《Linux基金會:2024年軟件定義的垂直行業:通過開源實現轉型研究報告(英文版)(57頁).pdf》由會員分享,可在線閱讀,更多相關《Linux基金會:2024年軟件定義的垂直行業:通過開源實現轉型研究報告(英文版)(57頁).pdf(57頁珍藏版)》請在三個皮匠報告上搜索。
1、Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)How innovation speed,interoperability,and cost are the top drivers for shared software creation in the telecom,energy,automotive,financial,agriculture,and 3D graphics and motion picture industries.A Publication of The Linux
2、 Foundation|June 2024Sponsored bywww.linuxfoundation.orgThe Linux Foundation 2Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Table of ContentsOverview.04Drivers for Collaboration.06Telecommunications.07Energy.18Automotive.29Project Spotlight:Zephyr.33Financial.36Agricul
3、ture.43Media&Entertainment.46Conclusion.56The Linux Foundation 3Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)“When I say that innovation is being democratized,I mean that users of products and services-both firms and individual consumers-are increasingly able to innov
4、ate for themselves.User-centered innovation processes offer great advantages over the manufacturer-centric innovation development systems that have been the mainstay of commerce for hundreds of years.Users that innovate can develop exactly what they want rather than relying on manufacturers to act a
5、s their(often very imperfect)agents.”Eric von Hippel,Democratizing InnovationThe Linux Foundation 4Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)OverviewWhat do some of the worlds largest,most regulated,most complex,centuries-old industries,such as finance,telecom,and
6、energy,have in common with rapid-development,bleeding-edge innovative,creative industries such as the motion pictures industry?Theyre all increasingly dependent on open source software(OSS)and are building open source into the fabric of their R&D and development models.Almost every industry sector i
7、n the global economy today relies on software and hardware products whose codebases contain open source code,and the percentage of open source versus proprietary code is growing.In addition to increasing software consumption,a recent McKinsey&Co.report said that the“biggest differentiator”for top-qu
8、artile companies in an industry vertical was“open source adoption,”where companies shifted from users to contributors.In fact,the reports data shows that top-quartile company adoption of open source has three times the impact on innovation than companies in other quartiles.|Open Source Security and
9、Risk Analysis Report 2024|5Figure 1:1,067 Codebases Scanned by IndustryAerospace,Aviation,Automotive,Transportation,Logistics69%100%Virtual Reality,Gaming,Entertainment,Media 53%97%Manufacturing,Industrials,Robotics 88%100%Internet of Things 50%100%EdTech 87%95%Internet and Mobile Apps64%100%Big Dat
10、a,AI,BI,Machine Learning 70%96%Retail and eCommerce 84%100%Healthcare,Health Tech,Life Sciences85%88%Computer Hardware and Semiconductors74%100%Financial Services and FinTech 74%99%Marketing Tech 87%100%Energy and Clean Tech 83%91%Internet and Software Infrastructure 75%100%Cybersecurity 78%95%Telec
11、ommunications and Wireless 85%100%Enterprise Software/SaaS 79%99%Percentage of codebases containing code originating from open sourcePercentage of codebases containing open sourceCodebases scanned by industry.Source:2023 OSSRA Report by Synopsys The Linux Foundation 5Software-Defined Vertical Indust
12、ries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)In 2015,the United Nations introduced 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)in its“2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,”representing a plan of action for organizations and institutions to progress toward economic,social,and environmental sustainabilit
13、y.The relevance of open source in this endeavor was clear:The U.N.Global Compact stated that digital technologyparticularly open sourcewould be instrumental in achieving the U.N.SDGs.Role of the Linux FoundationOver the last 20+years,the Linux Foundation has expanded from a single project,the Linux
14、kernel,to hundreds of distinct project communities.The“foundation as a service”model developed by the Linux Foundation supports communities collaborating on open source across key horizontal technology domains,such as cloud,security,blockchain,and the web.LF-hosted project communities are at the for
15、efront of helping industries to become increasingly software defined.From meeting the global demands for secure,scalable data networks to creating standards that solve common regulatory challenges,industry-focused open source projects enable common,accessible,secure,and cost-effective solutions that
16、 create shared value for all.Linux Foundation surveys have consistently shown that demand for open source technology skills continues to grow.In 2023,cumulative trainee enrollments exceeded 3 million,with over 1,000 people taking an LF Training exam each week on average.Learning TogetherMany Linux F
17、oundation project communities align across vertical industry groupings.While they may have started as individual efforts looking for a neutral home at the Linux Foundation,many projects have found that collaborating and learning from each other is quite useful.Cybersecurity and artificial intelligen
18、ce(AI)are increasingly vital to all areas of the digital economy,and success in one vertical can lead to innovation in another.The energy sector,for example,is following a similar,proven trajectory as the telecom sector.In these cases,OSS best practices guide these industries toward their full poten
19、tial and a software-defined future.This paper will delve into the major vertical industry initiatives served by the Linux Foundation.We highlight notable open source projects and why these key industry verticals,some over 100 years old,have transformed themselves using OSS.The Linux Foundation 6Soft
20、ware-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)“The data shows that top-quartile company adoption of open source has three times the impact on innovation as compared with companies in other quartiles.”McKinsey&Co.What is driving vertical industries to collaborate in open so
21、urce?Many vertical industries are under constant pressure to innovate.Still,there are challenges of supply chains,diverse customer requirements,regulations,and a lack of talent to do everything leadership may envision in any complex business.Some organizations choose to do the same things theyve alw
22、ays done over and over but try moving faster or investing more than their peers.They often develop strategic frameworks built around a core competitive advantage that they believe gives them an edge.Some companies choose to execute their vision differently,often relying on software to redefine their
23、 processes and assets.They take the core of their business and transform it into APIs,functions,and cloud assets.Once these processes and assets are software defined,companies often see the opportunities for converging various business functions.The trend is similar to what the world saw in the conv
24、ergence of voice,text,data,and the Internet in telecom.When an organizations core strategic functions shift to a software-defined model,many companies find that they increasingly depend on software developers.At least one tech industry analyst refers to this realization as“The New Kingmakers.”This c
25、hange toward software-defined infrastructure is a fundamental shift for vertical industry organizations.The Linux Foundation 7Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)TelecommunicationsLF Networking&Adjacent CommunitiesNow a century and a half old,the pace of inno
26、vation in the telecommunications industry has accelerated rapidly thanks to end userdriven innovation,industry collaboration,and the convergence of technologiesall enabled by open source.Networking spans other industry verticals as a unifying technology universal to modern communications,ranging fro
27、m simple web transactions to complex service chains.Some of the worlds largest telecom companies today participate in developing open source networking products to ensure that the network evolves in lockstep with emerging technology products and business models.But historically,telecom networks have
28、 been vendor led,proprietary,and slow moving with standards-based black box equipment deployed globally.Recognizing the importance of networking to our digital societies and economies as well as the opportunities presented by integration with cloud networks,the industry is now in the throes of massi
29、ve capital infrastructure investment on the order of hundreds of billions of USD worldwide.As telecom providers move away from proprietary networking hardware,they are embracing the software-defined model and avoiding the level of effort,complexity,and cost required to“go it alone”by developing silo
30、ed network software stacks.While telecom providers are fiercely competitive with each other,they are also all trying to solve similar problems with the move to cloud native,6G/NextG,AI-native networks,and beyond.In 2013,the Linux Foundation hosted an initial OSS project to enable this transformation
31、 by creating OpenDaylight,a software-defined networking(SDN)controller.In 2017,when global telecom providers AT&T and China Mobile realized that they were solving the same“undifferentiated”problem of network automation,they joined forces to create the Open Networking Automation Platform(ONAP)project
32、,and soon after,the Linux Foundation Networking(LFN)project umbrella was formed.At inception,LFN encompassed a handful of existing networking projects already hosted by the Linux Foundation(such as Anuket,FD.io,OpenDaylight,and ONAPall working to solve challenges at different layers of the networkin
33、g stack),marking a new era of end userdriven innovation.The Linux Foundation 8Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Today,LFN serves as the collaboration hub that unifies the entire open networking stack,from cloud to core and beyond.It hosts 10+projects under
34、the official umbrella and collaborates closely with countless other,related open source groups within and outside of the Linux Foundation ecosystem(such as the Linux Foundations Sylva,SONiC,CAMARA,and O-RAN Software Community(SC)plus industry groups such as Open Compute Project and IOWN Global Forum
35、).LFN is a collaboration hub that unifies the stackLFNs role as industry collaboration hub across the entire stack is pivotal in cross-industry network transformation.Shift to Cloud NativeCommunications networks are extremely expensive to build and maintain,especially as theyre built to handle more
36、traffic,consume more spectrum,and integrate a wider range of technologies.Consumer demand for all things digital,along with mobile traffic generated from apps such as TikTok,continues to grow year after year.This requires telecom operators to continuously augment the efficiency,capacity,and capabili
