ALTERNATIVES FOR TRACKING OPEN
SOURCE LICENSES
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE
Rami Sass, CEO, WhiteSource
Agenda
WhiteSource at a Glance
Alternatives for Tracking Open Source Licenses
Making the Right Choice
Summary
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WhiteSource at a Glance
Market changing solution
for most popular open
source builds, supports
Legal, Security and R&D
requirements in one
affordable service
Customers around the world
benefit from SaaS model,
including rapid setup with zero
maintenance, and elimination
of tracking burden on R&D
team
Supported Integrations and Plugins
Real-time alerts, reports and
approval workflow provide
immediate results at a click
of a button at any point
during development and
beyond
Immediate Results Rapid Setup Comprehensive
Real-time OSS License and Security Tracking and Compliance
What is Driving the Need
License Infringement Lawsuits
Malicious Code Attacks
IP Due Diligence
R&D Best Practices
FACT: 85% of commercial software projects rely heavily on open source to boost
productivity and remain competitive
What is Being Done Today
Nothing
Manual Tracking
Code Scanning
Real-time Automated Tracking
Nothing
We Don’t Have a Problem
Nobody is Asking for it
We Don’t Want to Have a Problem
We Will Deal with it if a Problem Arises
Manual Tracking
Somebody IS Asking for it
Using Excel or Other App
Time Demanding and Costly
Dependencies Overlooked
Updates and Fixes Missed
Code Scanning
Snapshot of Given Point and Time
Usually At End of Development Cycle
On Premise
Not Continuous
Expensive
Requires Profession Services
Real-time Automated Tracking
Legal Security
R&D
Automate License Inventory
Enforce License Compliance
Identify Security Flaws
Enforce Risk Compliance
Identify Policy Exceptions
Approval Workflow
Comprehensive
Rapid Setup
Immediate Results
Continuous
Automated Workflow
No Expensive PS Teams
No Burden to Developers
Real-time alerts, reports and approval workflow provide immediate results at a
click of a button at any point during development and after
Making the Right Choice
Real-time Automated Tracking
Summary
• Several Choices for OSS License Tracking
• Most are Costly and Time Consuming
• Most Require PS Teams or Internal Manpower
Confidential
Only One Provides a Comprehensive, Real-time
Solution with Rapid Setup, Automated Workflow and
Immediate Results!
