How to Ace OSS Lifecycle Management: Updates, Patches, and LTS

When it comes to maintaining and evolving open source software, particularly infrastructure software, many organizations struggle to stay on top of patches and updates and fall behind with end-of-life software. In fact, recent surveys from OpenLogic and Zend showed more than a third of OSS users have trouble keeping up with updates and patches, while nearly two thirds of PHP users are running an end-of-life PHP version.

There is, however, a better way — if organizations adopt a proactive, as opposed to reactive, approach to managing their OSS lifecycles. By developing processes and practices to smooth upgrades and standardize patch management, teams can make transitions between versions less painful and keep their stacks more secure.

About the Webinar

Join OpenLogic Director of Product Development Tim Carroll, Perforce Chief OSS Evangelist Javier Perez, and Zend Senior Product Manager Matthew Weier O’Phinney in this on-demand webinar for an in-depth conversation about proactive strategies for OSS lifecycle management. The panel will cover topics such as:

How Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) help identify outdated software in your stack
Regular security scans and other best practices to keep your software up to date
Extended long-term support (LTS) options for EOL open source software
Challenges upgrading between major releases
And more!

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Presenters

Javier Perez

Chief OSS Evangelist and Senior Director of Product Management, Perforce Software

Passionate about technology and open source software, Javier is the Chief Open Source Evangelist and Senior Director of Product Management at Perforce Software. He is responsible for technical thought leadership and advocacy for open source software while driving the OpenLogic by Perforce offering. Javier has been in the application development, open source, cloud, app security, AI, SaaS, and mobile industries for 25+ years. As a speaker and blogger, he has had the opportunity to present at industry events all over the world. Javier holds an honors degree in Computer Systems and an MBA.

Tim Carroll

Director of Product Development, Perforce Software

Tim Carroll is a senior leader at Perforce Software, influencing software and product development across the portfolio, including OpenLogic, Zend, SourcePro, IMSL, and Gliffy. He’s motivated by providing software solutions that enable people to look beyond solving problems and mobilizing resources to overcome new interesting obstacles. Tim has 25 years of experience in software development with heavy involvement in open source software, including service on the Board of Directors for JA-SIG and the Apereo Foundation.

Matthew Weier O’Phinney

Zend Product Manager, Zend by Perforce

Matthew began developing on Zend Framework (ZF) before its first public release, and led the project for Zend from 2009 through 2019. He is a founding member of the PHP Framework Interop Group (PHP-FIG), which creates and promotes standards for the PHP ecosystem — and is serving his second elected term on the PHP-FIG Core Committee.