2022-06-08 –, OW2con main virtual room
Starting a new open source project is the easy part. Building a skilled community to strengthen the project while making it a professionally adopted, industry-grade open source software is much more challenging. It requires a sustainable business model that balances the spirit of open source with economic realities. And what works in the early years of a project doesn’t necessarily work forever: finding the right balance is a never-ending journey. Let’s try and understand what works, what doesn’t.
Julien Mathis is Co-Founder and CEO of Centreon, leading global strategy and expanding markets throughout Europe and international regions. Previously, Julien served as Chief Technology Officer for Centreon, responsible for research and development. As CTO, Julien was instrumental in expanding the company’s Open Source software offering a commercialized, business-aware IT monitoring platform for customers with distributed IT operations and converging infrastructures. As a Co-Founder of Centreon, Julien has been hands-on in leading product development strategies. Prior to this, Julien served as an IT consultant, web developer and system administrator with the French Banking Federation. Julien holds a Master’s degree in computer science from EPITECH, the European Institute of Technology.