Open source doesn’t always represent best value

OSSG: Open Source doesn’t always represent the best valueJanus Boye - jb@jboye.com

London, January 2010

Who is Janus Boye?

• Founder of J. Boye – known for vendor-neutral blog, community of practice and conferences• 225 members, divided into several groups• Why community of practice:

• Much to gain from sharing ideas• No “one correct route”• Frequent changes in priorities

Some of our members

Alfa Laval, Amnesty, Arup, Borealis, Carlsberg, City of Aarhus, Danfoss, Danish Agency for Governmental Management, Elexon, Environment Agency, European Patent Office, LEGO, Maersk, Medtronic, Nordea, Odense University Hospital, Specsavers, Swarovski, SWIFT, UNHCR, Unilever, University of Copenhagen, Wienerberger, WWF

Agenda

Confusion

Open source issues1. Support & Training2. Risks3. Requirements4. Implementation5. Community

Your opportunity

An Open Source of Confusion

Open source• Low cost• Pay for services• Ease of customisation• Open platforms• Community support• Future proofing

• “Try before you buy”

Commercial / Proprietary• High cost• Pay for software• Difficult to customise• Proprietary platforms• No community support• Short-term • “Buy before you try”

True or False?

Clay Shirky“The bulk of open source projects fail, and most of

the remaining successes are quite modest. But

does that mean the threat from open systems

generally is overrated and the commercial

software industry can breathe easy? Here the

answer is no. Open source is a profound threat,

not because the open source ecosystem is

outsuccessing commercial efforts but because it

is outfailing them. Because the open source

ecosystem, and by extension open social

ecosystems generally, rely on peer production,

the work on those systems can be considerably

more experimental at a considerable less cost,

than any firm can afford”

(from page 245 of the hard cover version)

Nick Carr

“Simply put, it remains difficult, if not

impossible, to draw any broad

conclusions about IT's effect on the

competitiveness and profitability of

individual businesses”

1) Support & Training

• Who will you call?

• Quality of documentation

2) Risks

• Early mover disadvantages

• Who is responsible for bug fixing ?

• Systems don’t last forever – who will help you when they die?

• e.g. HyperContent, Mambo

3) Requirements

• Recognized that no system is perfect and meets all requirements

• Selected Plone for initial scoping exercise with small integrator

4) Implementation

• Significant cost factor

• Would you implement yourself?

5) Community

• What are your plans for engaging with the community?

• Selected TYPO3 and decided to work with small integrator while building their own implementation skills• Attended TYPO3 conference and actively participates in community

Your opportunity

1. You can save money with open source

2. Engage with the community

3. Look beyond technology when selecting a new vendor / system

Make the right decisions

Sources of vendor-neutral inspiration

CMS Watch - www.cmswatch.com

Content Here by Seth Gottliebwww.contenthere.com

Graham Oakes - www.grahamoakes.co.uk

IntranetFocus by Martin Whitewww.intranetfocus.com

Jon On Tech – www.jonontech.com

Step Two Designs - www.steptwo.com.au

Continue the conversation…

• J. Boye Blog: jboye.com/blog

• Community of Practice: jboye.com/community-of-practice

• Email: jb@jboye.dk

• Twitter: @janusboye

• LinkedIn: http://dk.linkedin.com/in/janusboye

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