Customer Council Open Source in the Enterprise

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Customer CouncilOpen Sourcein theEnterprise

• How and where can members of The Open Group
  derive value from Open Source
• 4 February 2003Burlingame, California, U.S.A.

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Agenda

• Introductory remarks- Carl Bunje, Graham Bird
  Walter Stahlecker
• Open Source and Enterprise Architecture- Issues,
  Challenges, Opportunities- Open Discussion
• Break
• Best Practices
• - Open Source in the Enterprise, Stormy
  Peters, HP
• - Open Discussion
• Next Steps- Elaine Babcock, Carl Bunje Walter
  Stahlecker
• Break
• After Hours BoF on Open Source

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Open Source Are You Engaged?

• There is still an insufficient perception of the
  value of Open Source to the Customer
• -- Bruce Perens

• How many of your enterprises have incorporated
  open source code into your systems? (internal,
  embedded, product)

• How many of your enterprises have engaged the
  open source community in the development of your
  software systems?

• How many of your enterprises consider themselves
  members of the open source community?

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Open Source Engagements

• Procurement, implementation, integration and
  deployment of existing Open Source products
• Participation in existing Open Source projects
  with subsequent use within the Enterprise
• Starting and managing an Open Source project with
  or without initial IP contribution
• Starting and managing an Enterprise project using
  Open Source processes internally

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Open Group Challenge Business Issues

• Critical Business Issues
• IPR
• Software Patents, Licensing, TCPA MDCA
  implications
• Confidence
• Mission Critical Open Source?
• Integration
• Interfaces, Standards, Skills
• Support
• External vs Internal, Skills, etc.
• Business case
• TCO, Risk, etc.

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Open Group Challenge Foundations

• What can The Open Group do to facilitate
  addressing these issues?
• What can / should be standardized?
• How could / should one ensure that Open Source
  apps conform to standards?
• What is claimed? What does it mean?
• How could / should one certify Open Source?
• Applications? Infrastructure?
• What role could / should The Open Group play in
  homesteading?
• How does The Open Group build strong
  relationships with the Open Source community?

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Open Group Challenge Possible Activities

• What Open Source Projects might be initiated
  within The Open Group
• How can Boundaryless Information Flow be enabled
  by Open Source?
• How can we define useful lumps of functionality
  (TOGAF Building Blocks?) in the application and
  infrastructure arenas?
• Might we establish guidelines for engaging Open
  Source within the Enterprise?
• What might be some potential Open Source
  opportunities of interest to Open Group members?

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Ideas from Cannes (replay)
Cannes
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Objectives for this session

• Broaden the engagement among members
• Cannes focus was informative and exploratory
• Burlingame focus is on opportunities and next
  steps
• Identify candidate opportunities
• Identify opportunities of interest to members
• Possibly from within Technical Forums
• Agree on a few candidate work projects
• Solicit volunteers for engagement
• Initiate planning for project success

Cannes
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Open Source in the Enterprise, Today
Cannes

• Technology Perspective
• Good penetration in opportunistic areas
• Proponents are technical experts, heated
  engagement demonstrates their commitment to
  progress
• Business Perspective
• Few use Open Source strategically in mainstream
  IT
• Proponents are seldom business experts, they
  tend to adhere to an underground mindset
• Opponents are concerned and skeptical,they need
  to be convinced of new approach viability
• Balance Point
• Very conservative, even when positive business
  case can be made

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Open Source in the Enterprise, Tomorrow?
Cannes

• Technology Perspective
• Open Source process excels within the Enterprise
• Shares knowledge among organizations
• Leverages technical resources and skills across
  organizations
• Open Source extends the Enterprise
• Engages knowledge and skills beyond the
  Enterprise
• Keeps innovation alive through the Commons
• Business Perspective
• New cross-Enterprise business patterns drive the
  Commons
• System infrastructure
• Application infrastructure
• Commoditization
• Proprietary value focused on new inventions
• Commonly developed solutions to common problems
• Balance Point
• As aggressive as necessary
• Open Source is the strategic core of
  infrastructure

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Todays agenda
Cannes

• Part 1 Strategic use of Open Source
• Open Source in Enterprise IT experiences
• Identify opportunities
• Develop a rational way to make Open Source part
  of the Enterprise Architecture (add to TOGAF?)
• Technical Forum opportunities
• Part 2 Best practices
• Identify issues and best practices,
• Develop a compendium of best practices
• Part 3 Report and attract
• Use the BoF to expand participation
• Goal 1 Collect critical factors regarding Open
  Source within The Open Group membership
• Goal 2 Identify at least 2 work areas with
  sufficient interest to start work

