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Matthew Weier O’Phinney

Principal Product Manager

Matthew Weier O’Phinney is the Principal Product Manager at Perforce OpenLogic and Zend, where he focuses on creating the tools and support developers need to build and deploy their applications. He has been using and contributing to open source software since 2002, counting a patch to the Blackbox window manager as his first public OSS contribution.

Matthew has led large open source projects, including Zend Framework, which he started developing on before its first public release, leading the project from 2009 to 2019. He has also contributed to standards bodies, has advised and participated in open source foundations such as The PHP Foundation, and is the Project Lead for the Laminas Project. He has contributed to many open source projects and communities, many of which can be found on github and his personal website.

Latest Content from Matthew Weier O’Phinney

Managing MySQL EOL Risk Without Rushing Migration Blog

Managing MySQL EOL Risk Without Rushing Migration

MySQL LTS helps organizations manage security, compliance, and upgrade risk while creating time to plan and execute a successful modernization strategy.
Databases
Security and Compliance Insights from the State of Open Source Report Blog

Security and Compliance Insights from the State of Open Source Report

Explore security and compliance findings from the 2026 State of Open Source Report, including CVE response, vulnerability remediation, DORA, audit failures, and EOL risk.
Security, Compliance
JDK 8 and JDK 11 End of Life: EOL Dates and Extended Support Options Blog

JDK 8 and JDK 11 End of Life: EOL Dates and Extended Support Options

Still running Java 8 or Java 11? Discover the security, compliance, and operational risks of unsupported JDKs — and how to plan your next move.
Java, Security
Patching Spring CVEs in the Age of AI Blog

Patching Spring CVEs in the Age of AI

AI is finding Spring CVEs faster than teams can patch them. Compare upstream, Tanzu, and LTS options to secure EOL Spring Boot and Spring Framework.
Spring, Security
State of Open Source: Java Ecosystem Trends and Challenges Blog

State of Open Source: Java Ecosystem Trends and Challenges

Find out what the State of Open Source Report revealed about Java users and the biggest hurdles facing Enterprise Java teams in 2026.
Java, Spring, Tomcat
Top Open Source Databases and Data Technologies in 2026 Blog

Top Open Source Databases and Data Technologies in 2026

Compare top open source databases and data technologies from the State of Open Source Report and read about challenges teams encounter.
Databases, Apache Kafka
2026 State of Open Source Report: Top Takeaways Blog

2026 State of Open Source Report: Top Takeaways

Get key open source insights from the latest State of Open Source Report, which explores trends around open source software adoption and deployment challenges.
Open Source
EU Compliance Landscape in 2026: What IT Leaders Need to Know Blog

EU Compliance Landscape in 2026: What IT Leaders Need to Know

Explore the EU compliance landscape, including GDPR, DORA, CSRD, and the EU Data Act, and how to ensure open source meets evolving regulatory requirements.
Compliance
PostgreSQL vs. MySQL: Key Differences and Similarities Blog

PostgreSQL vs. MySQL: Key Differences and Similarities

PostgreSQL vs MySQL: Which open source database is right for you? Compare architecture, security, release cadence, and modern features like vector support.
Databases