Open source software initiatives supporting NTT group software development and operations

Abstract

The operation of system integrator and service provider businesses conducted by NTT Group companies requires particularly high performance and quality SoR (systems of record) information technology (IT) systems, and these systems must also be maintained and operated stably and efficiently over long periods of time. This article introduces some initiatives in community development to improve the quality, functionality, and performance of open source software (OSS) and to accumulate and develop knowhow for promoting application of OSS at the NTT Open Source Software Center. It also reviews initiatives involving the Macchinetta framework to improve the productivity and quality of software development and to eliminate duplicated investment at the NTT Software Innovation Center, with the goal of realizing an environment in which OSS can be used with confidence throughout the life cycle of IT systems.