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Perl and Python can be found in any number of places - on websites, in downloadable apps, in systems back-ends, on the cloud, and within enterprise software solutions. Parallels, a leader in virtualization and automation software, supports dynamic languages ActivePerl and ActivePython in its Plesk product to create a more seamless experience for their customers. Quality components and seamless installations make Parallels Plesk Panel, a server automation solution, a great choice for small business customers and hosting providers who require simplicity and reliability, and ActiveState helps to provide a solid solution within Plesk.Join Blake Tyra, Plesk Panel Product Manager at Parallels, and Jeff Hobbs, Director of Engineering at ActiveState, the dynamic languages experts to learn how to: * Get to market faster and add easily add functionality with ActivePerl and ActivePython in your software products * Increase customer experience and satisfaction with language distribution integration * Reduce QA cycles with ensured quality components * Eliminate legal risks when distributing Perl and Python in commercial products
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Improving Customer ExperienceUsing ActivePerl and ActivePython
Presented by:
Blake Tyra, Plesk Panel Product Manager, Parallels Jeff Hobbs, Director of Engineering, ActiveState
Agenda
IntroductionsParallels’ story with ActiveStateOpen source licensing considerationsGrowth and value of dynamic languagesOverview of ActiveState’s solutionsQuestion and answer period
3 Profit from the CloudTM
Blake Tyra, Plesk Panel Product Manager, Parallels
4 Profit from the CloudTM
Parallels Plesk Panel
• Major product audiences:• Cloud service providers (a.k.a “hosters”)• Small Businesses• Individuals (personal use)
• Parallels Plesk Panel is a complete web hosting automation solution that makes it easy for server administrators to create, customize, and manage servers and websites through an intuitive user interface.
• Small businesses and individuals use Parallels Plesk Panel to create a hassle-free point-and-click web presence, manage their email accounts, and control their server configuration.
• Plesk Panel’s offering for service providers makes it easy to define hosting service plans, sell/bill, provision, and host these services for their customers – all while providing a self-service interface for their customers to manage their services.
Extremely mature – Over 10 years in the making
5 Profit from the CloudTM
What is a Control Panel?
• Overlays the server’s core functions• Core Components
o Manage users, domains, and emailo Manage databases, services, and ftpo Add applications
• Creates business models• Web hosting
o Administrative and End-user interfaceso Reseller layer optionso Specific user roles at end user level
• Virtualization and Cloud• Light footprint • Support for many Operating Systems
and Virtualization Solutions• Good replacement for internal IT
Making Difficult Technology Simple
6 Profit from the CloudTM
Benefits for Everyone
AudiencesWeb hosts
Web designers
IT professionals
Small businesses
Wide range of audiences and clients
Targeted FeaturesBilling
Web Presence Builder
Applications
Usage ScenariosHosting automation
Dedicated servers
Virtual private servers
Cloud deployment
Powering over 7 million websites
7 Profit from the CloudTM
Notable CustomersUsed by the most trusted names in hosting
Used by service providers, small businesses, and individualsacross 125 countries!
8 Profit from the CloudTM
Adapting to a Changing Market
• “Hosting” is no longer about simply providing disk space / bandwidth – it is about solutions
• Open source and commercial applications hosted in the cloud are becoming a requirement for small business and personal-use customers
• Blogs• Wikis• CMS• Shopping Carts
• Parallels has created an ecosystem of these applications via our Application Packaging Standard (APS)
• www.apsstandard.org• Constantly expanding selection of open source and commercial
applications – over 260 applications available, and 100’s of thousands of downloads
• Install-able via touchless, one-click install from Plesk Panel into a customer’s webspace
9 Profit from the CloudTM
Application Packaging Standard (APS) Catalog
10 Profit from the CloudTM
Need for ActivePerl / ActivePython• Benefits to our customers
• In addition to included components in Plesk (AWStats, SpamAssassin), we needed a reliable way to provide the needed scripting languages to power these applications – popular applications like MediaWiki.
• ActivePerl/ActivePython installed with Plesk seamlessly• Known to be widely compatible across OS versions and architectures
– allows our product to satisfy a diverse customer base• ActiveState is a known and trusted brand in the hosting industry
• Internal benefits• ActivePerl / ActivePython are complete and deliver all necessary
modules we needed to ship with Plesk Panel• Completely built and ready for deployment “out-of-the-box”• Reduced resources needed for development, compilation, and QA
• End Result: Happier customers running on trusted, stable, and commonly used components--regardless of use case
Jeff Hobbs, Director of Engineering, ActiveState
About ActiveState Founded 19972 million developers, 97% of Fortune 1000Products & services for end-to-end development, management, distribution of applications with dynamic languages – and now Stackato (in Beta) for cloudOpen source projects to mission-critical applicationsDynamic Languages:
• Core: Perl, Python, Tcl• Other: PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Node.js and
more
Why Dynamic Languages?
Save development time
Get to market faster
Improve your end user experience
Enabling scripting options for your users/customers
Why the Growth?
Dynamic Languages Deliver Value
Faster time to market Increased productivity Quality applications Flexible and extensible to generate clean, reliable
and reusable code Excellent for data processing, and web apps development Large libraries of turnkey modules ready for deployment
Dynamic Languages PopularityFrom “OSS Adoption Patterns in Enterprise IT”, Forrester, March 2011”57% of enterprises are now employing open source languages in their organization
What are OEM Solutions?
Leveraging other technology inside your productsBundling ActiveState’s language distribution(s) with your productsBuying vs building of components
OEM: Save Development Time
Release to Market
Brainstorm
Design
Development
Quality
Assur
ance
Deployment
ActiveState OEM Solutions
Brainstorm
Design
Develo
pmen
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Release to Market
Deploy
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Qua
lity
Assur
ance
Differentiating Your Products
Advanced scripting options for advanced productsBundle scripting options (instead of self-download) for a seamless installation experienceCommercially backed for confidenceFull indemnification to ensure continued business from large enterprises
OEM for Management
Hassle-free redistribution rightsIndemnification options for risk-free redistributionElimination of legal risk
Buy vs. Build
Faster, best-of-breed software componentsBetter quality softwareCross-platform support “out-of-the-box”Save in-house development time and resourcesReduce risks with hassle-free redistribution rights
Mitigate Risk with Proper Licensing
Turn-key licensing (including third-party modules )Reduce complexities and risksSave time in license review
OEM license required for redistributing ActivePerl/Python/TclAlways use a safe redistribution package (OEM) when embedding open source in marketable productsFor security or enterprise products, always use commercially supported open source to reduce legal risksConsider implications of potential copyright infringement lawsuits - $$$
ActivePerl, ActivePython, ActiveTclActiveState
Language EditionCommunity Business Enterprise
EditionOEM
Market/Use For community
developers or non-production
servers
For production servers, external-facing servers and business-critical
applications
For larger implementations
and mission-critical applications
For software, hardware, aerospace
companies to redistribute
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OS: Solaris, HP-UX, AIX ✓ ✓ ✓
Older versions ✓ ✓ ✓Commercial
supportEmail2 days
Email/Phone2 hours
Email/Phone2 hours
Indemnification ✓ ✓Royalty-free
Distribution ✓
Some Other OEM Customers
Contact Us
Blake Tyra, [email protected]
Jeff Hobbs, [email protected]
ActiveState Business [email protected]
1.866.510.2914
Follow @activestate on Twitter