37、ties of their networks.Companies looking to break out of“business as usual”embraced open source as a way to collaborate,innovate,and work toward common goals.Through this approach,telecom operators became more agile,flexible,and automated and increasingly interoperable with ecosystem offerings built
38、 on open source.The rise of cloud computingwhich has been a game changer for nearly all enterprise verticalshas also been transformative for todays global networks.Network architects today require the freedom to choose between private,public,and hybrid clouds as they integrate cloud computing into t
39、heir overall networking strategies.LFNLFN was one of the first project umbrellas at the Linux Foundation.Its software and projects provide the foundations for network infrastructure and services across service providers,cloud providers,enterprises,vendors,and system integrators that enable rapid int
40、eroperability,deployment,and adoption.The Linux Foundation 9Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Cloud service providers such as Amazon and Google are looking to expand their customer reach and revenue opportunities through telecom networks;at the same time,te
41、lecom operators look to leverage the power of cloud-based services in their offerings to generate enterprise demand and revenue.How this“coopetition”plays out will be a key pivot point for the industry going forward.This type of network transformation is only possible through cloud native approaches
42、 to developing,building,and deploying workloads at scale in a programmatic and repeatable manner.Per the CNCF,cloud native technologies and architectures typically consist of some combination of containers,service meshes,multi-tenancy,microservices,immutable infrastructure,serverless,and declarative
43、 APIs.A true transformation to cloud native networks and an open,healthy ecosystem involves the use of cloud native networking end to end.This approach helps ensure systems in which applications interoperate in a manner that is secure,resilient,manageable,sustainable,and observableall required for a
44、 healthy SDN ecosystem.The Nephio project is a great example of bridging the gap between traditional networks and cloud native approaches using Kubernetes-based cloud native intent automation across large-scale cloud and edge deployments.It was developed by Google and donated to the Linux Foundation
45、,and it has now found a home under the LFN umbrella.Nephio enables faster onboarding of network functions to production,including the provisioning of underlying cloud infrastructure with a true cloud native approach that reduces the costs of adoption of cloud and network infrastructure.To further th
46、e advance of cloud native approaches,LFNin partnership with CNCFlaunched the Cloud Native Telecom Initiative(CNTI)in 2023.The initiative brings together telecom networking and cloud native thought leaders from across LFN and CNCF all working together toward the same goals:to advance cloud native net
47、working confidence and adoption through best practices,test catalogs,and certification.Network APIs&ProgrammabilityAPIs allow for network programmability by enabling applications to interact dynamically with network infrastructure.By creating interoperability between applications,systems designers c
48、an assemble software stacks suited to their particular needs at any given time.For instance,APIs provide a structured method for accessing telemetry data showing network performance,potential system bottlenecks,and more.By tapping into this data,applications can improve performance through better de
49、cision-making for things such as load balancing across the network.APIs also drive monetization for telco operators and enterprise customers by allowing new revenue-generating services.The Linux Foundation 10Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)“In just 12 sho
50、rt months,we have seen strong growth in Open Gateway.Today,almost 240 operators representing over 65%of the mobile connections have joined Open Gateway.Forty operators have commercially launched over 90 CAMARA APIs that are ready to be used.”Mats Granryd,director general,GSMAThe CAMARA ProjectCAMARA
51、 is an open source project within the Linux Foundation to define,develop,and test APIs.CAMARA works in close collaboration with the GSMA Operator Platform Group to align API requirements and publish API definitions and create(service and service management)APIs.Harmonization of APIs is achieved thro
52、ugh fast and agile created working code with developer-friendly documentation.The on-demand,secure,and controlled exposure of the capabilities exposed via network APIs paves the way for transforming operator networks into service enablement platforms,facilitating the application-to-network integrati
53、on,which will be key to delivering enhanced and service-tailored customer experience in the 5G+era.In other words,this work is critical to unleashing the full potential of modern network environments across telecom,cloud,and the edge.AIThe future of intelligent networking and AI lies in the hands of
54、 individuals and organizations willing to contribute to new and existing projects.Whether they are involved in network building,network technology development,or network services consumption,contributing to AI-centric open source projects is an educational and rewarding way to shape the future of in
55、telligent networking.In the ever-evolving landscape of technology,OSS projects and initiatives play a pivotal role.Understanding their origins and current state is crucial to appreciating how OSS can effectively tackle the challenges posed by intelligent networking.Several open source initiatives ha
56、ve paved the way for network AI solutions.These projects,either already established or in active development,form the groundwork for intelligent networking.The Linux Foundation 11Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)By leveraging these foundations,LFN envision
57、s a future where OSS becomes a driving force in unlocking the potential of AI for networking generations to come.Within the networking industry,certain AI technologies are specific to their domains,and existing OSS projects within this landscape must address these unique requirements.Simultaneously,
58、more generic technologiesessential for AI-driven networkingwill emerge from the broader community of AI OSS.The collaboration between these two realms will shape the future of networking technology.OSS and Networking AI Layers Data Models and Infrastructure:OSS projects contribute to building a comm
59、on understanding of underlying data models and developing infrastructure blueprints.Integration and Interoperability:Existing projects bridge the gap between diverse networking components,ensuring seamless integration.Security and Resilience:OSS initiatives enhance security practices and resilience
60、mechanisms.AI Algorithms and Frameworks:The broader AI community provides generic AI technologies that can be harnessed for networking purposes.LFN and open source play a pivotal role in fostering intelligent networking technologies.Key projects within LFN focus on various aspects,including data mod
61、els,infrastructure,and integration blueprints.The April 2024“Intelligent Networking,AI and Machine Learning for Telecommunications Operators”white paper from LFN provides more insight into these trends.Technology DisruptionThe industry has seen tremendous support for open source in network automatio
62、n,5G/6G,AI/machine learning(ML),edge,and open radio access network(RAN)in the last five years.This is truly end userdriven innovation but with a twist:It is a global collaborative effort across telecom providers,their vendors,and system integrators,all harmonized by implementing standards from ETSI,
63、MEF,3GPP,TMF,GSMA,O-RAN,etc.Network FunctionsVirtualizationDisaggregationAutomationCloud NativeNetwork FunctionsVirtualizationSoftware DefinedNetworkingOrchestrationThe LF is Changing the Fabric of Networking“.bringing top networking vendors,operators,service providers,and users together.”Orange pla
64、ns 5G+Automation RFP“Requires Open Source/ONAP”How LFN has changed the telecommunications industry.The industry is seeing a tangible networking industry shift into the enterprise,already coming to fruition:The L3AF project,which Walmart donated to the Linux Foundation in 2021 with the support of oth
65、er leading tech companies,enables kernel function as a service with lifecycle management of eBPF networking application programs.The Linux Foundation 12Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Today,LFNs open source networking projects provide a full network stack
66、 of software created in open and neutral governance,enabling providers to automate networks and innovate in weeks and months versus years,all while driving the cost of interoperability down.The focus today has clearly shifted from specific projects that solve one problem or address one domain to end
67、-to-end integration projects that provide a complete service.Initiatives such as the 5G Super Blueprint took center stage by showing how various open source projects can be used to build a network architecture that delivers on the potential of 5G and edge computing with a high degree of automation.T
68、he“super blueprint”approach is expected to grow and evolve into a broader swath of use cases,such as enterprise networking.Cross-Stack IntegrationWhen visualizing the open networking“stack”that underpins a modern telecommunications providers infrastructure,one sees that many elements are enabled by
69、projects hosted by LFN and the Linux Foundation.Supported by a diverse member base,these projects enable the industry to work together as well as collaborate closely with industry standards bodies,industry consortiums,other open source communities,and open hardware initiatives.This diagram indicates
70、 how an open source vision of end-to-end solutions is realized across the industry,with an increasing number of real-world deployments coming to fruition.Open source networking and edge ecosystem stack from end to end.The Linux Foundation 13Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through
71、 Open Source(2024)LFN in DeploymentOpenDaylight is Verizons foundational and directional SDN controller with two use cases in production across the network.Future integration will include different types of data modeling technology,open APIs,rest platforms,and more.Netgate and Intels Arkansas State
72、University Three Rivers user story discusses how to provide real-world computing infrastructure and real-time access to data,the Internet,and other resources to students based on FD.io Vector Packet Processing(VPP.)Capgemini was approached by a large enterprise customer in Japan who needed a RAN and
