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Agenda
• eZ in 2 minutes
• Ecosystem : simple definitions and dynamics
• The role of the software vendor?
• Concrete examples or situations
• Personal recommendations
• Questions?
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Agenda
• eZ in 2 minutes
• Ecosystem : simple definitions and dynamics
• The role of the software vendor?
• Concrete examples or situations
• Personal recommendations
• Questions?
4. 4
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Lifetime > 7,7 years
Advanced Digital Customer Experiences
From CMS to Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
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Digital Experience Platform
• Business Model : Core CMS
is Open Source, the
additional features of the
DXP are not
• Subscription model :
Software + Support +
Maintenance
• Go-to-Market : Exclusively
Partner Driven
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Agenda
• eZ in 2 minutes
• Ecosystem : simple definitions and dynamics
• The role of the software vendor?
• Concrete examples or situations
• Personal recommendations
• Questions?
9. Interest conflicts & competition:
Those dynamics happen mostly between the vendor and the
implementors or amongst them (partners), when all of them
target the same final customers.
è Depedency & Power relationships
14. Like in a game, with players, rounds & rules
Vendor
Partner
Partner
Partner
Client
Partner
Client
+
+
-+
-
-
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Agenda
• eZ in 2 minutes
• Ecosystem : simple definitions and dynamics
• The role of the software vendor?
• Concrete examples or situations
• Personal recommendations
• Questions?
16. The vendor is able to define the rules of the game
1. Choice of the License
2. Services & complimentarity
3. Partner Program
4. Business Model
5. Ethics & Clarity
4 examples:
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Agenda
• eZ in 2 minutes
• Ecosystem : simple definitions and dynamics
• The role of the software vendor?
• Concrete examples or situations
• Personal recommendations
• Questions?
18. Focusing on stabilizing the unstable equilibrium
Vendor
Partner
Client
1. Go to Market & Sales
2. Build phases
3. Run phases
19. Focusing on stabilizing the unstable equilibrium
Vendor
Partner
Client
1. Go to Market & Sales
2. Build phases
3. Run phases
Exclusively
co-selling
with partners,
no direct
sales
situation
Generating
awareness via
marketing
efforts
Direct
subscription /
licensing
contract
20. Focusing on stabilizing the unstable equilibrium
Vendor
Partner
Client
1. Go to Market & Sales
2. Build phases
3. Run phases
Focus on
enabling the
partner in
terms of
training and
expertise
21. Focusing on stabilizing the unstable equilibrium
Vendor
Partner
Client
1. Go to Market & Sales
2. Build phases
3. Run phases
Synchronizing
with partners
on projects
and customer
success
Focus on
support &
maintenance
Customer
Success
focusing on
providing
product value
22. Question 1:
Does Open Source really affect the dynamics of the
ecosystem? Does that really impact the governance?
23. Stabilizing the unstable equilibrium
Vendor
Partner
Client
YES, Open source helps to
stabilize and remove lock ins !
= more power to the Customer
More ways to
challenge the partner
in terms of resources,
expertise, information,
authority from a
vendor
Focus on
support &
maintenance
Less lock in
due to Open
Source
24. Final Observation – «Lock ins»
Vendor
Partner
Proprietary
software
Community
based Open
Source
software
Commercial
Open Source
software
Innovation /
contributions
Commercial
control
Lock in at the
customer
(enterprise)
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Agenda
• eZ in 2 minutes
• Ecosystem : simple definitions and dynamics
• The role of the software vendor?
• Concrete examples or situations
• Personal recommendations
• Questions?