Name: Open Source Summit NA 2025
Start: 2025-06-26T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-06-26T20:15:00.000Z

Thursday, June 26 (UTC)

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Keynote Analysis

In this keynote analysis from Open Source Summit North America 2025, theCUBE Research’s Sam Weston and Paul Nashawaty unpack the major themes shaping the future of open source. From AI’s growing influence on development cycles to the complexity of compliance and observability, the conversation draws from fresh research presented at the App Dev Summit and connects it to real-world trends seen across the summit floor.

Paul shares insights from four studies spanning 160 questions on DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines and SDLC practices. He highlights how AI agents are shifting the skills landscape, enabling generalists to fill gaps traditionally held by specialists. The conversation also covers evolving security risks, governance hurdles and why modernization is now a continuous journey, not a one-time fix.

Listeners will hear detailed breakdowns of key data points, including why 67% of companies are hiring generalists and how 72% of IT leaders are prioritizing supply chain transparency in 2025 planning. The discussion explores the rise of agentic models, open observability and how unified views are driving actionable insights across organizations.

From the EU Cyber Resilience Act to the expanding role of open standards like OTEL, Sam and Paul trace how open source is becoming the connective tissue for AI, regulation and innovation. They also preview what’s next on the show floor, including deep dives into CNCF research, production use of open AI tooling and announcements on open modeling and foundation collaboration.

Paul Nashawaty
Practice Lead and Principal Analyst theCUBE Research

Sam Weston
Industry Analyst SiliconANGLE & theCUBE
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Frank Nagle, Linux Foundation

In this Open Source Summit North America 2025 interview, Frank Nagle, Advising Chief Economist at the Linux Foundation and Harvard Business School professor, joins theCUBE Research’s Paul Nashawaty for a deep dive into the economic value and future direction of open source software. Nagle shares how his latest research estimates that open source contributes over $9 trillion in global value – an amount that remains conservative when accounting only for in-production enterprise-use.

The conversation explores how organizations are measuring the ROI of open source contribution, how startups can benefit from and participate in the ecosystem, and why contributing – even in small ways – can lead to double the productivity gains compared to just consuming. Nagle also discusses the evolving challenges around AI, including data openness, safety, and regulation, and how these dynamics are influencing the next wave of open source policy, especially in government and academic settings.

Listeners will gain insight into why “collaborate on the core, compete on the edges” is becoming a guiding philosophy, and how Linux Foundation initiatives aim to quantify the unseen but transformative impact of open collaboration. Whether you’re modernizing heritage apps or building AI-native platforms, this discussion offers a compelling framework for understanding the economics of open source today.

Frank Nagle
Advising Chief Economist The Linux Foundation
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Karim Marucchi & Joost de Valk

In this Open Source Summit North America 2025 segment, Karim Marucchi, CEO of Crowd Favorite, and Joost de Valk, founder of Yoast and open source advocate, join theCUBE Research’s Paul Nashawaty to explore a new chapter for the WordPress ecosystem through the FAIR Package Manager initiative. Designed in response to growing concerns around software supply chain security and centralized control, FAIR [Federated and Independent Repositories] aims to decentralize WordPress plugin and theme distribution while preserving the community’s collaborative spirit.

The conversation dives into why FAIR was created, how it addresses supply chain vulnerabilities and what it means for developers, enterprise users and hosting providers. Marucchi and de Valk explain how FAIR enables resilient distribution across mirrored nodes, allowing secure, customizable deployment behind firewalls and across global regions. The discussion also touches on the need for open telemetry and shared analytics to meet evolving global compliance frameworks like GDPR and CRA, all while supporting innovation at the edges of the ecosystem.

With support from the Linux Foundation, FAIR is positioned as a model for governance and sustainability in open source CMS development. The interview outlines next steps for FAIR’s adoption, how community participation is being fostered and what success will look like over the next 12 months – from university-run nodes to expanded interoperability across CMS platforms.

Karim Marucchi
CEO Crowd Favorite

Joost de Valk
Partner Emilia Capital
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Alok Bhide & Bill Hineline, Chronosphere

In this interview from Open Source Summit North America 2025, Alok Bhide and Bill Hineline of Chronosphere join theCUBE Research’s Paul Nashawaty to discuss the evolving role of logs in modern observability strategies. With the launch of their new logging capabilities, Chronosphere extends its platform to help users not only unify their telemetry data but also gain control over growing data volumes and associated costs.

Hineline and Bhide explain why logs remain essential in troubleshooting and system insight, acting as the connective tissue between metrics and traces. They highlight how Chronosphere enables customers to better understand the value of their telemetry data, avoid data sprawl and take a more strategic approach to observability aligned with business goals like revenue, MPS and performance.

The conversation also addresses a key industry challenge: tool sprawl. With many organizations using 6 to 15 tools for observability, Chronosphere’s unified platform approach boosts developer efficiency and reduces noise. The guests emphasize the importance of meeting teams where they are, integrating with open standards like OpenTelemetry, and providing visibility that allows teams to prioritize innovation over maintenance.

For companies considering DIY observability stacks, Bhide shares candid insights into the hidden opportunity costs, while Hineline outlines a strategy-first mindset as the foundation for a mature observability practice. This discussion offers a clear vision of where observability is headed and how Chronosphere is helping lead that transformation.

Alok Bhide
Head of Product Innovation Chronosphere

Bill Hineline
Field CTO Chronosphere
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David Nalley & Antje Barth, AWS

In this Open Source Summit North America 2025 interview, David Nalley, head of developer experience at AWS, and Antje Barth, principal developer advocate at AWS, join theCUBE Research’s Paul Nashawaty to explore how open source and agentic AI are converging to shape the future of application development. The conversation dives deep into recent ecosystem shifts, including the Linux Foundation’s A to A Agent Project and the rise of multi-agent systems that demand new communication standards and protocols. Nalley and Barth break down the challenges and opportunities in modernizing applications through open source tools, while navigating developer complexity, governance and AI interoperability.

Barth highlights the launch of the open source Strands Agents SDK, an AWS initiative designed to help developers securely build, connect and validate agentic systems using a model-driven approach. The discussion also unpacks practical enterprise use cases, from automating internal business processes to enabling asynchronous agents that augment research and innovation across departments. Nalley shares insights into the growing need for experimentation with tools like MCP and A to A as organizations aim to close the skill gap and unlock new AI-powered efficiencies. The segment closes with a call to action: open source is accelerating fast – developers need to get involved now or risk falling behind.

David Nalley
Governing Board Chair AAIF

Antje Barth
Principal Developer Advocate AWS
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Crob Robinson, OpenSSF

CRob Robinson
CTO OpenSSF
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Mukul Karnik, OpenSearch Software Foundation

Mukul Karnik
GM, Search Services AWS
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Clyde Seepersad, The Linux Foundation

Clyde Seepersad
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Education The Linux Foundation
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Matt White, The Linux Foundation

Matt White
Executive Director of the PyTorch Foundation and GM of AI The Linux Foundation
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Sean Pomeroy, Kubecost an IBM Company

Sean Pomeroy
Solutions Engineer Kubecost an IBM Company
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Sam Gammon, Elide

Sam Gammon
Co-Founder & CEO
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Martin Mao, Chronosphere

Martin Mao
CEO & Co-Founder Chronosphere
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Jonathan Bryce, The Linux Foundation

Jonathan Bryce
Executive Director, Cloud & Infrastructure The Linux Foundation