Why Open Source Software is Critical to Flash Success

Why Open Source Software Is Critical to Flash Success,

What you can do about itNithya Ruff, Director Open Source Strategy Office,

SanDisk Corporation

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Something About Me

SanDisk Enables Innovation in Four Mega Markets

Mobile and Connected

Devices

ConsumerEnterprise and HyperscaleData Centers

Client Computing

OS Software is Eating the World

• 78% of companies use OS to scale R&D

• 63% participate in OS projects• 10 B lines of code, 10 Million

People Involved• OS sets standards thru code

distribution

https://www.blackducksoftware.com/future-of-open-source

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AerospaceHealthcare

Open Source Is Changing Entire Industries

Financial Services Aerospace

Automotive Infrastructure

The Apache Foundation

Datacenter Disruptions Change Storage

Scale

Software defined everything

Server to Datacenter OS

Flash as Primary Storage

OS Software & Hardware

Flash Disruption

Bit of Flash to Primary Storage Infinite Possibilities & Uses Physics of HDD and Flash SW Rewritten or Modified Flash Companies to Participate

& Contribute

Benefits of OSS

Expand Ecosystems

ModifiableCost Savings

Latest Innovation

Quality

Time to Market

Concerns Around Open Source Licenses

and IP Implications Support

Skills and Competency

Source of Code

BusinessModels

Building a Culture of Open Source

• Focus• Objectives • Community • Transparency • Code=influence • Foundations

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Conclusions

• SW is here to stay• So is Open Source as a method of creation • Embrace it and not fear it• Bring Flash to the Open Source Party

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Questions

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Abstract: Today, most of the leading edge innovation is taking place in Open Source.  This innovative and collaborative development model is having a dramatic impact on enterprise, hyperscale and cloud-based applications and solutions. Most software stacks are optimized for use with hard disk drives or tape, but more and more enterprises, cloud and hyperscale environments are transitioning off traditional HDD infrastructures for the increased reliability, performance and TCO benefits that come with flash-based storage solutions. Thus the flash technology market needs to embrace the open source community and contribute to the knowledge-base and capabilities that will make flash more relevant for use with Open source in the cloud, hyperscale and enterprise data center markets. In this session, Nithya Ruff will outline how companies can build a culture of open source within their organizations in order to help vastly expand the number of flash-optimized open source applications and solutions that customers can use within their enterprise and hyperscale environments.  

20-30 mins