Sustainability WorkshopSustainability WorkshopDay 1Day 1November 30’07November 30’07

PLANETS Products and PLANETS Products and Discussion of Sustainable Discussion of Sustainable ModelsModels

Overview of PLANETS Overview of PLANETS deliverablesdeliverables

TOOLSMigration tools: from MS binary

to Open XMLCharacterization

◦Universal Descriptor for File Formats◦PRONOM is offered through PLANETS

but it is not open source

SERVICES ◦Enabled by tools

Overview of PLANETS Overview of PLANETS deliverables (2)deliverables (2)APPLICATIONS: Testbed

◦ Scientific, repeatable experiment to perform evaluation of the

Preservation Planning◦Look at the data set, identify which

file formats are most in danger, make recommendations based on the cost, how long it takes, what is the time horizon, etc.

◦Automated process is the goal.

Driving forceDriving forceLegal obligations of archives and

librariesCompliance requirements

ObservationsNo global awareness of preservation

importanceInvestment in back-ups, archiving but no

knowledge to manage the process

PLANETS OfferCollection of toolsMethods and practices

MARKET/Product MARKET/Product IdentificationIdentificationCurrently Libraries and ArchivesOpportunities and driving forces

1. Enabling indexing for internet services2. Enhance Document Management

Systems3. Auditors/Compliance4. Freedom of information act

Possible products:o Service for content characterization

and content access on demand

What will be evolution of What will be evolution of PLANETSPLANETSInvestment of resources into

PLANETS because there is operational advantage

Marketable solutions◦Influencing customers already by

Tessella

What is in PLANETS that is What is in PLANETS that is not in the market placenot in the market placeFile migrationFile preservation planning tools

◦Could sell it as OEM solutionStorage with facility for

preservation◦Subscription model (based on volume)◦Hosted pay to use service

Possibility to plug into the existing corporate system

OpportunitiesOpportunitiesKnowHow is the main value

◦About data, format, content◦Combine with the library science ◦Individual partners will benefit in

individual ways but not necessarily in the collective way

Possible businessSoftware supported consultantSystem integrator

Sustainability WorkshopSustainability WorkshopDay 2Day 2November 30’07November 30’07

PLANETS Productization PLANETS Productization and Evaluation Criteriaand Evaluation Criteria

WHAT TYPE OF WHAT TYPE OF ENTREPRISESENTREPRISESPLANETS members would consider

opportunities toHelp the greater goodBe a customer for a full or selected servicesObtain and offer guidance as individual

institutionsGrow the market Make money (return on PLANETS

investment)Increase research kudos/ become world

expertwithno conflict with other partnersno risk to the reputation

EVALUATION CRITERIAEVALUATION CRITERIAA business would need to assess:ABILITY TO GENERATE INCOME Market size Competitive position Barrier to entry

TECHNOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY Does it work Can it be protected

FUNDING REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Will someone fund it

◦ Is it protectable

ORGANIZATIONAL FEASIBILITY Can someone do it

◦ Set up a team◦ Have sales ability◦ What role can PLANETS play – Can PLANETS do it?

POSSIBLE ‘Product’ POSSIBLE ‘Product’ approachesapproaches I WANT TO HAVE IT

◦ Need someone to make more tools ◦ Need someone to advise me◦ Need someone to provide ongoing support

I WANT OTHER MEMBERS TO USE IT◦ Need ‘sales’/consultancy to help others

ENTERPRIESE IS AN OPPORTUNITY◦ Need to modify tools◦ Need sales

CONSUMER OPPORTUNITIES◦ Need new tools for the space◦ Need new models

WHO WHAT HOWWHO WHAT HOW HOW will PLANETS project evolve beyond the project

◦ PLANETS as a set of partners with PLANETS ‘results’ verse individual partners

WHAT would be contribution and business opportunity◦ It is not expected that PLANETS results would be a

product grade ◦ There will be a set of tools that need to be further

developed, maintained, expanded, etc.

HOW would we enable the impact◦ Open source type of activity but that has issues with

‘commitment’ to serving the ‘customers’/users◦ Single entity or a group of commercial entities investing◦ Some model between the open source and the

investment/corporate control.

Evaluation Criteria - Evaluation Criteria - NOTESNOTES

PRODUCTIONPRODUCTIONCustomer as full/partner service

◦Reduced caseGreater good and growing bigger marketGuidance as an individual institutionNumbers that show savings/scare

customersMake money – return on investmentRelationship with solution providersResearch kudos/ become world expertNot conflict w/other plans

Evaluation criteria for the Evaluation criteria for the businessbusinessMarket sizeTechnological feasibilityRisk to reputationCredibility/ability to gain trustCan someone do it

◦Set up a team◦Sales

What role do we play – CAN WE DO IT

Will someone fund it ◦ Is it protectable