73、 core for a new private 5G network.They chose to build upon the work of the 5G Super Blueprint for an IoT and mobile broadband use case.Walmart leverages open source technologies to efficiently manage its massive network infrastructure.Its deployed Enterprise SONiC at scale in its data centers and i
74、s looking to use it across stores,distribution centers,campuses,and beyond.LFNs L3AF is also deployed and is crucial for Walmarts observability,network functions,security,and business impact.Learn more and see additional examples of how LFN projects are being deployed in production.Telecom has hit a
75、 tipping point,with a broader swath of industry organizations now reaping the benefits of open source technologies in production,saving on CAPEX,OPEX,R&D,and more.The Linux Foundation 14Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)LFN Projects&InitiativesAnuket:Anuket
76、 delivers a common model,standardized reference infrastructure specifications,and conformance and performance frameworks for virtualized and cloud native network functions,enabling faster,more robust onboarding into production,reducing costs and accelerating communications digital transformations.CN
77、TI(an LFN initiative):The Cloud Native Telco Initiative(CNTI)brings telco networking and cloud native thought leaders together to advance cloud native networking confidence and adoption.FD.io:FD.io(pronounced“Fido”)is an open source,high-performance I/O services framework for dynamic computing envir
78、onments.Its VPP platform enriches data plane leadership and deployment efficiency.L3AF:L3AFs vision is to create a marketplace for eBPF programs(kernel functions)where users and developers can share their own signed kernel functions and download kernel functions from others.Nephio:Nephio merges clou
79、ds simplicity and flexibility with telecoms reliability and connectivity,delivering robust,cloud native intent automation.Nephio acts as a lightweight Kubernetes add-on bridging the gap between telco and enterprise by offering key network services.OpenDaylight:OpenDaylight is a modular open source S
80、DN platform for customizing and automating networks of any size and scale.The Linux Foundation 15Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)ONAP:ONAP is a comprehensive platform for the orchestration,management,and automation of network and edge computing services f
81、or network operators,cloud providers,and enterprises.It serves as a database of components that operators can tailor to create customized solutions based on their specific needs.XGVela:XGVela is an open source,cloud native PaaS for applications and telco network functions that enables new services a
82、nd helps mobile operators to seize the business opportunity from vertical industries in the 5G era.5G Super Blueprint(an LFN initiative):The 5G Super Blueprint gives global communications providers and businesses a full architecture of how to deliver a total solutionreplete with high-bandwidth,low-l
83、atency,scalable,and cost-effective digital networking infrastructurefrom end-user device to cloud application destination.Other networking ecosystem projects:CAMARA:CAMARA is an open source networking API project hosted by the Linux Foundation that can be combined to directly affect change on the ne
84、twork from within an application.DENT:DENT is an open source network operating system utilizing the Linux Kernel,Switchdev,and other Linux-based projects,hosted under the Linux Foundation.Data Plane Development Kit:The Data Plane Development Kit(DPDK)consists of libraries that accelerate packet-proc
85、essing workloads running on a wide variety of CPU architectures.The Linux Foundation 16Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Linux Foundation Connectivity:Linux Foundation Connectivity is an open source project under the Linux Foundation focused on advancing te
86、chnologies that will accelerate emerging network and connectivity applications.Open Programmable Infrastructure(OPI):The OPI project provides open ecosystems for next-generation architectures and frameworks.OPIs objective is to foster a community-driven,standards-based open ecosystem for next-genera
87、tion architectures and frameworks based on DPU-/IPU-like technologies.O-RAN SC:O-RAN SC is a collaboration between the O-RAN Alliance and Linux Foundation with the mission to support software creation for the RAN.O-RAN SC plans to leverage other LF network projects while addressing the challenges in
88、 performance,scale,and 3GPP alignment.Paraglider:Paraglider is a cross-cloud control plane for configuring cloud networks that aims to evolve cloud networking by simplifying the creation and management of single and multicloud networking.SONiC:SONiC is an open source network operating system based o
89、n Linux that runs on over 100 different switches from multiple vendors and ASICs.It offers a full suite of network functionality that has been production-hardened in the data centers of some of the largest cloud service providers.Sylva:The Sylva project is designed to create a new,open source produc
90、tion-grade telco cloud stack.Sylvas common cloud software framework and adjacent reference implementation reduces fragmentation of the cloud infrastructure layer for telecommunication and edge services.The Linux Foundation 17Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(202
91、4)Looking AheadOpen source approaches and code continue to gain traction and adoption across the networking stack.O-RAN represents one of the final frontiers for telecom operators interoperable,virtualized,and disaggregated hardware and software solutions.By embracing O-RAN,network operators can bre
92、ak free from the traditional closed and proprietary network architectures and gain the ability to select and integrate components from different vendors,promote innovation,reduce costs,and enhance security.O-RAN SC is helping to make this happen.Another area of growth and integration can be seen at
93、the network edge.There are many advantages to bringing compute and storage closer to the devices producing data and the end users consuming it.Companies today are increasingly taking advantage of edge technologies that improve performance,reduce latency,and provide real-time system insights.AI workl
94、oads are a great example of how edge computing working harmoniously with the network can deliver optimal performance and efficiency.In the near term,we can expect AI workloads to be the driving force and create new synergy opportunities for edge and networking technologies.Networks will need to adap
95、t to these use cases,characterized by demands for ultra-low latency and higher bandwidth.This will require highly decentralized networks with more compute and networking power at the edge.LFN and LF Edge are already addressing such use cases,and we will likely see this architecture becoming mainstre
96、am in the future.The Linux Foundation 18Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Aside from a slight dip in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,fossil fuel consumption has grown exponentially in recent decades.Global energy consumption by carbon fuel source.1 Nearly
97、 three-quarters of global carbon emissions come from the energy sector,including electricity,heat,and transportation.Sources of highest CO2 emissions.2 EnergyLF EnergyOn September 4,1882,Thomas Edison turned on a series of interconnected generators at the Pearl Street Station in Lower Manhattan,ligh
98、ting up Americas first electrical grid.Throughout the late 1800s into the middle of the 20th century,we experienced a great wave of innovation driven by electrons from fossil fuel that has accelerated economic growth across every industry,resulting in 150 years of prosperity.With that prosperity,the
99、 world saw a massive increase in the demand for energy production components,specifically carbon-based fuels.As a result,the energy industry is responsible for considerable carbon emissions generated yearly.The Linux Foundation 19Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Sourc
100、e(2024)In the 21st century,we face the unintended consequences of using carbon-intensive fuels.Today,we are discovering the impact of CO2 emissions that are causing climate chaos,as evidenced by the rapid acceleration of fires,droughts,hurricanes,floods,and the melting of the polar ice caps.Real eco
101、nomic consequences are resulting from these changes in our environment.Countries and organizations in the energy industry are calling for urgent collective action.LF Energy(LFE)was founded in 2018 by the late Dr.Shuli Goodman with a vision to create a technology ecosystem that enables decarbonizatio
102、n of the energy sector through innovation and interoperability.This includes the entire technology stack used by those producing,transmitting,distributing,and using energy over large grids,microgrids,distributed energy resources and storage,electric vehicles(EVs),and more.Similar to telecom,the ener
103、gy industry is traditionally heavily regulated and slow moving,with a myriad of overlapping and competing global standards and protocols.By embracing open source and the best practices for software development that come with it,the energy ecosystem is set to follow the networking ecosystems proven p
104、ath for open source adoption and industry transformation.LFEs mission is to accelerate the energy transition by building communities to develop open technologies and standards.LFE leverages transparent,open source development best practices and existing and emerging standards to efficiently scale,mo
105、dernize,and digitally transform the power systems sector.By providing frameworks and reference architectures,LFE minimizes pain points such as cybersecurity,interoperability,control,automation,network functions virtualization,and the digital orchestration of supply and demand management.LFE strives
106、to be the place for these techniques to be developed together and for high-value,high-quality open benchmark datasets to be made available for open,use casedriven,peer-reviewed collaborative research and innovation.“The energy transition requires digitalization and open collaboration on shared probl
107、ems,and is the proven best way to accelerate innovation.This is a multi-decade effort,and were just getting started.”Alex Thornton,Executive Director,LF EnergyThe Linux Foundation 20Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Spotlight on AIAI has massive potential t
108、o accelerate the transformation and decarbonization of energy systems in the following principal ways:Tackling complexity and variability as climate change and the energy transition make power systems even more complex Handling rising volumes of data as power grids are increasingly digitalized and d
109、ecentralized Allowing further optimization and automation of processes,thereby improving performance and pushing the limits of existing systemsStakeholders in the energy industry are looking for ways to tap this potentialfrom enterprise-level applications all the way to real-time critical processes.
