The document discusses challenges and solutions regarding the mainstream adoption of open source software, focusing on installation, configuration, and lifecycle management. It introduces Uforge Cloud Factory and Open Appliance Studio as tools for simplifying appliance creation and deployment, while emphasizing risk management and automation. The overall aim is to enhance IT agility and manage complexities in virtual and cloud environments.

1. Helping Open Source Software
Become Main Stream
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2. Software Delivery & Adoption
#1 Technical Issue: Installation & Configuration
Legal
Technical Social
“The costs of human resources for producing, operating and maintaining
software will soon become prohibitive” Source Forrester March 9, 2009
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3. Virtualization & Cloud Computing
Thinking Vertical – Software Appliances
...however brings new challenges!
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4. Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Keep Risks Under Control
• Control Software Image Content
• Control Configuration Sprawl
• Control Appliance Life Cycle
• Control Software Licensing
• Enhance IT Agility and TTM
• Control Collaboration & Sharing of IP
• Control the Matrix of Complexity
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5. UForge Cloud Factory & Open Appliance Studio
Covers full product life-cycle
Qualified Open Source Catalogues
Appliance simple creation
Optimize a JeOS software image
Fine grain flexible build
Server Appliance Templates
Automated deployments
Instant update & Distributed architecture
maintenance Many formats
Configuration &
product life-cycle
Enterprise space
Collaboration &
sharing
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6. UForge Appliance Factory
Ramp to the Cloud
Your Factory Your Appliance Your Cloud
Templates Library Store
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7. UForge Appliance Factory
Build, Deploy and Maintain
Simple Appliance creation, Enterprise space delivers governance,
configuration and life-cycle risk and compliance management
management
Full Factory Automation from Clonable appliance templates for IT
visual design to image generation Agility, collaboration and sharing
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8. Open Appliance Studio
Automate the Deployment – Virtual Solutions
fast, efficient & predictable software deployments
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9. Open Appliance Studio
Install & Provision
Deliver as appliance
Create Image
Solution Logic
Package
Automate Configuration
XWiki Multiple Instances of Same Images
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10. Open Appliance Studio
Deploy via the Browser
Connect to ONE Instance
to Launch the Deployment
Configure the Software Components
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11. Open Appliance Studio
Simple. Predictable. Consistent.
Automatically Deploying Distributed Solutions on
Physical, Virtual & Cloud Environments
Scalable. Secure. Highly Available
XWiki
Tomcat
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12. Call to Actions
Partnership with UShareSoft
www.usharesoft.com
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13. contact@usharesoft.com
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