OSIT team—and the relationships behind the systems.
Archival OSIT company photograph. Team membership may have changed since this image was taken.
THE MODEL
EVOLVED.
In the early 2000s, OSIT promoted open business applications as cost-effective alternatives to rigid proprietary platforms. The technologies are different now, but the architectural question is still relevant: how much control should an organization retain over its systems, data and future options?
The modern OSIT identity keeps that original point of view while moving beyond a single product or “free software” argument. The focus is now on open architecture as a practical tool for flexibility, portability and ownership.
Open business applications
OSIT launches around open-source business systems and eGroupware-era collaboration.
Linux + web-native applications
Open software becomes increasingly viable across business workloads.
Infrastructure moves beyond the server room
Portability and hosting choice become architectural issues rather than hardware decisions.
Infrastructure becomes software
Configuration, deployment and operations become repeatable through code and APIs.
Open architecture
The same principles now span cloud, data, applications, automation, observability and AI-era infrastructure.