This paper explores the growing role of open-source technologies in modern data infrastructures and the challenges organizations face when relying on fragmented, community-driven ecosystems. It highlights gaps in long-term support, security hardening, upgrade consistency, and enterprise-level reliability. While open source accelerates innovation, it often introduces operational risk when scaled into mission-critical environments. The document argues that organizations need unified platforms combining open-source flexibility with enterprise-grade governance, predictable performance, cyber resilience, and sustainable long-term support to meet modern data and application demands.

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