110、The potential of AI relies heavily on access to data,and much of the granular data in energy involves some degree of privacy,confidentiality,cybersecurity,and critical infrastructure protection issues.Accordingly,facilitating access to realistic and relevant data was chosen as our number-one priorit
111、y.Open innovation and collaboration in this area will bring new solutions:synthetic data generation based on real datasets,privacy-preserving techniques,and more.The Path to ProductionPutting LFE projects,platforms,and tooling into deployment signifies a certain level of maturity,directly benefits m
112、embers,and evolves the energy ecosystem toward an open source future.Some examples of LFE projects being deployed in real-world environments follow:CoMPAS:A collection of Dutch grid operators developed the CoMPAS software tool in LFE to streamline the IEC 61850 data model for the Real Time Interface
113、 project.It is being used to remove unnecessary elements,reduce errors,and expedite the overall development process.LFE is partnering with the U.S.Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to build an open source reference implementation for EV charging infrastructure.LFEs EVerest project will devel
114、op and maintain an OSS stack for energy communications across charging stations,vehicles,generation resources,batteries,adjacent chargers,power grids,back-end payment systems,user interfaces,and mobile devices.This will reduce instances of incompatibility that result from proprietary systems and mak
115、e charging more reliable for EV drivers.The Linux Foundation 21Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)EVerest:Seeed Studio,a leading IoT hardware company,recognized the growing demand for an efficient and customizable open source EV charging solution.The challen
116、ge was to develop a product-ready solution that aligned with the evolving market needs,offering scalability,security,and adaptability for diverse applications.Seeed used LFE EVerests to provide energy management and grid integration focus,coupled with Zephyrs real-time operating system for IoT devic
117、es,creating a modular and customizable solution.FledgePOWER:French transmission system operator(TSO)RTE needed to build an updated control system;however,the problem of multiple protocol translation first had to be solved.RTE and its partner Dianomic determined that FledgePOWER,a multi-protocol tran
118、slation gateway for power systems from LFE based on the industrial IoT LF Edge project Fledge,could be used to address this issue.The initial deployment of a FledgePOWER gateway in the first substation has verified that deploying it is significantly easier and less costly compared with migrating the
119、 existing remote terminal unit to a more recent version.OpenSTEF:Alliander,a Dutch distribution system operator,requires accurate forecasts of the load on the electricity grid,looking hours to days ahead.Alliander deployed the OpenSTEF project to anticipate congestion in the distribution grid,to all
120、ow for grid safety analysis for transmission,and to locally balance supply and demand.Power Grid Model:Allianders Delvi Project utilizes cutting-edge modeling coupled with LFEs Power Grid Model tool to orchestrate vital upgrades to the low-voltage(LV)grid.By weighting thousands of predictions with g
121、ranularity across different consumer types and local demand patterns,Alliander is empowered to proactively orchestrate capacity upgrades and ensure a seamless transition in LV grid capacity without disruption.PowSyBl:Artelys,an optimization,decision support,and modeling company,is setting up an oper
122、ational security analysis platform for the European electricity network to facilitate cross-border energy exchanges.To coordinate exchanges between different TSOs,the PowSyBl framework is being launched over an HPC cluster to simulate thousands of contingencies and determine risks.Real Time Data Ing
123、estion Platform:Real Time Data Ingestion Platform(RTDIP)can be a powerful tool for businesses looking to forecast energy usage.RTDIP defines example pipelines for meter data from ISOs such as MISO(Midcontinent ISO)and PJM(Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection).Meter data can include consu
124、mption patterns,load profiles,and real-time measurements.The sources and transformers in RTDIP can acquire and translate meter data into suitable data models for efficient storage and analysis.The Linux Foundation 22Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)SOGNO:A
125、reti,the grid operator in Rome,has adopted the SOGNO platform in its architecture to connect customers directly to the distribution management system with a blockchain layer and light node hardware deployed at the point of delivery.This first-of-its-kind deployment helps TSOs avoid local congestion
126、and increase efficiency.LFE is managed by its members,with a very active Technical Advisory Council and Governing Board made up of representatives from Strategic membersAlliander,Google,Microsoft,RTE,and Shellas well as 60+General and Associate members,including AVEVA,GE Vernova,Hydro-Qubec,AspenTec
127、h,EPRI,ENTSO-E,NREL,and Stanford University.The Linux Foundation 23Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Community GrowthLFE has grown in key community metrics,including contributors and commits.The Linux Foundation 24Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transf
128、ormation Through Open Source(2024)LFE ProjectsLFE now comprises 30+projects,ranging from the Sandbox(or formation process)to Early Adoption.Early Adoption Projects:OperatorFabric:A modular,extensible,industrial-strength,and field-tested platform for use in electricity,water,and other utility operati
129、ons,with system visualization,workflow scheduling and alerting,and more.PowSyBl:The code building blocks for the simulations and analyses of power systems,for horizons from real-time operation to investment planning,with a grid data model,Java classes for extensibility,a data management system,and m
130、ore.Grid eXchange Fabric(GXF):A software platform that enables hardware monitoring and control in the public space.GXF provides several functions out of the box,including scalability and high availability,high security,a generic design,and no vendor lock-in.SOGNO:SOGNO is creating plug-and-play,clou
131、d native microservices to implement the next generation of data-driven monitoring and control systems.SEAPATH:Aimed at developing a“reference design”and“industrial grade”open source real-time platform that can run virtualized automation and protection applications for the power grid industry.EVerest
132、:An OSS stack for EV charging infrastructure.By digitally abstracting the complexity of multiple standards and use cases,EVerest will run on any device,from AC home chargers to public DC charging stations.The Linux Foundation 25Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(
133、2024)Incubation Projects:OpenEEmeter:A library and software platform for private companies,utilities,and regulators to consistently calculate changes in energy consumption for building efficiency projects and portfolios with confidence in the methods and replicability of results.CoMPAS:A configurato
134、r for digital substations using IEC standard 61850.CoMPAS is the first project formed from the Digital Substation Automation Systems working group within LFE.Shapeshifter:Implements the Universal Smart Energy Framework for flexibility forecasting,offering,ordering,and settlement processes.This enabl
135、es the fastest,fairest,and lowest-cost approach to efficiently connecting smart energy projects.FlexMeasures:An intelligent energy management system to support real-time energy flexibility apps in a rapid and scalable manner.It is a real-time decision support platform for project operation and a hig
136、hly effective simulation tool for project design.OpenSTEF:A complete software stack that forecasts the load on the electrical grid.Given a time series of measured(net)load or generation,a fully automated ML pipeline is executed,which delivers a probabilistic forecast of future load.Power Grid Model:
137、Power Grid Model is a high-performance Python/C+library for steady-state distribution power system analysis.Dynawo:The nature of power system dynamics is deeply evolving toward more diverse and difficult-to-predict behaviors due to the massive changes going on in power systems.Dynawo is a Hybrid C+/
138、Modelica open source suite of simulation tools.The Linux Foundation 26Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)OpenLEADR:A friendly and compliant OpenADR implementation for Python 3.FledgePOWER:A multi-protocol translation gateway for power systems based on the in
139、dustrial IoT LF Edge project Fledge.OpenSTEF:OpenSTEF provides automated ML pipelines to deliver accurate,self-correcting,and explainable forecasts of the load on the grid for 48 hours.Sandbox Projects:Arras:A power distribution system simulation and analysis tool for users who design and operate di
140、stribution systems and utilities.It incorporates the most advanced modeling techniques,with high-performance algorithms to deliver the best in end-user modeling.RTDIP:RTDIP aims to provide easy access to high-volume,historical,and real-time process data for analytics applications,engineers,and data
141、scientists wherever they are.Battery Data Alliance:Building sustainable OSS and best practices and delivering standards for the battery industry.The project can integrate with any energy data source.CitrineOS:Open source charger network software for rapid OCPP 2.0.1 and NEVI-compliant EV charge mana
142、gement.Grid Capacity Map:Grid Capacity Map is a map that provides public information about grid capacity and grid connection cost to give an early indication to customers seeking grid connection.The Linux Foundation 27Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Grid
143、Resilience and Intelligence Platform(GRIP):A cutting-edge software platform designed to help electric grid operators anticipate,mitigate against,and recover from the effects of extreme weather events.OpenSCD:The OpenSCD project signifies a significant advancement in Substation Configuration Language
144、 editing,specifically tailored for utilities,integrators,and vendors aiming to transition seamlessly into the era of fully digital substations.Standards ProjectsCarbon Data Specification Consortium:A data dictionary for raw data and a standard for data requirements that enable energy data access for
145、 measuring,quantifying,and tracking carbon emissions from energy production and consumption.Super Advanced Meter:An open source specification project focusing on a widely applicable smart meter data gateway.It aims at the central device that is installed with almost every energy consumer and thereby
146、 serves as the edge device to provide services to customers worldwide.TROLIE:Establishing an open conformance standard and cultivating a software ecosystem to accelerate the implementation of reliable,secure,and interoperable systems for the exchange of transmission facility ratings and related info
147、rmation.The Linux Foundation 28Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)LFE is building the technologies necessary to accelerate the energy transition and help the planet avoid the worst consequences of climate change.This includes the entire technology stack used
148、 by those producing,transmitting,distributing,and using energy over large grids,microgrids,distributed energy resources and storage,EVs,and more.The LFE community has made tremendous progress since its founding in 2018 in pursuit of this goal.The year 2023 alone saw tremendous growth,with nine new p
149、rojects added to bring the total to 30.Nine new members also joined,contributor strength grew by 30%,and lines of code hosted grew by 22%.However,progress cannot come fast enough.An open source methodology and community of collaborators is the best way to ensure that energy systems evolve to meet th
150、e challenges of electrification and decarbonization.The Linux Foundation 29Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)AutomotiveAutomotive Grade LinuxAutomobiles today contain more than 100 million lines of code and represent the largest mobile computing devices tha
151、t most people will ever purchase in their lifetimes.Accustomed to the frequent software updates and user experience found in laptops,tablets,and mobile phones,consumers have come to expect their modern new cars to keep up.Historically,the embedded systems in an automobile have been less functional o
