This document discusses open source software and its adoption within Romtelecom. It outlines the cost savings benefits of open source over proprietary software in terms of licensing fees, open standards, security, and total cost of ownership. Examples of commonly used open source solutions are provided, such as Apache web server and Moodle e-learning platform. The document also describes Romtelecom's use of Moodle for e-learning with 5,000 users in 2009 at minimal operational costs. Finally, examples of Romtelecom systems using open source are presented, providing estimated total capital expenditure and operational expense savings.

1. Ηλεκτρονική
∆ιακυβέρνηση
Open Source
Age of Agility
Fotis Karonis
Athens, Dec 9h 2009
CIO, Romtelecom
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2. Open Source is here to stay
enabling the intelligent & low cost enterprise
• Cost Savings – No Licensing Fees • Open Standards
• Open Solutions vs Proprietary • Increased Security
software
• Cost Savings in Infrastructure
• Speed to Deployment and overall Reduced TCO
•and more…
Apache Moodle
Web server E-learning platform
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3. Is the Crisis Good or Bad
for Open Source software?
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4. Leveraging Open Source to
Minimizing costs & Maximizing benefit
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5. Open Source software?
• Access to source code
• Users can modify and improve
• Anyone can redistribute
• Public collaborative development
• The power of many
– Open source projects built by hundreds / thousands of users and
developers
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6. Security and Risks
An open source system that all the bright developers have gone through and enhanced to
eliminate all vulnerabilities
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7. Open Source as a vehicle for
promoting economic development
• Government
• Private enterprises
• Municipalities
• Local Administration
• NGOs
• Non-profit organizations
• Universities
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8. Open Source solutions
• Operating systems Middleware / dev platforms
Databases Content management
systems
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9. Case study : eLearning in Romtelecom
using moodle, the open source collaboration platform
Scalable Architecture
Moodle Fast deployment : 1-2 months
E-learning platform
5.000 users trained in 2009
No Licenses, minimum operational costs
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10. Open Source Adoption Lifecycle
in the Enterprise
Embed
in Enterprise Wide
Use becomes more Mission Critical Systems
mainstream Significantly reducing costs
Explore
Minimal use in non-
critical systems
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11. OPENSOURCE
FREEDOM
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12. BACKUP
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13. Open Source Roadmap in Romtelecom
2008 2009 2009 2010
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14. Examples of systems using open source
Operating system Application server
Application Database
(open source) (open source)
Hercules Oracle
(5000 internal users) Apache
ePaySlip Oracle
(10000 internal users)
JBoss
Atlas Oracle
(4000 internal users) TomCat
MyAccount Oracle
(40000 external users)
TomCat
Total cost savings: CAPEX 820.000 € OPEX 135.000 € / year
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