Burlingame
Today
Tomorrow
Act!
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Agenda

• Introductory remarks- Carl Bunje, Graham Bird
  Walter Stahlecker
• Open Source and Enterprise Architecture- Issues,
  Challenges, Opportunities- Open Discussion
• Break
• Best Practices
• - Open Source in the Enterprise, Stormy
  Peters, HP
• - Open Discussion
• Next Steps- Elaine Babcock, Carl Bunje Walter
  Stahlecker
• Break
• After Hours BoF on Open Source

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Customer CouncilOpen Sourcein
EnterpriseArchitectures

• How to leverage Open Source strategically,rather
  than in technical and political niches

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Scope of this session

• Focus on Issues and Opportunities for Strategic
  Use of Open Source in the Enterprise
• Many places exist to talk about technical merits
  --
• Political issues are seldom discussed
  
• Strategic use of Open Source is still
  nebulous
• Example TOGAF and Open Source
• TOGAF is a strength of The Open Group
• TOGAF establishes Architectural discipline
• Actual requirements
• Business case
• Integration
• Is this a way to maximize ROI from Open Source?
• How can TOGAF be applied to Open Source process?
• How can Open Source process be incorporated into
  TOGAF?

Scope
Discussion
Synthesis
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Open Discussion
Scope

• Introductions - Round robin
• Personal Interest
• Company Interest
• Hopes Expectations
• Directions Solutions
• Discussion What are your opportunities of
  interest
• Methodology TOGAF, etc.
• Business case guidelines, ROI, etc.
• Projects of potential interest to Open Group
  members
• Others?
• We will then synthesize these inputs
• Prioritize items which would help make Open
  Source a strategic element in Enterprise
  Architectures
• Identify structures needed for further progress
• Volunteers?
• Next steps (through 2003)

Discussion
Synthesis
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Synthesis of discussion results
Scope
Discussion
Synthesis
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Agenda

• Introductory remarks- Carl Bunje, Graham Bird
  Walter Stahlecker
• Open Source and Enterprise Architecture- Issues,
  Challenges, Opportunities- Open Discussion
• Break
• Best Practices
• - Open Source in the Enterprise, Stormy
  Peters, HP
• - Open Discussion
• Next Steps- Elaine Babcock, Carl Bunje Walter
  Stahlecker
• Break
• After Hours BoF on Open Source

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Agenda

• Introductory remarks- Carl Bunje, Graham Bird
  Walter Stahlecker
• Open Source and Enterprise Architecture- Issues,
  Challenges, Opportunities- Open Discussion
• Break
• Best Practices
• - Open Source in the Enterprise, Stormy
  Peters, HP
• - Open Discussion
• Next Steps- Elaine Babcock, Carl Bunje Walter
  Stahlecker
• Break
• After Hours BoF on Open Source

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Presentation

• What is this presentation titled?
• Stormy Peters, HP

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Discussion

• What have been your experiences with Open Source
• Lessons Learned
• What to do What not to do
• Issues
• What issues need resolution or guidance?
• Would an Open Group Guide to Open Source be
  useful?
• Volunteers to author such a volume?

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Agenda

• Introductory remarks- Carl Bunje, Graham Bird
  Walter Stahlecker
• Open Source and Enterprise Architecture- Issues,
  Challenges, Opportunities- Open Discussion
• Break
• Best Practices
• - Open Source in the Enterprise, Stormy
  Peters, HP
• - Open Discussion
• Next Steps- Elaine Babcock, Carl Bunje Walter
  Stahlecker
• Break
• After Hours BoF on Open Source

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Next Steps

• We have identified some opportunities of interest
  to members
• Next Steps Explore those opportunities further
  with interested participants
• We have identified some constraints
• Next Steps Explore what The Open Group can do
  to facilitate Open Source activities
• We have identified some of the lessons learned by
  members
• Next Steps Capture these in a manner that might
  benefit other members when engaging in Open
  Source activities

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Agenda

• Introductory remarks- Carl Bunje, Graham Bird
  Walter Stahlecker
• Open Source and Enterprise Architecture- Issues,
  Challenges, Opportunities- Open Discussion
• Break
• Best Practices
• - Open Source in the Enterprise, Stormy
  Peters, HP
• - Open Discussion
• Next Steps- Elaine Babcock, Carl Bunje Walter
  Stahlecker
• Break
• After Hours BoF on Open Source