152、r up to date than what consumers can get in their smartphones,such as onboard navigation and audio/video entertainment systems.The reasons for these gaps in functionality can be traced to a long production cycle during which car companies would write a specification for what a particular car model n
153、eeds regarding support systems and then provide that specification to a supplier with desired feature sets.In turn,the supplier provided to the manufacturer what amounts to a“black box”a proprietary solution that,in many cases,cannot be reused on other models of automobiles.The problem was magnified
154、 and repeated across different automotive manufacturers using dozens of suppliers to produce in-car systems,thereby creating fragmentation throughout the industry and even between car models.As automakers raced to roll out new features and functions to keep pace with consumer demand,it became clear
155、that the old supply chain did not work.Thats why in 2012,the Linux Foundation worked with industry leaders such as Toyota to launch Automotive Grade Linux(AGL)and build a common OSS platform to eliminate the fragmentation plaguing the automotive industry.AGL is the only organization with a mission t
156、o address all in-vehicle software,including infotainment,instrument cluster,telematics,heads-up display,and advanced driver assistance systems.Now more than a decade old,AGL is supported by more than 150 members and 10 automotive manufacturers.AGL-based infotainment systems are on the road in Toyota
157、,Lexus,and Subaru vehicles globally,with additional automakers including AGL in their production plans.By embracing open source technology,automakers have realized that they can develop systems faster,become interoperable and less dependent on any one vendor,and more closely align with modern softwa
158、re approaches and best practices,including the cloud and containers.In fact,its the only way to keep up with modern software development.The Linux Foundation 30Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)InfotainmentInstrumentClusterAdvanced Driver Assistance Systems
159、(ADAS)Functional SafetyTelematics/ConnectivityHeads-upDisplay(HUD)the onlyorganizationaddressingall software in the carAGL areas of focus.AGL Unified Code BaseAutomotive companies,like companies in other industries,naturally want to take ownership of the software in their products and heavily custom
160、ize it with value-added features.But this requires that the underlying plumbing and systems(architecture,kernel,middleware,application services,and security services)have a common foundation.This is roughly analogous to operating systems for smartphone manufacturers building diverse application ecos
161、ystems with a common operating system foundation.Built from the ground up by the AGL community,the AGL Unified Code Base(UCB)is an OSS platform that includes an operating system,middleware,and an application framework,providing approximately 70%80%of the starting point for a production project.Shari
162、ng an open source platform enables code reuse and a more efficient development process.Developers and suppliers can build their solution once and deploy it for multiple automakers.With major contributions from automakers and suppliers,the UCB has become the de facto industry standard for infotainmen
163、t,telematics,and instrument cluster applications.The Linux Foundation 31Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Additionally,automotive manufacturers can use AGL-based systems across their entire product line,from entry-level to luxury vehicles,thereby eliminatin
164、g the software fragmentation that has plagued the industry for decades.The AGL community has consistently put out two major software releases each year in a tick-tock cadence,the first being feature rich for those users eager to access the latest code and the second with hardening and bug-fixing mak
165、ing it production ready.Recent technical milestones include:Integration of VirtIO,a virtualization framework,to enable multiple applications to run on a single microprocessor using containers as well as hardware independent and cloud-native AGL applications.New user interface(UI),including Toyotas a
166、utomotive embedded version of Flutter,an open source app and UI development toolkit,which will allow manufacturers to cut the development time and cost of deploying new applications in the vehicle.Support for the open RISC-V architecture,enabling hardware developers to create custom processors for i
167、ndividual automotive functions that all use the same architecture,enabling greater scalability,simplified software deployment,and faster time to market.“With Toyotas Flutter contribution,the AGL UI and reference applications were completely rewritten from start to finish in just eight weeks,a testam
168、ent to its power and ease of development.AGL is now the home for automotive embedded Flutter,which we believe will become the de facto standard for developing in-vehicle applications.”Dan Cauchy,GM,AGLThe Linux Foundation 32Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024
169、)Software Defined VehiclesIn early 2023,two AGL Expert Groups(EG),the Containers and Mesh EG and the Virtualization EG,merged to form a new Software Defined Vehicle Expert Group(SDV EG).The SDV EGs goal is to ultimately simplify the deployment and management of the vehicle software with the ability
170、to push software and security updates to vehicles using standardized industry technologies such as containers and virtualization.Led by experts from Panasonic,the SDV EG has made significant progress toward defining the requirements and use cases for AGL regarding SDVs,standardizing the VirtIO virtu
171、alization framework across various automotive architectures,and laying the groundwork for workload orchestration for on-board automotive systems.The AGL platform now includes support for Amazon Web Services(AWS)Graviton processors,a family of processors designed by AWS to deliver the best price perf
172、ormance for cloud workloads running on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud(Amazon EC2).This enables AGL to run in a cloud-based environment.Combined with the work being done by the AGL Software Defined Vehicle(SDV)Expert Group to decouple the hardware from the software using virtualization and VirtIO,engin
173、eers can now develop and test AGL software from anywhere in the world without needing access to the physical hardware.Running AGL in the cloud supports a software-first development approach,reducing the need for expensive hardware and enabling a high level of software reuse and scalability.It also i
174、mproves the continuous integration and continuous development/deployment process by allowing for frequent software iteration and testing across global teams.AGL allows users to tackle complexity and take advantage of these environments and industry trends.New use cases are now emerging,including AGL
175、 Instrument Cluster,In-Vehicle Infotainment,and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.UX/UI for AGLs In-Vehicle Infotainment System Demo(photo courtesy of ICS).Recognizing the importance of open source to its future,long-time open source contributor Toyota created an official Open Source Program Office
176、(TOYOTA OSPO)in 2024.Key activities will be information sharing,education,and rewards.Learn more.The Linux Foundation 33Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Project Spotlight:ZephyrThe Zephyr Project is an open source,scalable real-time operating system(RTOS)s
177、upporting multiple hardware architectures.It is product ready,available through the Apache 2.0 open source license,and is free to use in commercial and non-commercial solutions.Zephyr connects devices using all major industry standards and is developed with security best practices.It is easy to depl
178、oy,secure,connect,and manage and has efficient power consumption.Zephyr RTOS is also extremely versatile and more lightweight than,say,a Linux distribution.It is supported in over 600 circuit boards and eight of the leading hardware architectures.It is integrated with 190+sensors and is now running
179、in hundreds of commercial products,such as Google Chromebooks,Oticon Hearing Aids,and Vestas Wind Turbines with Long Term Support.“The growth were seeing in Zephyr today is the result of diligently applying open source project best practices and building community over several years.Zephyrs transpar
180、ency is key to its applicability growing appeal across many industry verticals today.”Kate Stewart,VP,Dependable Embedded Systems,Linux FoundationSteady Growth Zephyrs consistent and steady growth since inception is a great example of organic,transparent,community-led growth that compounds over time
181、.Zephyr now ranks an astounding fifth in the Linux Foundation Project Velocity Report,behind only Linux,Kubernetes,Open Telemetry,and CNCF.This refers to the rate at which development tasks are completed and features are delivered in a specific amount of time.The Linux Foundation 34Software-Defined
182、Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Device-Level AI/MLEven with its small footprint,Zephyr is able to support AI/ML applications at the device level.An example is the Lisios WaterAlarm system,a non-invasive early warning system for water leaks.This sensor device can be easily
183、 attached to water mains from outside.Once the device is attached and connected to the local Wi-Fi,it continuously measures water consumption.Through ML algorithms running directly on the device,it is able to detect pipe bursts or micro-leakages and warn residents via an app on their phones.Clean En
184、ergy and U.N.SDGsZephyr is gaining traction across a variety of industries,including energy,which supports the transition to clean energy and helps meet the U.N.SDGs.For instance,Zephyr supports systems such as electrical grid monitoring with on-device ML.The RTOS supports the transition to renewabl
185、e energy and helps improve the efficiency and dependability of electricity grids,thereby lowering carbon emissions.Cross-Industry Best PracticesZephyr is also a great example for how industries can learn from each other,apply best practices,and achieve success with open source.For example,Zephyr now
186、 includes three software bills of materials included by default in each build,Zephyr ranked fifth in the 2023 Project Velocity Report from CNCF.LISIOS WaterAlarm System.The Linux Foundation 35Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)providing developers with a cle
187、ar understanding for how to ensure security and interoperability.Zephyr also provides an auditable codebase,vulnerability registry,and project security documentation and has earned an OpenSSF Best Practices Gold Badge for its commitment to security.Developers who become familiar with Zephyr and open
188、 source best practices are well equipped to achieve success working with other open source projects,codebases,and communities across industry verticals.The Linux Foundation 36Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Financial ServicesFintech Open Source Foundation
189、Financial services is another industry vertical being transformed by open source.Only a decade ago,this would have seemed unfathomable in an industry subject to intense regulation,legal requirements,complex systems,and a general resistance to sharing intellectual property.But rapid innovation and a
190、growing strategic focus on technology have proven to be a strong enough impetus to break through these barriers.Far from being newcomers to modern technology,financial services firms have always had plenty of software know-how:Consider the software you interact with every day,such as Internet bankin
191、g,ATMs,and card payments.Behind the scenes,there are also settlements,balance sheets,electronic trading,risk management,and know-your-customer systems.Because of this,financial services firms are as reliant upon and invested in open source as anyone else and have been consuming it for a long time.Ho
192、wever,the challenges mentioned above were holding back the industry from reaching its full potential.The Fintech Open Source Foundation(FINOS)is an umbrella organization under the Linux Foundation,whose purpose is to accelerate collaboration and innovation in financial services through the adoption
193、of OSS standards and best practices.The foundation enables developers from organizations to collaborate on projects with a strong propensity for mutualization.It has enabled codebase contributions from both buy-side and sell-side firms and counts 80+financial institutions,fintechs,and technology con
