OpenStack Summit
Open Source Strategy
April 2016
Lauren Cooney, Sr. Director, Open Source Strategy
Diagram Credit HBR
Time
Innovation
Customers, Partner Needs
Open Source is Critical for Success
Adoption & Monetization; New Business & Distribution Models Emerge
ProductPerformance
Open Source drives
creation, collaboration &
innovation for all
customers and provides
an option for “open”
technologies in addition
to proprietary solutions.
Taking Customers and Partners along for the journey accelerates innovation and customer needs.
Driving Innovation & Co-Creation with A Mix of Open & Proprietary Solutions
Open
Source
Cisco is committed to
driving the growth of
Open Source
technologies, expanding
the development of Open
Standards and investing
resources to provide for
sustainable innovation.
Cisco Open Source Project Participation ~ 2 years
Measuring Success
Committer/Contributor Diversity
Production Deployment
Community & Ecosystem
Single committer, little
pull/patch activity
Committer diversity,
active developer
engagement
Not in production,
snowflake
implementation
In production broadly,
cookie cutter
implementation
Dominated by single
org, no commercial
ecosystem
Diverse community,
commercial offers
Low High
Massive Growth in Project Engagement High
Deep Dive: Project Mantl
Quick Stats:
• 303 forks
• 2,803 commits
• 52 branches
• 26 releases
• 66 contributors
Mantl provides all the components you need to deploy your microservices
platform. We have chosen industry standard components and made them
work well together, so you don't have to write any glue code. You can focus
on your application instead.
Looking to the Future
Continuing Investments in
Open Source & New Projects:
• IoT
• Data Analytics (PaNDA)
• Networking at the PaaS Layer
Cisco Open Source Strategy: OpenStack Summit 2016

Cisco Open Source Strategy: OpenStack Summit 2016

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    OpenStack Summit Open SourceStrategy April 2016 Lauren Cooney, Sr. Director, Open Source Strategy
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    Time Innovation Customers, Partner Needs OpenSource is Critical for Success Adoption & Monetization; New Business & Distribution Models Emerge ProductPerformance Open Source drives creation, collaboration & innovation for all customers and provides an option for “open” technologies in addition to proprietary solutions. Taking Customers and Partners along for the journey accelerates innovation and customer needs. Driving Innovation & Co-Creation with A Mix of Open & Proprietary Solutions Open Source
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    Cisco is committedto driving the growth of Open Source technologies, expanding the development of Open Standards and investing resources to provide for sustainable innovation.
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    Cisco Open SourceProject Participation ~ 2 years
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    Measuring Success Committer/Contributor Diversity ProductionDeployment Community & Ecosystem Single committer, little pull/patch activity Committer diversity, active developer engagement Not in production, snowflake implementation In production broadly, cookie cutter implementation Dominated by single org, no commercial ecosystem Diverse community, commercial offers Low High
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    Massive Growth inProject Engagement High
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    Deep Dive: ProjectMantl Quick Stats: • 303 forks • 2,803 commits • 52 branches • 26 releases • 66 contributors Mantl provides all the components you need to deploy your microservices platform. We have chosen industry standard components and made them work well together, so you don't have to write any glue code. You can focus on your application instead.
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    Looking to theFuture Continuing Investments in Open Source & New Projects: • IoT • Data Analytics (PaNDA) • Networking at the PaaS Layer