From Closed Source to Open Source - Petyo Ivanov, Glue42 - 15 April 20

In this third edition of the FINOS Open Source in Fintech Podcast, FINOS COO Tosha Ellison interviews Glue42's Product Manager, Petyo Ivanov after his FINOS Virtual Meetup presentation on April 15, 2020. Head to the FINOS.org site to see the video of the presentation, along with Tom's slides. Guest speaker: Petyo Ivanov, Product Manager for Glue42, presents on transitioning a company "From Closed Source to Open Source". Open Source removes the traditional communication barriers between the vendor and the consumers, resulting in an experience that cannot be matched by the traditional distribution model. In this talk, Petyo Ivanov, Glue42 Product Manager, will tell the story of how a traditional enterprise software vendor transitioned towards distributing their latest product version as an open source offering. The talk will describe the concerns, the unknowns and the discoveries the company made in this journey. This podcast was from a live FINOS virtual "Meetup" on April 15, 2020. Join us live for future "Meetups" to see real examples of successful collaboration, hear a few top tips from active contributors, and learn about some innovative approaches to maintaining open source projects. PETYO'S BIO Petyo Ivanov, Glue42 Product Manager, is currently leading the open source transformation journey of Glue42. Petyo comes from a software engineering background with a handful of successful open source initiatives in his timeline. FINOS VIRTUAL "MEETUPS" The FINOS Open Source in Fintech Podcast celebrates open source projects and interesting topics at the cross section of financial services and open source. So far, our industry experts have discussed practical applications of and their real-world experiences with a range of open source projects including desktop interoperability, low code platforms, synthetic data, and data modeling. They’ve also discussed best practices for inner source, common myths about open source and why commercial companies choose to introduce open source offerings. Tune in to hear what comes next. Visit here for more FINOS Meetups Visit the FINOS website - and Get Involved Join us for the FINOS & Linux Foundation Open Source Strategy Forum (OSSF).