194、sultancies in its membership.In a short time,FINOS has become the trusted forum for open source collaboration among major financial institutions who have recognized that much of their software and systems do not provide them with a competitive advantage and are costly to develop,implement,and mainta
195、in.This duplication of effort is a prime opportunity for open source collaboration and its benefits through a leveraged development model across the industry.FINOS Research ReportsThe shift in attitudes and practices around open source in the financial sector can be clearly seen in FINOS research re
196、ports.The State of Open Source in Financial Services annual report analyzes quantitative and qualitative data to understand industry-wide trends in open source adoption from banking to asset management and hedge funds.The Linux Foundation 37Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through
197、 Open Source(2024)The 2023 State of Open Source in Financial ServicesThe Linux Foundation 38Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Key Takeaways from the 2023 Report Three years of steady improvement.The last three years clearly show that the industry is maturin
198、g.There is consistent recognition that open source is valuable.Open Source Program Offices(OSPOs)are on the rise.Over half of survey respondents from financial services companies indicated that their organizations have an OSPO,and 65%have defined a clear and visible open source strategy,making them
199、strong candidates to introduce OSPOs within their organizations in the near to medium term.The industry recognizes the value of open source usage.Almost all(94%)organizations allow some level of open source consumption,and 78%report increased value from open source usage compared with a year ago.Con
200、tributions are becoming more permissible.Two-thirds(65%)of respondents note an increase in the time and effort their organizations allocate for them to contribute to open source.The problems arent all solved,but opportunities abound.Multiple factors still hinder contributions to this highly regulate
201、d industry.Despite the challenges,respondents identified AI/ML,cybersecurity,and cloud/container technologies as the most valuable open source technologies for the future of the industry.“The accelerated pace of open source consumption underscores its pivotal role in modern finance.But true industry
202、 value in accelerating the digital transformation,time to market,and overall ROI lies in active contribution,as firms can influence the direction of open source projects and directly contribute upstream.”Gabriele Columbro,Executive Director,FINOSThe Linux Foundation 39Software-Defined Vertical Indus
203、tries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Strategic InitiativesOn a rolling quarterly basis,the FINOS Governing Board selects key areas of investment for FINOS budget and resources.Current initiatives include the following.Open Source ReadinessFinancial services organizations(mainly sell-side ba
204、nks and buy-side firms)new to open source often dont know how to get started.They often wonder:How do banks operating within a highly regulated industry not only consume but contribute back to open source?What open source projects,and the communities that support them,are relevant to company technol
205、ogical,regulatory,and financial goals?Where do banks go to recruit top open source/tech talent,and how do they train and retain that talent?FINOS has created the Open Source Readiness initiative to help financial services firms advance their open source programs,helping to ensure compliance,foster i
206、nnovation,and promote collaborative development across financial institutions and technology companies.To streamline this process,the Open Source Readiness SIG collects industry data and provides a knowledge base,various resources,and training.AI ReadinessMcKinsey is predicting a$200 billion impact
207、on the banking industry from AI.Banks have processes for onboarding technology,but generative AI presents new challenges that existing processes may not be well suited for.Much work is needed to allow for the“safe”use of AI(where safety considers both the customer and the bank)and ultimately allow f
208、inancial services organizations to rapidly adopt new technologies as they emerge.In order to provide a space to discuss common AI challenges and opportunities,the AI Readiness SIG was formed,supported by Citi,Microsoft,Morgan Stanley,and more.The group plans to develop a governance framework that ma
209、nages the onboarding,development,and running of AI-based solutions within the financial services industry ahead of future regulations.The Linux Foundation 40Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Open RegTechOpen source software,standards,and best practices have
210、 the potential to unlock significant value for financial regulators and the entire financial ecosystem,laying the foundation for a robust market infrastructure.Increased automation,standardization,transparency,efficiency,and access to top tech talent boost innovation and welfare for the industry.The
211、 Open RegTech Initiative is raising awareness on a novel approach to regulatory technology based on open source and standards and hosting projects.The FINOS Regulation Innovation SIG is a community creating open source solutions for regulatory and compliance issues in financial services.The initiati
212、ve promotes industry collaboration to drive innovative approaches to regulatory compliance.A RegTech Council sponsors projects based on selected regulatory priorities.The community has focused on infrastructure-based and business-focused projects with the introduction of the FINOS Common Cloud Contr
213、ols(CCC)and the Common Domain Model(CDM)projects.FINOS CDMIn order for financial products to be traded and managed across the transaction lifecycle,a common model is required for baseline interoperability between systems and services.Transparency and alignment between regulators and market participa
214、nts is also critical.The CDM is a standardized,machine-readable,and machine-executable data and process model based on cross-industry collaboration supported by three industry trade associations and a broad community.CDM facilitates trade processing of repo,securities lending,bond,and derivatives tr
215、ansactions and is available as code in multiple languages,facilitating easy implementation across various technologies.The project has made significant strides in areas such as regulatory compliance and trade lifecycle management.FINOS CCCCloud computing is omnipresent in todays technology landscape
216、,and how well financial services are leveraging it is becoming a competitive advantage.The Linux Foundation 41Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)But a lack of a unified set of mitigations and controls for FSIs deploying on common cloud services along with ri
217、sks arising from fragmented,complex,and often conflicting regulations represent significant barriers to entry.At the same time,regulators are increasingly concerned about systemic risks of cloud concentration and vendor lock-in.FINOS CCC is a pioneering initiative aimed at standardizing cloud deploy
218、ments within the financial services sector.By establishing consistent controls for compliant public cloud deployments with an open standard,FINOS CCC ensures security,compliance,and resilience across major CSPs,setting a new benchmark for secure and reliable cloud usage in the industry.Originally pr
219、oposed by Citi,it now has the support of 20+FINOS Members.FINOS FDC3Siloed application environments in financial services require custom integrations and often result in a myriad of systems and others that dont share context or information with each other.The lack of a standardized framework and bil
220、ateral agreements prevents teams across the industry from extending APIs across applications and hinders the benefits of collaboration between organizations.FINOS FDC3 is a set of standards for interoperability and communication among financial applications aiming to create a common language and pro
221、tocol for financial services software.It is designed to allow a suite of applications written by different parties to share contextual data via broadcasting and raising intents to each other.FDC3 intents define a standard set of verbs that can be used to put together common cross-application workflo
222、ws on the financial desktop and extend APIs from one application to another.Applications can launch,respond to activity in other apps,and request functionality from each other.This facilitates innovation,reduces integration costs,and enhances overall efficiency within the financial industry.FINOS Di
223、versity Equity InclusionIn order for open source in financial services to reach its full potential in driving digital transformation,it is crucial to attract,nurture,and retain a diverse talent pool.Research shows that inclusive communities lead to better outcomes and innovation.The FINOS Diversity
224、Equity Inclusion(DEI)SIG is a collaborative initiative that aims to unite contributors committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity within the industry.The DEI SIG strives to create a more equitable and inclusive environment within the financial services open source ecosystem and ensure that its
225、 members advance diversity,equity,and inclusion as core operating principles,fostering a fairer,more resilient,and more impactful ecosystem.The Linux Foundation 42Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Zenith SIGDriven by technology,the financial services indust
226、ry is changing fast,and it can be difficult for employees to keep up on new developments and remain competitive.Rather than go it alone,companies today are looking for environments with supportive communities who can collaborate on the many non-proprietary areas of innovation common to all.Zenith is
227、 a SIG that focuses on exploring and promoting the adoption of emerging technologies and serves as a catalyst for innovation within the financial services industry.It is a collaborative platform where industry professionals,experts,and innovators come together to discuss,analyze,and drive advancemen
228、ts in technology relevant to finance.Zenith facilitates discussions,conducts research,and develops resources such as primers and analysis frameworks.The Linux Foundation 43Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)AgricultureAgStackAgriculture is the worlds largest
229、 industry,generating over$1.3 trillion a year and employing over 1 billion people.It is omnipresent,with pasture and cropland occupying half of the worlds habitable places.The worlds population is growing fast,and robust agricultural practices are needed to meet the U.N.s SDGs,end extreme poverty,an
230、d feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050.Sustainable land management practices are also critical to maintaining clean water,fertile soil and protecting wildlife habitats.Agriculture is grounded in ancient history,and many early farming practices are still used commonly around the world.But techn
231、ological innovation has also been at work for millennia and has evolved in many ways.Todays agricultural industry is divided between small sustenance farmers,small-and medium-sized farms,and large corporate entities.While agriculture is certainly not the first industry that comes to mind when thinki
232、ng of OSS,that is starting to change.It all starts by us reimagining what digital infrastructure for agriculture really looks like.How can we enable this infrastructure to not only provide solutions but enable the creation of applications and data at scale?The AgStack Foundation was founded in 2021,
233、recognizing the tremendous potential for digital transformation in the sector.Just like many other industries,agricultural companies suffer from pre-competitive wastefulness,with 97%using the same underlying systems,making open source an ideal fit.The AgStack Foundation will improve global agricultu
234、re efficiency through the creation,maintenance,and enhancement of free,reusable,open,and specialized digital infrastructure for data and applications.AgStack consists of an open repository to create and publish models,free and easy access to public data,interoperable frameworks for cross-project use
235、,and topic-specific extensions and toolboxes.AgStack leverages existing technologies such as agriculture standards and open source projects such as Hyperledger,Kubernetes,Open Horizon,Postgres,and Django.The Linux Foundation 44Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2
236、024)Unlike many open source projects,AgStack was not founded with an initial code donation.Starting from scratch,future Executive Director Sumer Johal identified a need and developed the code himself for a“smart geoid”registry(Asset-Registry 1.0).The project aims to solve fundamental“indexing”challe
