Locating Resources
Despite the fact that it's primarily smaller firms that focus on open source, it's not too difficult to locate them. There are several methods to seek them out, listed here in order from least desirable to most desirable:
It's quite easy to locate open source professional services firms.
Do a Web search listing the product you're interested in along with the phrase “professional services.” Despite the ease of doing searches, it can be a bit of a challenge to find firms this way. Many of these firms focus more on technology than marketing, so they might not have used words that would make them come up in searches; that is, they might not be very savvy about search engine marketing techniques. This means they might not get listed ...
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