Open Sourcein the Enterprise

Zach ChandlerStanford University

Open Source in Big Companies IISAP Labs, Palo Alto CA13 August, 2014

SU research = 2,000 faculty, 5,000 projects, $1B/yr

What Stanford gains from Drupal

● state-of-the art web publishing● innovation, flexibility● freedom to pursue our own solutions● security● community

What Stanford gives back

● code● money● camps● (not enough)

Community, FTW!

Professional Services

100s of Drupal companies, a handful of amazing ones

Creating consonance between outsourcing and insourcing strategies

Drupal as Product

Distros (Commons, OpenPublic, etc.)SaaS● Acquia● Walkhub.net● AbleOrganizer● Webform.com● Flat World Knowledge● SWS Jumpstart

Lessons Learned

Sharing, early and often, is in your best interesthttps://openframework.stanford.edu

RERO“release early, release often”

Raymond, Eric. The Cathedral and the Bazaar. O’Reilly, 1999.