Dawn Foster

Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in OSPOs, community, strategy, governance, metrics, and more. She has spoken at over 100 industry events and has a BS in computer science, an MBA, and a PhD. In her spare time she enjoys reading science fiction, running, and traveling.


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Sessions

03-04
11:00
30min
A Strategic Approach to Assessing Viability of OSS Projects
Dawn Foster

Not all open source projects are created equal, and some will be more viable than others. This talk will help you strategically assess and measure open source software viability to make better business decisions when including open source projects into your products, services, and infrastructure.

Governance & Community
Stage Wintergarten