?You are being consulted for recommendation on software for sales report management. There are two choices. Choice #1 is a product from an industry leader that costs more than $1,000 per license per year. The second choice is a free open-source software that is free to download and install. The free software is in a language that your programmers do not have expertise in. You may be able to convince management to hire the right programmer to install the free and open source software. Considering the importance of data security, what solution would you recommend, and why?

What will be an ideal response?

?I would recommend choosing the product from the industry leader. Since the software is from the industry leader, it is likely to have fewer vulnerabilities, and will be less risky. The second reason is that the large user base would have created reliable forums for troubleshooting. Thirdly, finding expertise for installation with this product will be easier. The open source software may have vulnerabilities that may not be discovered yet. For these reasons, I would recommend the first solution-to purchase the software license from the industry leader.?