Open Source in Enterprise: Challenges and Lessons from Northwestern Mutual

Explore the challenges and lessons learned in adopting open-source software within a large financial services company in this 16-minute conference talk from PlatformCon 2023. Gain insights into Northwestern Mutual's journey of moving workloads to AWS/Kubernetes and navigating the Open Source Maturity Model. Discover how the company addressed security, ethical, legal, and compliance implications while fostering collaboration between engineers and lawyers. Learn about the cultural transformation required to modernize perspectives on building and using open-source technology in a 160-year-old institution. Hear from Ravi Devineni, Sr. Director of Engineering, and Shantanu Singh, Assistant General Counsel, as they share their experiences and provide valuable insights for companies facing similar challenges in the open-source landscape.