“For decades organizations standardized on CentOS because it was freely available, followed the Enterprise Linux standard and was well supported by many vendors. After CentOS was discontinued, it left not only a gaping hole in the ecosystem, but it also clearly showed how the community needs to come together and do better. OpenELA is exactly that—the community’s answer to ensuring a collaborative and stable future for all professional IT departments and enterprise use cases”, said Gregory Kurtzer, CEO of CIQ and founder of Rocky Linux.

OpenELA’s mission is to provide open source code, tools and systems to the community. Core principles include adhering to established standards, providing timely updates and secure solutions, maintaining transparency, and ensuring that these resources remain free and accessible to all.

OpenELA serves as a platform for stakeholders interested in promoting open source enterprise Linux distributions, fostering collaboration, and aligning with the values of the open source community.

OpenELA functions as a platform for individuals and groups interested in advancing open source enterprise Linux distributions, fostering cooperation, and adhering to the principles of the open source community.

Within OpenELA, the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) holds a pivotal role in project governance, as noted by the working group. The TSC is responsible for supervising technical aspects, providing direction for development and maintenance, and managing access to OpenELA’s Git organizations.

Initially, the TSC is composed of experienced individuals from the founding companies, with the expectation that its membership will evolve over time. The TSC is of paramount importance to OpenELA’s technical vision, as it advocates for the interests of the community, facilitates collaboration, ensures code security, and upholds code availability.

Under this system, data producers contribute structured data assets to the data catalog, subsequently allowing consumers to subscribe to these assets and share them with fellow collaborators, thereby fostering a more interconnected and cooperative data environment.

“Every enterprise is made up of multiple teams that own and use data across a variety of data stores. Data people have to pull this data together but do not have an easy way to access or even have visibility to this data. DataZone provides a unified environment where everyone in an organization – from data producers to consumers, can access and share data in a governed manner”, said Shikha Verma, head of product for Amazon DataZone.

In addition, users have the capability to establish data projects and environments, further enhancing their data management experience. These projects serve as a means to organize individuals, data resources, and analytical tools according to specific use cases, creating a structured framework for collaboration. Environments play a pivotal role in this ecosystem, serving as the fundamental building blocks that grant users access to the necessary tools and data resources for both data production and consumption.

Amazon DataZone also incorporates predefined workflows that streamline the processes of governance and access control. In the event a consumer initiates a data access request, the owner of the data will be prompted to review and approve the request. Subsequently, Amazon DataZone takes on the responsibility of facilitating access, adhering to the permissions previously established for the data repository.