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New	
  IT	
  Business	
  Models	
  and	
  
Open	
  Source	
  Middleware	
  
Economic	
  Value	
  
Samisa	
  Abeysinghe	
  
Vice	
  President	
  Delivery	
  
WSO2	
  
Why	
  use	
  Open	
  Source?	
  
•  Build	
  an	
  echo-­‐system	
  around	
  products	
  and	
  services	
  	
  
•  Grow	
  your	
  user	
  communiGes	
  
•  Cost	
  advantage?	
  
•  Quality	
  advantage!	
  	
  
Cost	
  vs	
  Other	
  Benefits	
  	
  
•  Most	
  assume	
  OSS	
  to	
  be	
  cheap	
  
•  It	
  is	
  not	
  just	
  about	
  financial	
  value	
  
•  Culture	
  
–  Is	
  what	
  OSS	
  is	
  all	
  about	
  	
  
–  Community	
  driven	
  with	
  respect	
  and	
  ethics	
  being	
  the	
  corner	
  
stones	
  	
  
•  Results	
  in	
  quality	
  and	
  security	
  aspects	
  	
  
•  Foster	
  innovaGon	
  	
  
Economic	
  Value	
  of	
  OSS	
  
Labor	
  
Economics	
  	
  
• ResulGng	
  
from	
  
personal	
  
graGficaGon	
  
and	
  
reputaGon	
  	
  
Direct	
  cost	
  
savings	
  	
  
• Improved	
  
pricing	
  
flexibility	
  	
  
Efficiency	
  
• Technically	
  	
  
• Strategically	
  
• Socially	
  	
  
Control	
  over	
  
cost	
  	
  
• Get	
  the	
  right	
  
and	
  quick	
  
responses	
  
IT	
  SoluGons	
  
Services	
  
SoWware	
  
Hardware	
  
•  What	
  have	
  you	
  got	
  to	
  
pay	
  for?	
  
•  OSS	
  drives	
  down	
  
soWware	
  costs	
  	
  
–  Lower	
  overall	
  
project	
  cost	
  	
  
Project	
  Economics	
  with	
  OSS	
  
0	
  
20	
  
40	
  
60	
  
80	
  
100	
  
Project	
  1	
   Project	
  2	
   Project	
  3	
  
Services	
  
SoWware	
  
Hardware	
  
Value	
  ProposiGon	
  
•  Since	
  soWware	
  costs	
  go	
  down	
  with	
  OSS	
  
–  More	
  room	
  for	
  services	
  
–  Can	
  provide	
  be_er	
  quality	
  services	
  
–  More	
  value	
  to	
  the	
  whole	
  project	
  	
  
•  Faster	
  ROI	
  
•  Broader	
  value	
  proposiGon	
  	
  
Integrated	
  Stacks	
  	
  
•  Saves	
  integraGon	
  Gme	
  and	
  component	
  costs	
  when	
  
OSS	
  used	
  	
  
•  Replace	
  some	
  parts	
  with	
  OSS	
  if	
  not	
  all	
  to	
  lower	
  the	
  
total	
  cost	
  	
  
•  When	
  you	
  sell	
  the	
  soluGon	
  to	
  other	
  BUs	
  the	
  demand	
  
can	
  rise	
  if	
  your	
  price	
  is	
  low	
  	
  
–  Puts	
  more	
  price	
  sensiGve	
  customers	
  within	
  reach	
  	
  
•  Quality	
  of	
  OSS	
  
–  SaGsfied	
  customers	
  	
  
Lower	
  Learning/Training	
  Costs	
  
OSS	
  
Availability	
  
Advantage	
  	
  
Download	
  
and	
  play	
  
Explore	
  and	
  
innovate	
  
around	
  usage	
  
Community	
  
to	
  help	
  
Contribute	
  
back	
  
OpportuniGes	
  
•  Break	
  the	
  barrier	
  to	
  entry	
  	
  
–  Try	
  out	
  the	
  new	
  projects/pilot	
  projects	
  with	
  OSS	
  for	
  free	
  	
