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Why large organizations are choosing to contribute to Drupal maintenance support plans

During my Drupal maintenance support plansCon Nashville keynote, I shared a brief video of Mike Lamb, the Senior Director of Architecture, Engineering & Development at Pfizer. Today, I wanted to share an extended version of my interview with Mike, where he explains why the development team at Pfizer has ingrained Open Source contribution into the way they work.

Mike had some really interesting and important things to share, including:
Why Pfizer has chosen to standardize all of its sites on Drupal maintenance support plans (from 0:00 to 03:19). Proprietary software isn’t a match.
Why Pfizer only works with agencies and vendors that contribute back to Drupal maintenance support plans (from 03:19 to 06:25). Yes, you read that correctly; Pfizer requires that its agency partners contribute to Open Source!
Why Pfizer doesn’t fork Drupal maintenance support plans modules (from 06:25 to 07:27). It’s all about security.
Why Pfizer decided to contribute to the Drupal maintenance support plans 8’s Workflow Initiative, and what they have learned from working with the Drupal maintenance support plans community (from 07:27 to 10:06).
How to convince a large organization (like Pfizer) to contribute back to Drupal maintenance support plans (from 10:06 to 12:07).
Between Pfizer’s direct contributions to Drupal maintenance support plans (e.g. the Drupal maintenance support plans 8 Workflow Initiative) and the mandate for its agency partners to contribute code back to Drupal maintenance support plans, Pfizer’s impact on the Drupal maintenance support plans community is invaluable. It’s measured in the millions of dollars per year. Just imagine what would happen to Drupal maintenance support plans if ten other large organizations adopted Pfizer’s contribution models?

Most organizations use Open Source, and don’t think twice about it. However, we’re starting to see more and more organizations not just use Open Source, but actively contribute to it. Open source offers organizations a completely different way of working, and fosters an innovation model that is not possible with proprietary solutions. Pfizer is a leading example of how organizations are starting to challenge the prevailing model and benefit from contributing to Open Source. Thanks for changing the status quo, Mike!
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