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Mikko Harju: Own or buy? Rethinking business-critical systems in the age of open source and AI-driven development
By: Mikko Harju, Technology Director / Partner, Taiste
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October 12, 2026
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Transcript
Build or rent? Rethinking business-critical systems in the age of
open source and AI-driven development
g s Technolo y director at Tai te
k u a a As sm ll id my mom
sed to take me to her workplace.
e fl s fi 1995 I in tall d my
rst Linux from 92 oppy disks.
e Open Source at the core of busin ss software
r Power of open source is eal
s fi Build or rent – de nition
g u t a k e s y e i
s e Building m ans dapting a s t of sy tems o yo r busin ss ourself usin tool that ma e it poss ble
r t a l e t e f Renting m
ans SaaS or a so tware so ution hat you have li tle or no control ov r its featu es or roadmap
i Building s a spectrum
e t a Does i create real v lue for
your busin ss?
h Building as become faster
u AI-driven software development in a n tshell
None
i t Building sys ems s hard.
e Building busin ss critical software is even harder.
e s t t u Leverage exis ing sol tion
– don’ inv nt yourself
e t r r Agents a e here to help.
In th right hands they a e a rue superpower.
When to rent?
When to build?
u y i u r i t Any hing s
poss ble. Make sure what yo want is eall what yo want.
u Thank yo