Open Source & Standards: A Marriage Made in IT Heaven (Fall 2010)

As those with IT responsibilities attempt to balance increased demands with increased costs, the topic of open source solutions usually enters the conversation. However, this very familiar term is still wrapped in a high degree of misunderstanding & vendor hype. This session will cover the best practices necessary for identifying the need for open source, evaluating open source options and integrating solutions based on standards like CDMI, OCCI and SMI-S. The presentation also will examine the risks and benefits companies face when developing and deploying products, and why open source and standards are a marriage made in IT heaven.

Learning Objectives

Identifying the need for open source: What are the issues/problems open source and standards can solve for IT. Understand how open source decreases the time-to-market. Evaluate how open source lowers the total cost of ownership. Learn how open source requirements are driven by end users
Evaluating open source optons. Review the various pricing and business models.Examine how the open source model produces more robust products. Determine how the combination of open source and standards results in an interoperable solution. Look at test case using open source and standards
Integrating standards-based open source solutions. Review end user benefits for standards-based solution; Benefit from experiences several companies faced when integrating these solutions. Identify shortcuts and tools that can assist in rapid deployment. Learn how open source and standards help manage storage networking environment