User:Wikirandy/Atlassian Questions

Strategic

WE / OERF

• WE/OERF - primarily academic institutions and nonprofits (globally), but also relationships with corporates.
  • membership model (levels)
• wiki for OER content development - WikiEducator

Atlassian

• what's Atlassian business model, particularly on academic / nonprofit installs (i.e., low-cost, free)?
• wiki - for internal entreprise / project planning / info-sharing - Atlassian?

More Technical

• install vs. hosted versions
  • I see hosted only available to commercial
  • hosted good 1st strategy - to pilot internally with minimal IT support, using a hosted version
  • Overall - what's the level of support required for IT/maintenance
  • Exports - can all content be migrated from the hosted version into the 'installed' version?
• security - behind firewall (can be password protected}?
• where is data located?
  • country installations? re: government requirements, security

Value Considerations

• Could there be a strategic relationship between WE/OERF?
  • a member of OER Foundation?
• what would an WE/OERF - Atlassian relationship look like?
  • for Atlassian
  • for WE/OERF
• what value could be available to WE/OERF members
  • RF: Confluence, and possibly SharePoint connector (but could be others)
  • also, financial/career opportunity for more technical members of our global network, to support customers in install, deployment and maintenance of Atlassian products (i.e., Confluence)

Background Information

1. Atlassian website - http://www.atlassian.com
2. Confluence Entrepise Wiki - http://confluence.atlassian.com/dashboard.action

I have spoken with Patrick Masson, CIO @ State University of New York @ Delhi campus (https://confluence.delhi.edu/display/~massonpj/Homepage) has very positive things to say about the use of Confluence as an entreprise wiki "Confluence ". https://confluence.delhi.edu/dashboard.action

Patrick and Ken Udas (formerly Director of the SUNY System and Executive Director Penn State U. World Campus) presented a paper at the Atlassian annual User Group conference recently) on their successful experiences.

• Atlassian Clients
  • Note: Industry Canada