Role of Open Source in the Digital Journey

Samisa Abeysinghe

VP Delivery WSO2

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WhyuseOpenSource?

•  Buildanecho-systemaroundproductsandservices

•  Growyourusercommuni<es•  Costadvantage…•  Qualityadvantage!

JustbeDersoEwareisn’tenoughtotransformanindustry.

YouneedtohaveaplanonadigitalJourney.

Youneedpickandchoosetherighttoolstoenable

thedigitaljourney.

OpenSourceBenefits

•  Itisnotjustaboutfinancialvalue•  Culture

•  IswhatOSSisallabout•  Communitydrivenwithrespectandethicsbeingthecornerstones•  Resultsinqualityandsecurityaspects•  Fosterinnova<on

•  Thedigitaljourneyrequiresanagileapproach

OpenSourceasengineeringprocess•  Model for effective massively-distributed

collaboration •  Leverages extensive base platform of

technologies •  Written with sharing and reusability as

fundamentals •  Slashes feedback cycle (better fit) •  Accelerates release cycle (faster evolution) •  Crowd-sourced quality control (many eyeballs

improves security)

Open Source as an Organizational Model •  Convergenceofthetechnicalproblem–fit,quality,support

•  Breaksdownsiloeddepartmentthinking–facilitatecrossintegra<on

•  Ins<llssharedresponsibilityforsa<sfac<on–enabledflaDerorgstructures

•  Distributedgovernanceandmeritocracyprac<cespropagatethroughoutthebusiness

OpenSourceforDeliveringCustomerValue

•  Ease of Adoption - Permission-less, for any purpose - Amenable to prototyping, failing-fast, iterating, evolving - Fully transparent - Standard legal terms (minimize review burden) - Transcends corporate history and stability (escrow)

•  Cost effective - Dramatic downward pressure on prices - Allows time/money tradeoffs

ITSolu<ons

Services

SoEware

Hardware

•  Whathaveyougottopayfor?

•  OSSdrivesdownsoEwarecosts•  Loweroverallprojectcost

ProjectEconomicswithOSS

ValueProposi<on

•  SincesoEwarecostsgodownwithOSS•  Moreroomforservices•  CanprovidebeDerqualityservices•  Morevaluetothewholedigitalpla\ormprojects•  FasterROI•  Broadervalueproposi<on

IntegratedStackswithinyourDigitalPla\orm•  Saves integration time and component costs

when OSS used •  Replace some parts with OSS if not all to lower

the total cost •  When you sell the solution to other BUs the

demand can rise if your price is low – Puts more price sensitive customers within reach

•  Quality of OSS – Satisfied customers

LowerLearning/TrainingCosts

OSSAvailabilityAdvantage

Downloadandplay

Exploreandinnovate

aroundusage

Communitytohelp

Contributeback

Opportuni<es

•  Breakthebarriertoentry•  Tryoutthenewprojects/pilotprojectswithOSSforfree• Moveonorthrowawaydecisionbasedonsuccess•  Riskislessevenifyoufail

•  Provision,maintenanceandsupportwillcost•  butlater• whentheprojectisupandrunning

OpenSourceasaRela<onshipEqualizer•  Technologybecomesasharedresource–contribu<on,par<cipa<on,evolu<on

•  Reducesinforma<onasymmetry,cutsoutthemiddleman

•  Encouragescollabora<on,educa<on•  Maintainconstantdemonstra<onofclearandpresentvalue(thelock-inproblem)

OpenSourceasaRecrui<ngVehicle•  ADractsandretainstoptalent•  Widelyusedineduca<onalins<tu<onsandresearchprojects

•  Extendscommunitybeyondcorporateboundaries

ContributeandInfluence

CommiDers

Contributors

Users Benefits•  Fasterfixes•  Strategyalignment•  EmployeeaDrac<veness

•  Visibilityinthecommunity

OpenSourceisbecoming“thedefault”Future of Open Source Survey 2015: •  78% of respondents said their companies run part

or all of its operations on OSS •  66% said they take an open source-first approach

to software •  64% of companies currently participate in open

source projects •  55% believe open source delivers superior

security compared to proprietary solutions https://www.blackducksoftware.com/resources/webinar/2015-future-open-source-survey-results

Whatarecustomersdoing?•  Developing OSS Policies

–  Don’t preclude OSS – it may be the best or only solution

–  Include OSS in evaluation matrix –  Establish a preference for OS –  Mandate OSS –  Contribute to OSS

•  Develop a transition strategy –  All new projects on OSS

•  Work with vendors in a collaborative way throughout a project – architecture, development, deployment

Conclusion•  The nature of open source allows you to be fearless

•  Try out novel ideas, •  Make mistakes and learn along the way.

•  Drop anything that doesn’t work •  Strive forward without losing any money on investing more •  Once you succeed it also provides you with economies of scale

•  Strategicplanningwithdigitalstrategy•  Abilitytoinfluenceprojectdirec<onwithcontribu<ons

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