AppHub – A platform to foster innovation
The State of Software Innovation in Europe
● Many projects, many innovative ideas, solutions, etc.● European Commission (H2020 programme) as one of the main drivers● Open Source as prominent marketing model
Example
● Project Clusters of DG CONNECT Unit E.2 (Cloud and Software)‐ Software Engineering for Services and Applications
‐ Inter-cloud Challenges, Expectations and Issues
‐ Novel approaches and technologies for resource and service management
‐ Data Protection, Security and Privacy in the Cloud
● Each of these clusters group 15+ projects on Cloud Computing‐ Most of them publish their results as OSS
● https://eucloudclusters.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/eu-projects-clusters/
The Downside
● However, many of these projects do not achieve market impact● Because
‐ They provide demonstrators, POCs, etc.
‐ Software lacks quality, installation procedures are insufficiently documented
‐ OSS projects are poorly organized, lack contributors, users
‐ No marketing
Delivery Challange
Research & Development
Software Market Value
CodePOCsUse-casesDemonstrations
Documentation RoadmapUpgradesBug-fixingTrainingSupportPackagingCase studiesCollateralPricingContractsEarly adoptersEtc.PredictabilityQualitySustainability
Product & Marketing
Open Source Governance
Software Market Value
Delivery Challange
Europenan collab. projects
Software Market Value
CodePOCsUse-casesDemonstrations
Documentation RoadmapUpgradesBug-fixingTrainingSupportPackagingCase studiesCollateralPricingContractsEarly adoptersEtc.PredictabilityQualitySustainability
Software Market Value
DeliveryChallenge
A Multi-sided Platform
Marketing and Communication Services
Community and Governance Services
Technical Infrastructure Services
Consumers Producers
Feedback
PublishDownloadRe-use
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AppHub Support Services
Guidelines and best practices
Help projects to implement OSSgovernance
OSS Lifecycle Model, QualityControls,PII Protection Guidelines
Open Source CharterList of commitments on OSS governance
AppHub MarketplaceProvide projects with adissemination channel
Directory and open interoperabilityframework Factory, Store
Support activitiesEvents, Screencasts, etc.
OW2 OSCAR Tools (Sonar, Fossology, OMM, RISCOSS)External Projects (RISCOSS, MARKOS, ...)
Validation and impact assessmentSurveys, Bilateral contacts, KPIs
AppHub partner programme
Povide a communication channelbetween consumers, producters, and
cloud service providers
Open interoperability framework:Taxonomy for open source assets
Packagingversiononing
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The AppHub Project
● Collaborative and Support Action‐ H2020
● Partners:‐ Fraunhofer FOKUS (Research organisation, Coordinator)
‐ OW2 (Open Source Community)
‐ UshareSoft (Technology and Service Vendor)
● Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2016
Go to directory.apphub.eu.com● Browse OSS software, deploy, evaluate● Register your project and use the AppHub
services
Now it's your turn ● Set up your project on AppHub● Start using open source made in
Europe
Want to learn more ?
Visit OW2 at POSS'16●
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