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Chair of Network Architectures and Services Department of Informatics Technical University of Munich Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client Intermediate talk for the Master’s Thesis by Konstantin Müller advised by Dr. Benjamin Hof and Johannes Zirngibl Monday 23 rd March, 2020 Chair of Network Architectures and Services Department of Informatics Technical University of Munich

Introduction Topic Initial Questions: • How could an open source cross-platform cloud storage service client software be financed with respect to its Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 2

Introduction Topic Initial Questions: • How could an open source cross-platform cloud storage service client software be financed with respect to its • development and Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 2

Introduction Topic Initial Questions: • How could an open source cross-platform cloud storage service client software be financed with respect to its • development and • maintenance by a company which decides to invest in a project like this? Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 2

Introduction Topic Initial Questions: • How could an open source cross-platform cloud storage service client software be financed with respect to its • development and • maintenance by a company which decides to invest in a project like this? • How does this financing concept differ from developing and maintaining proprietary software? Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 2

Introduction Motivation Compromised Login Data: Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 3

Introduction Motivation Compromised Login Data: • In 2012, attackers gained access to 68 million Dropbox accounts [7]. Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 3

Introduction Motivation Compromised Login Data: • In 2012, attackers gained access to 68 million Dropbox accounts [7]. Dangers from Compromised Login Data: Loss of control over one’s personal data because it is Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 3

Introduction Motivation Compromised Login Data: • In 2012, attackers gained access to 68 million Dropbox accounts [7]. Dangers from Compromised Login Data: Loss of control over one’s personal data because it is • not encrypted on the user’s device or in the cloud, Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 3

Introduction Motivation Compromised Login Data: • In 2012, attackers gained access to 68 million Dropbox accounts [7]. Dangers from Compromised Login Data: Loss of control over one’s personal data because it is • not encrypted on the user’s device or in the cloud, • stored in a centralised data base and, thus, Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 3

Introduction Motivation Compromised Login Data: • In 2012, attackers gained access to 68 million Dropbox accounts [7]. Dangers from Compromised Login Data: Loss of control over one’s personal data because it is • not encrypted on the user’s device or in the cloud, • stored in a centralised data base and, thus, • prone to attacks from malicious individuals from the outside or inside of the cloud storage service provider. Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 3

Introduction Motivation Compromised Login Data: • In 2012, attackers gained access to 68 million Dropbox accounts [7]. Dangers from Compromised Login Data: Loss of control over one’s personal data because it is • not encrypted on the user’s device or in the cloud, • stored in a centralised data base and, thus, • prone to attacks from malicious individuals from the outside or inside of the cloud storage service provider. A solution which is able to fix these issues and negate these threats can significantly enhance a user’s experience. Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 3

Related Work Technical Solutions and Financial Stimuli Technical Solutions • RockFS (resilient to client-side attacks) [6] • Tahoe (least-authority filesystem) [8] • Software Transparency [3] Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 4

Related Work Technical Solutions and Financial Stimuli Technical Solutions • RockFS (resilient to client-side attacks) [6] • Tahoe (least-authority filesystem) [8] • Software Transparency [3] Financial Stimuli • Software Licenses [1] • Five Possible Business Models [5] • Crucial Questions to be Answered Before Initiating an OSS Project [5] • Lifecycle Management [2] • Marketplace Concept to Coordinate and Finance OSS [4] Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 4

Stakeholder Analysis Supplier Side • HDD manufacturers • Server manufacturers • Cloud storage service providers • The software company creating and maintaining the code Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 5

Stakeholder Analysis Supplier Side • HDD manufacturers • Server manufacturers • Cloud storage service providers • The software company creating and maintaining the code Consumer Side • Private users • Commercial users • Institutional users Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 5

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should • encrypt data before it gets uploaded to the cloud, Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should • encrypt data before it gets uploaded to the cloud, • function independently of a specific cloud storage service Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should • encrypt data before it gets uploaded to the cloud, • function independently of a specific cloud storage service and be built in such a way that regular end users can easily Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should • encrypt data before it gets uploaded to the cloud, • function independently of a specific cloud storage service and be built in such a way that regular end users can easily • access and Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should • encrypt data before it gets uploaded to the cloud, • function independently of a specific cloud storage service and be built in such a way that regular end users can easily • access and • restore data Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should • encrypt data before it gets uploaded to the cloud, • function independently of a specific cloud storage service and be built in such a way that regular end users can easily • access and • restore data without having to contact a cloud storage provider’s IT support . Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6

The Business Model Requirements of the Software: The software should • encrypt data before it gets uploaded to the cloud, • function independently of a specific cloud storage service and be built in such a way that regular end users can easily • access and • restore data without having to contact a cloud storage provider’s IT support . Unique Selling Proposition (USP) • What do customers want? • What adds value to them so that they are willing to pay for it? Konstantin Müller — Developing a Financing Concept for an Open Source Cross-Platform Cloud Storage Service Client 6