AT&T has seen an increase of 54x in commits, 10x in reviews, and 14x in drafted blueprints. Well over half of all contributions have come from a group consisting mostly of new hires. This effort began with three engineers and has since grown to thirty dedicated members in the first half of 2016. Most notably, these results have occurred within the walls of a Fortune 10, historically associated with conservative decisions rather than open source dedication. There is an absolute tide turning in the software culture at AT&T from all levels and it is to that of openness. The presenters in this talk are the original members of AT&T’s Community team. We have gone from fresh OpenStackers to taking on all steps required to contribute and grow the team by ten-fold. We have run the gambit on changing culture and breaking down roadblocks to enable open source efforts. We still have a long way to go, but we know our results and experiences can be invaluable to others in the community.
A large theme during the Austin summit was the strong need for culture change due to its ability to impede progress. AT&T’s contribution metrics speak for itself – drastic increase in upstream development and from those green to OpenStack nonetheless. While its sparsity in architecting major features into the platform may exist for now, results are impressive nonetheless given the environment in which they were fostered. Attendees can expect to learn the way in which three engineers new to OpenStack grew a team to thirty, the cultural barriers that were corrected, diversity considerations, and an overall case study in progress thus far.
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