A lot of startups and SaaS companies that build a business around an open source technology struggle to commercialize in a way that is both profitable and scalable, while also supporting the open source community that is so critical to innovation. Join Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databricks and Nithya Ruff, Head of Open Source at Comcast and Chair of The Linux Foundation Board, who are both open source thought leaders, for a fireside discussion about the value open source software has delivered for enterprises and their perspectives on the current state of the open source landscape.

1. The Future of AI, Open Source, and
Enterprise SaaS: Where It’s All Going
Nithya Ruff
Head, Comcast Open Source Program Office
Chair, Linux Foundation Board of Directors
@nithyaruff
Ali Ghodsi
CEO, Databricks
@alighodsi

2. Open Source Momentum Today
Open Source
is one of the
most
successful
enablers of
global
innovation in
history

3. Commercial Open Source investments at $30B
Today
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4. Databricks continues to innovate

5. The take-a-way
 Open Source as an innovation engine is here to stay even in a SaaS world
 Over $30B investment in companies built on open source and growing
 Successful exits and valuations of COSS companies show strong business
models exist
 SaaS based models help companies succeed in a cloud era
 Doing it right takes serving community and company
 Notion of Go-to-Community and Go-to-Market

6. THANK YOU