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Open Source as a StrategicBusiness Enabler:A Case Study with SAP

Black Duck Software Webinar Series on ApplicationDevelopment

May 11, 2010

Speakers

Claus von RiegenProgram Director,

Technology Standards andOpen Source at SAP AG

Peter Vescuso

EVP Marketing, BusDevBlack Duck Software

Dr. Alexandra Cordes

Senior Legal Counsel,SAP Global Legal

Janaka BohrHead of Open Source Licensing,

SAP Global Licensing

Agenda

Market Trends

SAP Case StudyAdoption of Open Source SoftwareStrategyExecution, Governance, and AutomationSummary/Take Aways

Q&A

- Information Resources listed at the end

Note: all registered webinar attendees will receive a copy of the slides and alink to a recording of the webinar.

© SAP AG 2010. All rights reserved. / J. Bohr, A. Cordes, C. v. Riegen / Black Duck Software Webinar on SAP & Open Source /

Open Source Software Is MainstreamSoftware development has changed

Internet, community development, open sourceComponentization & “search-driven development”Agile methods

Economics of OSS are compelling…especially now85% of enterprises use OSS; 45% use is mission-criticalLarge pool of proven, re-usable software

230,000 projects; 2M person-years/$400B of value

The vast majority of open source development is actually done bycorporations (75%)Practically every IT development team engages in some form of opensource development

But Fewer than 30% of IT organizations currently have an OSS governance policyin place. (Mark Driver, Gartner Group, April 2010)

From an enterprise IT perspective, how can you not use open sourcesoftware?

451 Group Survey on OSS Use (December 2009)

• 87% of companies say OSS meets or exceeds cost savings expectations

• 39% of OSS users ranked Flexibility as the primary benefit

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The Abundance of Open Source

SugarCRM

MyS

QL

zlibPentaho

BIRT

Xerces

log4jAsterix

ACEGI

Hibernate

OpenSIP

Alfresco

OpenSSL

SpringOpenNMS

HipHop

Varn

ish

Android

SphinxFileZilla

Nagios

Subversion

JBOSS

Tomcat

OpenVista

Mumble

OpenHeX

FreeNA

S

BaculaWordpress

Ganglia

Virtual Dub

Jython

TweetC

raft

OpenEMR

FreeMedPatientOS

Hudson

Ant

Bioclipse

ANTLR

Free

BSD

Webkit

Archiva

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It’s Become a Multi-Source World

YOUR COMPANY – TOOLS, PROCESSES

Your Software Application

Open SourceSoftware

InternallyDeveloped

Code

Outsourced CodeDevelopment

Commercial3rd-Party Code

Individuals

Universities

CorporateDevelopers

Code

Obligations

“Open source is a necessary component of all organizations' supply chainstrategies. It is essentially a way to manage cost and mitigate 3rd partydependencies.” Brian Prentice, Gartner Group

Cambridge

San Mateo

Walldorf

Bangalore

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Benefits of Using Open Source Software

Acceleratetime to market

Use open source softwareto avoid reinventing thewheel

Increase innovationand productfunctionality

Use readily availablematerial to fill out thefeature list

Focus internal resourceson valuable new features

Controldevelopment costs

Re-use to lowerdevelopment and licensingcosts

Improve development andgroup productivity

Innovate more, code less

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SAP Profile

ImplementFlexible Business

ProcessesSAP Business Suite

SAP Solutions for SMESAP NetWeaver

The SAP portfolio

Improves Business Insight

Drives Business Efficiency

Enables Flexibility & Innovation


SAP Customers

PROCESS 2.5 BILLIONUTILITY BILLS PER YEAR

PRODUCE 2.2 MIO TONS OFCHOCOLATE PER YEAR

MANAGE 50 MILLIONBANK ACCOUNTS


INNOVATION SAP Employees

Academic PartnersCustomers

Industry Partners

Research LabsDevelopment Labs

SAP Innovation Council

A Belief That Innovation Can Come FromAnywhere


SAP Partner

The Ecosystem CountsBuild vs. Buy vs. Partner

SAP

Open Source Project

SAP Customer

SAP product

Opensource

component

Embeddedthird-partysoftwareContribute

Integrate

SAP product

Embeddedthird-partysoftware

Redistribute

Partnercomponent

Complementarythird-party software

Customdevelopment

As an independent software vendor, SAP has a sophisticated approach to multi-sourcesoftware management


SAP software runs on platform of choice

1999 2000 2005 2005


SAP utilizes open source software

Between 2001 and 2006, the use ofopen source in SAP products was seenas a risk and, therefore, managed asan exception

In 2007, approvalswere delegated to theproduct units and opensource contributionswere motivated butrestricted to the EclipseFoundation

In 2008 and 2009, thefocus shifted towardopen source as aproductivity enabler– open sourcecontributionapprovals were alsodelegated to theproduct units


So, what has changed at SAP?

Why open source? Why not open source?

Past:Open Source is a risk

Present: Open Sourceprovides business benefits

Do notcontribute back

Contribute toensure innovation

Do not go open source Go open source toprotect investments


Open Source at SAPUsing technologies that have become a standard

Example: Eclipse integrateddevelopment environment (IDE)

“SAP NetWeaver support for commonstandards and Open Source is veryimportant to Siemens because it helpsto protect investments, reduce costs,and increase flexibility for bothourselves and our customers. Forexample, due to SAP's usage oftechnologies like Eclipse as well asSAP’s support for SOA standards, usersof the Siemens Energy ManagementSuite can reuse their existing JavaEE, SOA, and Eclipse skills.”