237、nges in AgTech by providing unique geospatial“keys”for land-based stationary assets(e.g.,field boundaries)in agriculture.Today,over 1,000 active users across tens of thousands of fields and more than 40 countries have adopted the registry.Asset-Registry v2.0 will“auto draw”polygons for users with ma
238、chine-learned decision tools leveraging satellite data.The functionality will scale across geographies at a very low(or no)cost,which presents a massive positive impact opportunity for farmers in the Global South.In early 2023,AGStack and CGIAR signed a memorandum of understanding to partner with on
239、e another to co-create digital tools and services that will transform the agriculture ecosystem globally by providing these as a“global digital public good.”With its vast array of“on the ground”scientists around the globe(especially in the Global South),CGIAR is looking to AgStacks community to buil
240、d and offer these digital infrastructure components to CGIAR and to the large agriculture ecosystem for farmers to maximize yields while minimizing pesticide use.They also released a new farm management and decision support tool,offering cost tracking and crop rotation planning features.“The worlds
241、food supply needs a digital makeover.Open source and open datathrough good governancecan unleash the power of AI and computing for the greater goodour food supply and farmer livelihoodswhile improving our environmental footprint.Digitizing the industry by leveraging digital public infrastructurepurp
242、osed for agricultureis the mission of AgStack.Through this,we can avoid wasting one-third of our food supply while one-third of the world goes hungry.”Sumer Johal,Executive Director,AgStackThe Linux Foundation 45Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)AgStack has
243、 also now launched the“field carbon model”sub-project incubation to improvethe cost and transparency of traditional MRV techniques for the agriculture“carbon”space.Early model validations use a remotely sensed dataset and the NASA L4C model to estimate carbon flux on a given agriculture field(provid
244、ed by the geoid).Early estimates look quite encouraging,with 80 correlation with reference data.AgStack has received significant interest and investment from Europe,where one-third of the E.U.s massive budget is allocated toward agriculture.Using AgStack,the E.U.is looking to reduce the impact of de
245、forestation on food production via European Union Deforestation Regulations(EUDR),which require field boundaries.AgStack has received several grants from the E.U.and partners to participate in and co-create the pre-competitive stack for EUDR.Accessible digital infrastructure tailored to agriculture,
246、including open data,AI modeling,and software applications,means that farmers can manage such resources as water and field workers more effectively and make data-driven decisions to balance supply and demand.This infrastructure helps reduce poverty,hunger,and economic inequalities;increase the resili
247、ence of communities and business models;and reduce their impact on the climate and the land.The Linux Foundation 46Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Media&EntertainmentThe Linux Foundation hosts several open source projects and communities at the foundation
248、 of the exciting 3D computer graphics and motion pictures industries.They each fill a unique industry niche while also complementing the other and offering powerful open source tooling options to creators in this traditionally closed space.Academy Software FoundationThe motion picture industry start
249、ed incorporating Linux and OSS into their production pipelines in 2000,as there was a growing realization that sharing fundamental technology would be an advantage.But by 2016,“versionitis”had crept in,and it was challenging to align dependencies and versions.There was also no assurance that tools w
250、ould be maintained and updated and continue to be production ready.Studios might have had to revert to building their own plugins for each piece of software.Thus,in 2016,the Academy of Motion Picture Arts&Sciences began an investigation into the use of OSS in the motion picture industry.Led by the A
251、cademy Science and Technology Council,the survey found that almost 84%of the industry used OSS at that time,particularly for animation and visual effects,but barriers to adoption included siloed development,managing multiple versions of OSS libraries(versionitis),lack of governance,and confusing lic
252、ensing models.Additionally,many open source projects faced stagnation due to a lack of contributors and maintainers outside of the organization that initiated a project,which would often stall development and lead to underinvested projects.These needed to be addressed in order to ensure a healthy op
253、en source community.After almost two years working with industry stakeholders to focus on building a better,collaborative solution,the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts&Sciences and the Linux Foundation launched the Academy Software Foundation(ASWF)in 2018.Initially created as a home for OSS developer
254、s in the motion picture and broader media industries to share resources and collaborate,the Foundation has become much more:Its become a hub for innovation and a supportive,dynamic community for engineers and developers working to create shared tools for the entertainment industry.The Linux Foundati
255、on 47Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)The ASWF follows a typical Linux Foundation open governance structure.Each technical project operates independently and has its own decision-making model based on a“do-ocracy”;the people doing the work make the decisio
256、ns.Anyone can contribute and participate in the projects,regardless of whether they are a member of the Foundation.In a technical open source project,the critical value is that each contribution is weighed on the merit of that contribution adding value to the project.Whether its a simple bug fix,a s
257、ecurity patch,or a new feature,the best technical solution that solves the business need will find a community that values those contributions.With no one company controlling decision-making,open governance enables transparent,value-driven discussion.“The Foundation quickly got to the point where no
258、w we wonder,How did we ever survive before?How did we get this stuff done that speaks to the central role the organization plays in our day-to-day operation?Were only a couple years in,but it feels like the Foundation has been there forever because its so critical.”Larry Gritz,Sony Pictures Imagewor
259、ksThe Linux Foundation 48Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)ASWF ProjectsThe Foundation is currently composed of 14 projects.These projects have been critical to the creation of major motion pictures enjoyed by people around the world.Most recently,ASWF proj
260、ects have been used on films and shows including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3,Loki,Elemental,Spider-Man:Across the Spider-Verse,Nimona,Oppenheimer,The Last of Us,The Creator,and Mission Impossible:Dead Reckoning Part 1.OpenVDB:a C+library for manipulating sparse dynamic volumes used by visual effec
261、ts studios to create realistic volumetric images such as water/liquid simulations and environmental effects such as clouds and ice.Contributed by DreamWorks Animation,the project has won several Academy Scientific and Technical Awards.OpenColorIO:an industry standard for consistent color management
262、across VFX and animation pipelines.Contributed by Sony Pictures Imageworks,it has been used on hundreds of feature film productions and touches nearly every pixel of every visual effects frame in most major motion pictures.OpenEXR:a standard HDR image file format for high-quality image processing an
263、d storage.Developed by Industrial Light&Magic in 1999,it was the first release of a major open source project by a studio and won an Academy Scientific and Technical Award.OpenCue:an open source render management system used to break down complex jobs into individual tasks.Developed by Google Cloud
264、and Sony Pictures Imageworks,it is based on Sonys internal queuing system,Cue3,which has been developed and used in production at Sony over the past 15 years.OpenTimelineIO:an open source API and interchange format that facilitates the communication of editorial data and timeline information in rich
265、 and flexible workflowsfilling a critical but often-overlooked gap in film production pipelines.Contributed by Pixar Animation Studios.The Linux Foundation 49Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Open Shading Language:a small but rich language for programmable
266、shading in advanced renderers and other applications,ideal for describing materials,lights,displacement,and pattern generation.Developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks,its the de facto standard shading language for VFX and animated features and is an Academy Scientific and Technical Award winner.OpenIm
267、ageIO:a ubiquitous library for VFX applications and pipelines to perform scripted manipulation of digital image files,with particular focus on scalability and functionality for professional VFX and animation feature film workflows.Developed at Sony Pictures Imageworks,its one of the VFX industrys ea
268、rliest open source projects.Digital Production Example Library:a library of digital assets(3D scenes,digital cinema footage,etc.)that demonstrates the scale and complexity of modern feature film production,including computer graphics,visual effects,and animation.These assets are available free of ch
269、arge to researchers and developers of both open source and commercial projects to test,demonstrate,and inspire ideas.Open Review Initiative:an umbrella project working to build a unified open source toolset for playback,review,and approval of motion picture and related professional media.Hosted proj
270、ects include xSTUDIO,developed by DNEG,and Open RV,developed by Autodesk,as well as a video-encoding guidelines repository.OpenAssetIO:an open source interoperability standard between tools and asset management systems that reduces the integration effort and maintenance overhead of content creation
271、pipelines.Contributed by Foundry.OpenFX:a popular open source plugin standard that allows interoperability between image-processing tools in the VFX industry.By creating an interoperable ecosystem of plugins,it has becomeThe Linux Foundation 50Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Thro
272、ugh Open Source(2024)the reference standard for visual effects and video-processing software creators.OpenFX was contributed by the non-profit Open Effects Association,which had previously managed the project.MaterialX:an open standard for representing rich material and look-development content in c
273、omputer graphics,enabling its platform-independent description and exchange across applications and renderers.Developed by Lucasfilm,it has been incorporated into widely used applications and standards.MaterialX also includes OpenPBR,a new sub-project developed by Autodesk and Adobe to provide creat
274、ives with a more artist-friendly bridge between software applications.Rawtoaces:a software package that converts digital camera RAW files to container files containing image data encoded according to the Academy Color Encoding Specification.Rez:an open source,cross-platform package manager that crea
275、tes standalone configured environments for third-party and proprietary digital content creation software.Initially developed at Dr.D Studios,Rez is widely used in the pipeline community and solves countless package management problems for visual effects and animation production developers.The Linux
276、Foundation 51Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Community EngagementThe Foundations flagship event,Open Source Days,is the leading event dedicated to OSS for visual effects,animation,and digital content creation.In-person and virtual registration doubled in
277、2023,with visual effects/animation studios,software vendors,and other professionals presenting on emerging open source projects,best practices,and the latest trends in open source for the motion picture industry.In addition,the ASWF introduced a new Virtual Town Hall Series leading up to the Open So
278、urce Days main program.Over the course of several weeks,Foundation projects including MaterialX,OpenColorIO,OpenAssetIO,Open RV,xStudio,OpenTimelineIO,and OpenEXR shared milestones,highlights,and future roadmaps and answered questions from the community.To encourage more contribution and developer e