  
•  Move	
  on	
  or	
  throw	
  away	
  decision	
  based	
  on	
  success	
  	
  
•  Risk	
  is	
  less	
  even	
  if	
  you	
  fail	
  	
  
–  Provision,	
  maintenance	
  and	
  support	
  will	
  cost	
  but	
  later	
  when	
  
the	
  project	
  is	
  up	
  and	
  running	
  	
  
Contribute	
  and	
  Influence	
  	
  
Commi_ers	
  	
  
Contrib
utors	
  
Users	
   Benefits	
  
•  Faster	
  fixes	
  
•  Strategy	
  alignment	
  	
  
•  Employee	
  
a_racGveness	
  
•  Visibility	
  in	
  the	
  
community	
  	
  	
  
Conclusion	
  
•  Control	
  over	
  cost	
  
•  Overall	
  project	
  success	
  
•  Efficiency	
  	
  
•  Quality	
  
•  Influence	
  	
  
Thank	
  You	
  

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WSO2Con USA 2015: New IT Business Models and Open Source Middleware Economic Value

  • 1. New  IT  Business  Models  and   Open  Source  Middleware   Economic  Value   Samisa  Abeysinghe   Vice  President  Delivery   WSO2  
  • 2. Why  use  Open  Source?   •  Build  an  echo-­‐system  around  products  and  services     •  Grow  your  user  communiGes   •  Cost  advantage?   •  Quality  advantage!    
  • 3. Cost  vs  Other  Benefits     •  Most  assume  OSS  to  be  cheap   •  It  is  not  just  about  financial  value   •  Culture   –  Is  what  OSS  is  all  about     –  Community  driven  with  respect  and  ethics  being  the  corner   stones     •  Results  in  quality  and  security  aspects     •  Foster  innovaGon    
  • 4. Economic  Value  of  OSS   Labor   Economics     • ResulGng   from   personal   graGficaGon   and   reputaGon     Direct  cost   savings     • Improved   pricing   flexibility     Efficiency   • Technically     • Strategically   • Socially     Control  over   cost     • Get  the  right   and  quick   responses  
  • 5. IT  SoluGons   Services   SoWware   Hardware   •  What  have  you  got  to   pay  for?   •  OSS  drives  down   soWware  costs     –  Lower  overall   project  cost    
  • 6. Project  Economics  with  OSS   0   20   40   60   80   100   Project  1   Project  2   Project  3   Services   SoWware   Hardware  
  • 7. Value  ProposiGon   •  Since  soWware  costs  go  down  with  OSS   –  More  room  for  services   –  Can  provide  be_er  quality  services   –  More  value  to  the  whole  project     •  Faster  ROI   •  Broader  value  proposiGon    
  • 8. Integrated  Stacks     •  Saves  integraGon  Gme  and  component  costs  when   OSS  used     •  Replace  some  parts  with  OSS  if  not  all  to  lower  the   total  cost     •  When  you  sell  the  soluGon  to  other  BUs  the  demand   can  rise  if  your  price  is  low     –  Puts  more  price  sensiGve  customers  within  reach     •  Quality  of  OSS   –  SaGsfied  customers    
  • 9. Lower  Learning/Training  Costs   OSS   Availability   Advantage     Download   and  play   Explore  and   innovate   around  usage   Community   to  help   Contribute   back  
  • 10. OpportuniGes   •  Break  the  barrier  to  entry     –  Try  out  the  new  projects/pilot  projects  with  OSS  for  free     •  Move  on  or  throw  away  decision  based  on  success     •  Risk  is  less  even  if  you  fail     –  Provision,  maintenance  and  support  will  cost  but  later  when   the  project  is  up  and  running    
  • 11. Contribute  and  Influence     Commi_ers     Contrib utors   Users   Benefits   •  Faster  fixes   •  Strategy  alignment     •  Employee   a_racGveness   •  Visibility  in  the   community      
  • 12. Conclusion   •  Control  over  cost   •  Overall  project  success   •  Efficiency     •  Quality   •  Influence