Open source presentation enterprise ireland 2010
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This document discusses open source software use in local government. It notes that many local authorities are ending agreements with Microsoft and exploring open source alternatives. It identifies potential areas to replace proprietary software, such as desktop applications, operating systems, servers, and data services. It provides examples of commonly used open source software and adoption rates. It argues that open source can provide quality applications at low or no cost, while allowing for customization and faster development. The document advocates adopting open standards and considering both open source and commercial options to balance costs and meet needs.
Open source presentation enterprise ireland 2010
- 1. Open Source in Local GovernmentTim WilloughbyLGCSB
- 2. ContextLocal Authority Termination of Microsoft Enterprise AgreementPotential for Open Source Across the SectorOpen Source Applications already in Use
- 3. Currently See 5 Themes Desktop Application ReplacementDesktop Operating System ReplacementServer ApplicationsDevelopment MethodologiesData Services
- 4. Everyone else is using Open source…..More than half of all web servers (>91 million) run Apache (Netcraft, September, 2008)~2.0 million total Alfresco downloads (Alfresco, October, 2008)1.4 million Drupal downloads last year (July 2007 – June 2008)2.5 million articles (in English alone) on wikipedia, the world's 8th busiest web site according to Alexa (October, 2008)4 million blogs hosted on wordpress.com which Alexa ranks as #28 (October, 2008)Drupal and Joomla web sites handle more traffic than 17 of the Fortune 20 corporate sites (Burton Group, 2008)Cloud/SAASApplicationsDeveloper ToolsWeb/App ServerOpen SourceDatabaseOS
- 6. Understand the French Definition of Gratis v Libre
- 7. The Dual Open Source Approach This approach offers the most potential to Local Government.There are certain products in the Open Source Arena that follow the Dual ApproachAlfresco - Web Site Development and PresentationeGroupware - Mail / Calendar / Contacts / HelpdeskSugarCRM – CRM applicationMySQL... And many moreEach of these solutions offer an Enterprise Application which costs similar or in the case of CRM more than the equivalent proprietary productEach also offer a Community product which has no cost for the license, however, the costs for support, maintenance and bug fixes can be very high.The only way to counteract this cost Risk is to become an active part of the community or share the risk across the whole Local Government Community
- 8. Why Consider Alternatives for Office AutomationEase of access Ability to collaborate Open Platform (PC, Mac & Linux Compatibility)Open Standard - Open Document Format - Cost! MS Office 2007 / 2010 is €149 - €550 per license.
- 9. Open Source Research and Learning to date The Open Source Community is out thereThere are Many, Many Open Source solutionsOpen Source Successful projects are based around communities.The route to success for Local Authorities is to mimic the Open Source Community modelThere is an Opportunity now to look to adopt Open Source
- 10. LicenseThere are upward of 71 open source licenses which fall into 3 families: Give me credit Give me fixes Give me everything We do have to understand the differences and the potentials.
- 11. Low cost and scalable infrastructure (Linux, MySQL, Apache)
- 12. Quality software available at no licenses cost
- 13. Key software components available for integration
- 14. Can make changes to Open source code for extra value
- 15. Development and run time environments for fast and iterative deployments (PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails)
- 16. Communities for instant help and fast innovation cycles
- 17. Open Source as a Engine for Web 2.0 Open Source Lowering Barriers for Entrants
- 19. Insist on Open Standards - Increases Agility - flexibility and responsiveness Evaluate Open Source and Commercial software options
- 20. Can use a mixture of open source and proprietary
- 21. Don’t need a separate Strategy— interoperability I migration considerations are important
- 22. Like all Software Solutions – have to Balance up-front costs against recurring costs How to Integrate Open Source into our IT strategy
- 23. What do we have to do?Understand the Community and Maturity of Open Source - Broad industry support are importantSustainable business models are criticalHealthy ecosystem of Solution Providers and Business Partners essentialEstablish policies for working with Open Source softwareEducate company teams about OSS before they work with it Implement a management system to review, approve, and track the use of OSS inside the company, and contributions of company software assets to external OSS projects Understand Open Source Licensing – need to establish a process to help us understand the terms of the licenses and the procedures required to comply with them Make decisions based on both business and technical factors
- 24. Open Source attitudes and expectations…TechnologyNew EntrantsPushing limitsExperimentingDemanding ExploringUse any toolExisting WorkforceTechnologyCapabilitiesTrying to keep upTrying to changeStrugglingGiven upGoing to dieTime
- 25. Open source in LGCSBPavement ManagementSystem / MapRoad
- 26. Open Layers
- 27. PostGres
- 28. Open Street MapMap Data Aerial Photography
- 30. OpenStreeMapping
- 31. Routes, WPIs, Road ProgrammesIntegration of new OSi Web ServicesTime slider control to view Work Programme Items and Routes for a limited range of yearsWork Programme Items by Type and by Phase
- 33. The World is changing
- 35. What are Other Governments doing?The UK Government has agreed to: consider Open source solutions alongside proprietary ones in IT procurements. Contracts will be awarded on a value for money basisonly use products for interoperability that support open standards and specifications in all future IT developmentsseek to avoid lock-in to proprietary IT products and services.Reasons – 1. Cost Savings - Licensing Fees2. Solutions vs Software3. Speed to Deployment4. Cost Savings - IT Investments5. Open Source Standards & Security
- 36. ConclusionsCan be fanatic or a zealot, but the show must go on
- 37. A growing number of OSS Government communities across Europe
- 38. Every migration to Open Source Software needs a change programme and TCO to justify it
- 39. OSS need not be an all or nothing scenario nor the universal answer to IT future
- 40. The higher the dependence on proprietary office productivity software the bigger the task to move to OSS
- 41. Need to overcome the support issue