Zen and the Art of Platform

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Zen and the Art of Platform Sam Ramji @sramji

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Zen and the Art of PlatformSam Ramji

@sramji

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Open source is a positive-sum game

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The history of civilization is a history of positive-sum games played at larger and larger scales.

Robert Wright, Nonzero

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How many people can I call “self”instead of “other”?

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self = family

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Google Search

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self = tribe

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self = chiefdom

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self = city-state

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self = nation-state

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TribeChiefdom

City-State

Nation-State

Family

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self = company

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Partnership

LLC

Corporation

Multinational

Sole proprietor

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self = project

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developers

business

usersop

erat

ors

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Platforms are positive-sum games

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SolutionsServices

ProductsPlatform

Users

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The more people we can support, the greater the platform

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Platforms drive network effects

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The more people we can include, the greater the network effects

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developers

business

usersop

erat

ors

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Packaged Apps

Packaged Services

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2300+ patches2100+ contributors

130+ core committers25+ releases

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2300+ patches2100+ contributors

130+ core committers25+ releases

AWS, GCP, AzurevSphere, OpenStackSoftLayer, RackHD

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63 member companies173 user groups

33,400+ individual members105 cities

48 countries

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We see a world of cloud computing that is

UBIQUITOUS and FLEXIBLE supporting multi-cloud application environments.

PORTABLE and INTEROPERABLE enabling users to move their applications wherever they need to go.

VIBRANT and GROWING underlying a massive ecosystem of applications and services.

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We see a human community that is

PRAGMATICand focused on exchanging practical experience.

DIVERSEand inclusive of people across race, gender, orientation, and lifestyle.

RESPECTFUL and committed to listening to thoughtful and honest perspectives.

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