279、ngagement,the Foundation launched a new virtual Dev Days event,a global 48-hour code-a-thon.Developers of all experience levels were encouraged to spend eight hours over a 48-hour period learning about a project,interacting with project leadership,and writing code.Participating companies included Au
280、todesk,Sony Pictures Imageworks,Lucasfilm,DreamWorks Animation,Wt FX,and Walt Disney Animation Studios.Diversity&InclusionThe year 2023 marked the third annual Summer Learning Program,led by the Foundations Diversity&Inclusion Working Group.The program provides practical skills and mentorship to und
281、errepresented students and young people looking to explore technical careers in the animation and VFX industries.The focus for 2023 was the LGBTQIA+community.Twenty participants were provided free access to online learning and matched with an industry professional from studios including Industrial L
282、ight&Magic,Pixar Animation Studios,Netflix,and Activision Blizzard for one-on-one mentoring.The Linux Foundation 52Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)Alliance for OpenUSDPixars Universal Scene Description(USD)technology,initially introduced in 2013,signaled
283、a paradigm shift in the 3D ecosystem.USD laid the groundwork for enhanced creativity and collaboration through the efficient interchange of 3D assets and scenes.In 2016,Pixar made USD open source,sparking widespread industry interest and adoption.The Alliance for OpenUSD(AOUSD),founded in 2023 by in
284、dustry-leading organizations Pixar,Adobe,Apple,Autodesk,and NVIDIA,is a collaborative effort to standardize and enrich the interoperability and functionality of 3D graphics across various platforms and industries.At the heart of AOUSDs mission lies a commitment to fostering collaboration and innovat
285、ion through open standards governance.AOUSD enables a vibrant ecosystem of interoperable 3D tools and workflows through its working groups.AOUSD Working Groups Core Specification:This group precisely defines OpenUSD standards to ensure seamless interoperability across diverse software platforms and
286、devices.Materials:In collaboration with the ASWF,this group concentrates on standardizing material definitions within OpenUSD.Geometry:Expanding on the foundational standards,this group drafts detailed specifications for USD-based geometries.Marketing:This group focuses on promoting the value of Ope
287、nUSD and positioning AOUSD as a leader in open standards for 3D content creation.AOUSD and the Khronos Group are initiating efforts to align OpenUSD with Khronos glTF standard,ensuring seamless integration and interoperability for advanced 3D scene composition.This collaboration aims to synchronize
288、the roadmaps of both standards,enhancing the tooling pipelines and broadening the scope of 3D content creation across various platforms.AOUSD also works with the ASWF to support various working groups that advance the use of OpenUSD in film and game production.One key initiative involves integrating
289、 OpenUSD with the ASWFs MaterialX project,which enhances the motion picture communitys capabilities in visual effects.Additionally,the ASWFs working groups focus on specific aspects of USD,The Linux Foundation 53Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)such as adv
290、ancing PhysCam and PhysLight in the cameras group,developing the Book of USD in the games group,and investigating glTF/USD interoperability in the assets group.The USD on the web initiative also found an early home at the ASWF,serving as the primary forum for Autodesks WebAssembly port.This collabor
291、ation empowers the motion picture community to develop and deploy cutting-edge visual solutions,advancing the industrys capabilities in visual effects and beyond.Open 3D FoundationReal-time 3D technology is catapulting innovation to new heights in industries spanning gaming,robotics,motion pictures,
292、virtual/augmented reality,AI/ML,digital twin,manufacturing,automotive,healthcare,architecture,and more.The projection for the visualization and 3D rendering software market is$8 billion by 2027.Real-time 3D engines have grown from the realm of game developers to become the foundation for delivering
293、these experiences.Hosted by the Linux Foundation,the Open 3D Foundation(O3DF)is home to a thriving community of artists,content creators,developers,and technology leaders focused on building and fostering Open 3D Engine(O3DE),the modular,fully featured,high-fidelity,real-time,open source 3D engine.N
294、ow in its third year,the community has sustained its momentum,with over 2 million lines of code changed.Pull request creators include Lionbridge,AWS,Robotec.ai,and Huawei.OD3F is committed to organic community-led growth and is committed to the following path:Prioritizing Stability:minimizing crashe
295、s and bugs within O3DE to ensure a smoother user experience Thoughtful Development:avoiding disruptive changes without proper deprecation plans Enhanced Feature Development:exploring the implementation of webGPU,Blender integration,Houdini integration,and USD pipeline integration Boosting Visibility
296、:increasing the visibility of O3DE and other open source tools and engines,ensuring that they receive the recognition they deserveGamingO3DE has its origins in game development and provides an open source game engine alternative to the industry,breaking free of entrenched commercial licenses and unn
297、ecessary,cumbersome features.The Multiplayer Sample Game introduced with the O3DE 23.05 release provides client and dedicated server reference implementations of common game elements at play to help game developers jumpstart new projects.It also delivers key examples of integrations with O3DE system
298、s,such as terrain,lighting,audio,scripting,and VFX.It utilizes the Atom Renderers advanced features to achieve its visual goals,including global illumination,cascade shadows,emissive surfaces,bounce lighting,The Linux Foundation 54Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Sour
299、ce(2024)temporal anti-aliasing,and hybrid reflections(screen space and ray tracing).In an exciting collaboration with the next generation of developers,O3DF introduced Project Eureka with the Rochester Institute of Technology.Through this initiative,O3DF is underwriting a team of students to build a
300、 commercial game using O3DE while enabling the students to build their portfolios and learn from industry experts.Project Eureka is the first of its kind and will grow the library of O3DE assets for use by other aspiring creators;identify O3DE feature gaps from these student developers in real time;
301、build a pipeline of talent for internships,mentorships,and employment;and foster O3DE adoption among the next generation of developers,artists,and content creators.In a further demonstration of O3DEs growing adoption,Carbonated Inc.announced in March 2024 that their game“Mad World”,developed using O
302、3DE,will be shipping on iOS and Android devices later in 2024.This is expected to be the first commercially released mobile game utilizing O3DE.RoboticsAs real-time 3D engines tackle applications well beyond game development,O3DE has seen increased adoption in the robotics industry due to the engine
303、s modularity and core functions across content creation,physics,and sensor simulations.Robotec.ai,a software leader that empowers the development of simulation platforms for robotics applications,teamed up with O3DF to create two plugins(known as Gems in O3DE)to extend the engines capabilities for r
304、obotics simulations.The O3DE ROS 2 Gem integrates O3DE with the robot operating system(ROS)and contains a number of components to build robotic simulations.These include sensors,controllers of different types of drives for mobile robots and joint systems,manipulator arms,dynamic spawning of robots,a
305、nd other utilities and tooling.The O3DE RGL Gem provides GPU-accelerated Lidar simulation for 30 x faster performance.The Linux Foundation 55Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024)O3DEs consistent and transparent licensing terms ensure that developers are never
306、blindsided by unexpected charges.User-driven development means that features are based on user needs,not vendor monetization goals.An open codebase is fully transparent,fostering a welcoming environment for developers transitioning between game development tools.O3DF also strives to highlight divers
307、ity within the O3DE community,including profile interviews with game developers,game designers,authors,and programmers.O3DE software releases continue to focus on performance,stability,and usability enhancements.Moving forward,O3DE is looking to develop a modern,high-fidelity renderer and a modular
308、architecture,facilitating easy integration of third-party tools and simplifying feature additions.O3DF looks forward to working closer with the ASWF and AOUSD in the future.“O3DE has what I consider to be the best kind of ROS integration,in the sense that we write ROS2 code in the simulator.So,we ca
309、n use all the packages directly without any bridges,which impacts performance and enables us to communicate directly to the ROS ecosystem and record data efficiently.”Adam Adam Dbrowski,VP of Robotics and Simulations,Robotec.aiThe Linux Foundation 56Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformatio
310、n Through Open Source(2024)ConclusionWhile all of these vertical industries have unique open source projects and communities,they also share a common thread.All of them realized that open collaboration presents opportunities to reduce costs and time to market,increase quality,and open new areas of c
311、ompetition.The ability to achieve these results on a collective basis pushes innovation forward across respective industries.Critical issues such as cybersecurity and AI are pushing this collaboration even faster.Top companies across many industry verticals figured out years ago that they needed to
312、be in the top quartile in software innovation if they were to survive and thrive in the future.Accordingly,they studied and learned from the worlds top software development companies and discovered that the software leaders had been openly collaborating for a decade or more,building software plumbin
313、g and infrastructure.They were licensing these assets they developed in open source so that they would be openly available to anyone.On reflection,many came to understand that their individual ownership of intellectual property for parts of their software stack that customers didnt care about was li
314、miting them in terms of business opportunity and expensive in terms of development and maintenance.To accelerate adoption,openly working together on common plumbing could present more opportunities for business growth.The case studies of successful patterns were right in front of them.They discovere
315、d that projects such as Linux,Apache web server,and Eclipse all enabled software innovators and users to build much more rapidly the higher-value software that their customers were demanding.The open source model of collaboration on the foundational software made these companies faster innovators an
316、d was followed with lower individual investments,as the development costs were shared across the organizations working in the project community.Then the realization hits:Instead of working for years on a standard that everyone could go off and invest in implementing their own way,these open source p
317、rojects are openly building a shared industry implementation that effectively becomes a neutral,de facto standard on which everyone can build competitive offerings and solutions.What happened next is nothing short of amazing to have watched as these industries transformed how they build infrastructu
318、re for their industry,from individual competitive firms building everything for themselves to communities of competitive firms collaborating in the open.1 https:/ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-fossil-fuel-consumption2 https:/ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sectorThe Linux Foundation promotes,prot
319、ects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms.To learn more about The Linux Foundation or our other initiatives please visit us at www.linuxfoundation.orgSponsored By:Copyright 2024 The Linux FoundationThis report is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.To reference this work,please cite as follows:“Software-Defined Vertical Industries:Transformation Through Open Source(2024),”The Linux Foundation,June 2024