Jens NeuhausSolution Architect

Source: javathreads.de


Open Source at SAPUsage requires contributions to make everything work

Example: HudsonSAP uses Hudson, but applied various patches and extensionsNew Hudson versions are being released – at least once a weekSAP’s integration efforts were about three person days for each new version


Open Source at SAPOpen sourcing can help to create new standards

Example: Eclipse Memory AnalyzerEnabled collaboration between SAP and IBM on a level playing fieldBroad distribution, visibility and adoption via Eclipse Galileo releaseJapanese version by communityQuality assurance feedbackvery early onMore testersHigher code quality


A Strategy Is Meaningless If You Can’tExecute It

Execution

StrategyJustify a decision not to use open source if a mature and well-adopted open source technology existsContribute bug fixes and generic modifications and enhancements to retain efficiency and supportabilityConsider initiating an open source project for proprietary, but generic and non-differentiating, technologyto protect investments


Governance Processes

IssueUnknowncorporate risk

No / unknown /unenforced governance

I use open sourceregardless.

Balanced and efficientgovernance

I am happy.

No issue

Only a balanced approach can utilize opportunities that come with open source and keepunintentional risk away from the company at the same time

Strong governance,inefficiently implemented

I have waited far toolong for approval.

IssueMissedopportunity

IssueDecreasedflexibility

I have stopped usingopen source.


People & Education

Open Source PolicyThe corporation‘s overall approach towards open source software and its management

OrganizationOpen Source Office / Service CenterOpen Source experts in Legal / IP / Licensing departmentsOpen Source experts in Product Units

Education, DocumentationOpen Source Governance Process

Why and under which constraints to use open sourceWhy and under which constraints to contribute to open sourceHow to evaluate benefits and risksWho supports and who decides

TrainingsFor decision makersFor developersFor architects / product managersFor software assembly team


Automation Tools

Minimize delaysWorkflow-based approval

Avoid proliferationOne source of information

EvaluationUsage (internal, in products), contributions

Better cross-unit coordination

Reduce riskKnow what you use / redistributeand whereKnow your obligations


General Aspects Of Open Source Licenses ForSoftware Vendors

To make an educated business decision it is important to have a clear process in place thatalso considers the risk factors and obligations associated with a specific business case

“Free code” does not mean “free of obligations” – open source brings with it unique andcomplex license and business risks that can delay, and potentially prevent, productshipment if not properly managedBlack Duck Software

open source is provided without any warranties, liabilities or supportthere are no quality requirements towards open source supplierscompliance with the open source license conditions may be hard or impossiblelicense may contain the obligation to publish source code of own developmentslicense may require to distribute the open source and modifications royalty-freeopen source supplier has no risk mitigation strategy in place

In general,


Use Means Commitment

Product quality and reliabilityMulti-year product support obligationCompliance with global and local laws and policiesIndemnification

Customers expect compliance, consistency, and continuity

A. Build skill set + engage in open source projectB. Consider third-party support services

SAPCustomer

Inbound

Outbound

Redistribute


SoftwareFit with functional and non-functional requirementsFit with product architecture / product strategy

LicenseFreedoms / constraints and obligations

CommunityContributorsUsersService providers

Usage ScenarioWhere-used listType of integration (embedded, linked, etc.)Modification / enhancement / contribution requirementsSoftware distribution channel

Community

License

Dimensions of Open Source Governance

Software


SAP Open Source Governance Process

General LicenseEvaluation

Open sourcerequest form

ArchitectureCheck

Legal &IPEvaluation

ApplicantBriefing

ManagementApproval

Warranties /liabilitiesSupport offeringsGeneral licensegrantExport restrictions

Modifications

Does the licenseallow formodifications?What terms apply tomodifications?

SpecialRequirements

Required text fordocumentationCopyright noticesDistribution pre-requisites in general

IP Evaluation

Product’scharacteristicsContribution policyCompaniessupporting and usingthe open sourceproduct


Types Of Open Source Licenses

Apache 2.0, MIT, BSD Mozilla License, CPL, EPL GNU GPL, LGPL

No limiting terms;requirement to includecopyright or license inthe distribution

Broad license grant to OS code (e.g. right to modify, distribute w/o restrictions)

Requiring all software inwhich the OS or parts ofthe OS is embedded tobe released under theOS license

Modification to OS codelicensed under a non-viral license; requiringaccess to source code ofmodifications

No restrictive orspecial requirements(e.g. shipment of sourcecode)

Source code to bedelivered under thelicense (sometimesroyalty-free)

Source code to bedelivered under thelicense (royalty-free)

License Grant

Special Terms

Source CodeAccess

Examples

Type Permissive Recursive Viral


Key Take-Aways

SAP has a sophisticated approach toward open sourceFrom “Why open source?” to “Why not open source?”Contributions to open source projects support business goals

Business benefits and risks need to be understoodGovernance processesPeople & education

Scalability requires automation toolsProcess efficiencyTransparencyRisk reduction


Further Information

Open Source on SAP Developer Networkhttps://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/opensource-integration

SAP at EclipseCon 2010http://eclipsecon.org/

SAP at OSBC 2010http://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/58442859b8d3ce96dfaf0c9ad5463cad_Claus_von_Riegen_3_17_3pm_Presidio.pdf

451 Group blog on SAP and open sourcehttp://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2010/02/11/sap-as-a-case-study-for-open-source-engagement/

Black Duck: Introduction to Open Source Licenseswww.blackducksoftware.com/files/legal-webinar-series-archived.html

Black Duck: The Enterprise IT Guide To Open SourceSoftware Managementwww.blackducksoftware.com/files/legal-webinar-series-archived.html

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http://eclipsecon.org/

http://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/58442859b8d3ce96dfaf0c9ad5463ca

http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2010/02/11/sap-as-a-case-study-for-

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