S&P Open Source Software Success Story by M..L.. Luesak Chakrrabandhu Deputy Vice President Business Development Information Technology Center S&P Syndicate Public Company Limited

1. Value Creation using Open Source Software
M.L. Luesak Chakrabandhu
Deputy Vice President
Business Development
Information Technology Center
S&P Syndicate Public Company Limited
Contact
+66 (0) 2 1851313 Ext. 164
luesak@snpfood.com
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2. S&P Services and Products
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3. S&P Services and Products
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4. Knowing you
I am here today because ...
1) OSS, many of them are free, why don't I try ?
Don't quit.
2) My proprietary system is so costly and I want
it replaced.
Don't rush. You may need some parts of it.
3) OSS is a huge cost saving. I should consider
OSS seriously for my IT strategy.
Don't forget your BUSINESS STRATEGY
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5. Open Source and Cost Saving
Cost Saving View Value Creation View
Free new software More user access
Proprietary replacement Speed up processes
Low upgrade cost Business flexibility
High security Bigger project
Stability Lower project risks (testing)
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6. S&P Value Creation Mapping
Quick win Strategic win
MySQL for POS Zero training paradigm
MySQL datamart Enterprise-wide integration
OpenOffice.org Decrease fixed costs
Value
E-Doc repository Agile business
Low hanging fruits Money pit
Desktop applications Unnecessary migration
More Linux servers Complicate OSS
CMS (Joomla/Mambo) Obsolete OSS
Resources/Time
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7. S&P in Action
After working on objectives -> requirements , ...
... unfortunately the next move is not to kick-off projects
0 Resources Current skills, licenses (MA too), In-house
development, data
1 Users What they ... have (in-use) -> love + should
2 IT Team Start simple but ASAP and non-stop
3 IT Platform Must not have too many technologies
4 Projects Quick Wins as part of future strategic win
Bites on Expandable Low Hanging Fruits
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8. S&P Key Decisions
Linux will be the only major desktop OS
-> FOSS to replace proprietary (e.g. office, utilities, multimedia)
-> No new VB or Unix application development
-> Web-based = favorite (PHP, Java) -> ERP upgrade, LAMP
-> Mozilla FireFox is the selected browser
-> Stop Windows purchase/upgrade (internal license transfer)
Number of technologies have to be limited
-> MySQL (preferred) and Oracle (kept)
-> Platform independent programming (LAMP, WAMP and Java)
-> Inform vendors and system integrators
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9. Financial Work on OpenOffice.org
1 Users
● Plenty of formula
● No conversion problem
● Same training
Minimum saving:
120 USD x 500 = 60K
(>2M THB)
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10. Mozilla Firefox Add-ons
1 Users
● Ease of use
● Relax stuffs
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11. CMS (Joomla)
2 IT Team
● No new skill needed
● Little setup effort
● Short time to value
● Extensions
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12. Linux – scary no more
2 IT Team
● Easy installation (Ubuntu)
● Graphic interface
● No network problem
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13. AppServ – no rocket science
2 IT Team
● Easiest WAMP starter
● Not just for PC testing
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14. “Whether you believe you can do
a thing or not, you are right.”
Henry Ford
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15. PHP “the language of choice”
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1M THB
● Command line (at least 50% lower total
● PHP desktop application development cost)
● A lot of code generators
● Extensions in www.php.net
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16. Lotus Domino on 64-bit Linux
3 IT Platform
● Stable
● Minimal virus problem
Saving:
10K (>300K THB)
Annual saving:
15 USD x 500 = 7.5K
(>250K THB)
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17. MySQL Data Marts and POS
3 IT Platform
● Huge saving on license
● More than “good enough”
● Linux and Windows
● Low maintenance costs
● Many apps & developers
Minimum saving:
200 USD x 500 = 100K
(>3.3M THB)
Annual saving:
15 USD x 500 = 7.5K
(>250K THB)
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18. E-Commerce on LAMP
4 Projects
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19. ERP Upgrade to web-based system
4 Projects
● Centralized + Virtualized
● Minimize service
● Enable future migration
License saving:
4,000 USD
(>130K THB)
Annual TCO saving:
12,000 USD
(>400K THB)
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20. SCM Application on LAMP
4 Projects
● ERP integration
● Highest flexibility
● Handle huge transaction
● Near real-time
CSF:
“Cannot be easier”
“In user's language” Annual created value:
“No more no less” 90,000 USD
“Fool Proof” (>3M THB)
“1 click is costly”
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21. E-Journal on WAMP
4 Projects
● Proprietary software
● No “advance” feature
Investment saving:
32,800 USD
(about 1.1M THB)
Annual paper saving:
86,000 USD
(about 8,000 THB /day
>2.9M THB / year)
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22. Virtualization and Open Source
VMware Host:
Windows / Linux
VMware Guest:
Windows / Ubutu / Redhat
Applications:
Installation
Virtual Appliances
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23. Invest in people development
Integrating OSS and other softwares
Bringing in new technologies
Application development
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24. Synopsis
Business view
● Business objective first
● Don't “research”, “live in the community”
● OSS is a true “enabler”
● “Open Source World has it” mindset
● Free OSS not for zero investment
● Cost saving grows with “user trust on OSS”
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25. Synopsis
Technical view
● Keep replacing “paid” desktop applications
● Don't add more “proprietary” platform/infrastructure
● OSS and Closed Source can co-exist/integrate
● There still be good closed source investments
● Dilemma on user interface ? Choose web
● One main “In-House” programming language
● Internal testing but buying service is not evil
● Upgrade
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26. List of related keywords
OSS IT Tools LAMP
Winbinder Ubuntu
Eclipse Debian
phpMyBackup CentOS
Wine Redhat
Linux Foundation
IT Tools Apache HTTP Server
MySQL PHP Generator MySQL
VMware PHP
Xen Zend
Virtual Appliances AppServ
rBuilder phpMyAdmin
RealVNC
Crossover
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27. List of related keywords
Desktop OSS Other OSS
Mozilla Firefox Apache Tomcat
Mozilla Thunderbird Joomla
OpenOffice.org Mambo
Chantra SugarCRM
Lexitron
7-zip
GIMP Essential
Virtual Magnifying Glass SourceForge
FileZilla Nectec
Putty Sipa
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28. “Change before you have to.”
Jack Welch
Value Creation using Open Source Software - M.L. Luesak Chakrabandhu

29. M.L. Luesak Chakrabandhu
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Deputy Vice President
Business Development
Information Technology Center
S&P Syndicate Public Company Limited
Contact
+66 (0) 2 1851313 Ext. 164
luesak@snpfood.com
Value Creation using Open Source Software - M.L. Luesak Chakrabandhu