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Title: Living the Open Source Enterprise


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Living the Open Source Enterprise
  • Living the consulting experience from a
    non-consultants view point

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This Evening
  • Introduction to Aeco
  • The Linux Enterprise Positioning Matrix
  • Enterprise Open Source Best practice
  • The Case Study- Novastore.com.au

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Firstly, Some Perspective
  • Open Source Projects/Products 78,620 (26/3/04 -
    SourceForge)
  • Open Source Registered Developers 817,008
    (1/8/03 - SourceForge)
  • IBM Employees 320,000
  • Hewlett Packard 150,000
  • Microsoft Employees 54,468
  • Dell Employees 40,000
  • ORACLE Employees 40,000
  • Sun Microsystems Employees 35,700
  • SAP employees 28,900

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Then Some Myths
  • Free Software is with out costs
  • Free Software is uncontrollable
  • Free Software is Unstable
  • Free Software is risky
  • Free Software is without Assurance of Longevity
  • Free Software is of limited Value to my Enterprise

5
Some Clarity
  • Open Source ltgt Linux
  • Linux lt Open Source
  • Linux is not always equated to Open source in
    Marketing and managements Eyes

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Enterprise Open Source Matrix
  • Realizing the Value of Enterprise Linux/Open
    Source

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Enterprise Linux Strategic Positioning Matrix
Unlocked Business Value
Proximity to Core of Business
Application
Infrastructure
Platform
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Enterprise Linux Strategic Positioning Matrix
Unlocked Business Value
Proximity to Core of Business
Application
Infrastructure
Platform
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Enterprise Linux Strategic Positioning Matrix
HR/Fin
CRM
ERP
Unlocked Business Value
Proximity to Core of Business
B2B
B2C
MIP Apps
Application
Infrastructure
Platform
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Best Practice Open Source
  • Re-engineering IT in an open world Plugging in
    to 72,000 solutions without blowing a fuse

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Power and Risk
  • Identified Risks of Enterprise Linux/Open Source
  • Risk of lack of repeatable process
  • Risk of poor product selection
  • Risk of divergent IT strategies
  • Risk of lack of support
  • Risk of lack of control
  • Risk of fragmentation of solutions/Strategies

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Power and Risk
  • Power of Linux/Open Source
  • Power of shorter solution delivery timetables
  • Power of low barrier to delivery of solutions
  • Power of flexible deployment
  • Power of low capital expense
  • Power of 800,000 developers
  • Power of 70,000 solutions
  • Power of component based Solutions
  • Power of blending commercial and open solutions
  • Power of delivering Undeliverable MIP Solutions

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Best Practice Linux process re-engineering
  • Linux/Open Source changes Status Quo.
  • Define your Vision
  • Define your boundaries and interfaces
  • Know thyself
  • Support
  • Supplier
  • Build/buy
  • Analyse your processes (Acquisition/Build/Support)
  • Re-engineer your processes
  • Continual improvement/ monitoring

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IT Business Process Regineering
Business Need
Business Case
IT Strategy
Quality Mgmt
Risk Mgmt
Product/Solution Selection
Business Alignment
Internal Skills Resources
External Skills Resources
Business Constraints
72,000 Open Solutions
Proprietary Solutions
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Case Study
16
Background and Timeline
  • Aeco Pacific Solutions Division Sun Technology
    Partner
  • November 02 Allowed to resell hardware
  • December/Jan 03 Sales Strategy Selection
  • Jan-Feb 03 Solution Strategy
  • Feb 03 product Selection
  • March-June 03 Construction/Test/Deploy
  • July 1 Go live

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Features
  • E-commerce Store (engine)
  • Complex Product Selection
  • Quota-matic (sales and user driven Quotation
    tool)
  • Ease of Use
  • Low maintenance
  • Information Rich

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Product Selection
  • Requirement Definition
  • Product intrinsics
  • Stability of Product
  • Quality of Code
  • Quality of Community
  • CVS-Code control
  • Maintainability
  • Features
  • Architectures

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Issues
  • Platform
  • Technology
  • Commercial alternatives
  • Scope creep
  • So many other features are only a click away
  • Need continuous review
  • Often features arent discovered until
    inside-the-code
  • Scoping of Changes
  • GNU Licence Issues Intellectual Property
  • Multiple authorship - coding standard and styles

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Risk Management
  • Source Code Ownership
  • Community membership
  • Partnering
  • Code Quality CVS doesnt mean good managment
  • Architecture

27
Novastore
  • 32 Interface enhancements
  • Quotation Tool (user/salesperson)
  • Electronic Banking (XML/Live)
  • Object Cache
  • Database Cache (horizontal Scalability)
  • Product Associations (complex products)
  • Product Options
  • Products/category enhancment/catalogs

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Open Source Recommendations
  • IP Considerations
  • Risk management
  • Quality management
  • Methodology management
  • Scope Control
  • Research Research Research
  • Trial
  • Own the code mentality

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