ECM and Open Source Software: A Disruptive Force in ECM Solutions

ECM and Open Source Software: A Disruptive Force in ECM Solutions Jeff Potts Practice Director, ECM Optaros: http://www.optaros.com Blog: http://ecmarchitect.com

Background 1994 1997 2002 2006 Groupware KM/ECM Open Source ECM 2007 2008 Focus Tech Firm 2007 Alfresco Community Contributor of the Year

Agenda ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Rise of Open Source Photo Credit: SouthernView

Audience Poll How many of you use open source in production systems today?

Answer: All of you do ,[object Object],[object Object],Photo Credit: YouTube

Open source trends ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],OS Database Web/App Server Developer Tools Applications Cloud/SAAS Open Source

“ Open Source is worth $60 billion” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Open source is now the world's largest software industry....You measure it in the savings people are making in licence fees....Licence fees don't add any value to the product and are purely a transfer of wealth from consumers to software vendors.”

Open Source Acquisitions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],See also “Open Source Gold Rush” blog post by Matt Asay on cnet and “Open Source For Sale” at InformationWeek

Why our clients choose open source ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],See also “Why Open Source?” on ECM Architect.

Don't Build or Buy... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

...Instead, Assemble ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Open Source & ECM Photo Credit: flyfshrmn98

Innovation waves - ECM and related Technologies Archiving Document Management Knowledge Mgmt Portal Smart Enterprise Suites Workflow / BPM Open Standards Open Source Innovation 1990 2010 Industry consolidation

Open Source Content Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Significant ECM Players Photo Credit: crowt59

Open Source Document Management Players 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Application capabilities (Large) enterprise readiness Alfresco sTeam Contineo Plone Nuxeo KnowledgeTree Owl Community Legend

Open Source Enterprise 2.0 Components Content Repository Blogging Wiki Search Collaborative Filtering Social Networking Forums / Real-time COFI Portal/Presentation

Alfresco at-a-glance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Alfresco at-a-glance: Functionality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Alfresco as SharePoint Killer? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Acquia at-a-glance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Acquia at-a-glance: Functionality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Liferay at-a-glance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Liferay at-a-glance: Functionality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who's Using Open Source ECM Today? Photo Credit: tribalicious

Who's Already There? (Selected Optaros ECM Clients)‏ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What are they doing? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Client Case Study: Endeca The Company: Building a partner community for innovation The Challenge: Assembly Highlights: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ The solution that Optaros assembled for us lets us interact with our audiences with speed, flexibility and differentiation.” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Client Case Study: Endeca Building a partner community for innovation (Cont’d)‏ Key Components: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Open Source Software Web Presentation: ,[object Object],Web Services: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Back-end Components: Differentiators: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ By offering our customers and partners a seamless way to educate themselves and interact with peers we are creating loyalty to the site and to Endeca.” - Colby Dyess Product Manager Endeca ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Endeca customers and partners have been the driving force behind our initiatives to encourage relationship building and the open exchange of ideas and best practices. EDeN is the culmination of these efforts…” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Client Preferred Component Flexibility: Differentiation:

Endeca EDeN Architecture Batch Job SOAP WS JDBC JDBC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],SOAP WS LDAP ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Getting Started Photo Credit: jdtornow

Open Source Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evaluating Open Source ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Measuring “community” strength ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Open Source Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Don't write these down. Instead, go to: http://delicious.com/jpotts/opensource_ecm_talk

Parting Thoughts ,[object Object]

About Optaros We design, assemble & support next-generation Internet solutions for ecommerce and media & publishing clients We help our clients become more agile and deliver better user experiences to their customers, employees, and suppliers We do great work 100% reference-able 98% on-time/on-budget We‘re growing $0  $21 million since 2005 Over 200 employees across offices in North America, Bucharest, Geneva, London, Munich, Zurich We have a rich history Leadership since 1990 through the client-server, web browser, and “assembly” eras We’re well capitalized $20 million capitalization

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