Dovecot Pro & Open-Xchange: Powering the World’s Email

Steady On with Open SourceTimo Sirainen, Chief ArchitectOctober 18, 2016 prepared for:

Be the best email server out there: Secure design & code Use less CPU, memory, disk IO

than others Have the most relevant features &

develop code for maximum flexibility

Focus on maintaining the least number of bugs and being the easiest to configureo Good error messages, self-

healing indexesIMPORTANT: Scale to millions of users

Why did it all start?

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The Dovecot Vision

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Email storage server (IMAP, POP3): Not email transfer server (SMTP, anti-spam/virus) Support for Sieve mail filtering language

Started 2002: open source project developed (primarily) by me:

2006 Stephan Bosch started Pigeonhole Sieve Very few developers – most people don’t think

coding IMAP server for free is a fun hobby But talking about it is fun: 3400 subscribers in

Dovecot mailing list & 200 in IRC

From tech idea, to community, to professional services

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What do We Do @Dovecotmail?

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More than 3 million Linux servers cannot be wrongDovecot Marketshare 2016

cable

Don’t take our word for it

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Globally: Service Providers Trust OX

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From community project to commercial engagement: Dovecot Oy created 2011 for support & consulting

CHALLENGE #1 >> going beyond existing Dovecot users (most of whom were already happy with Dovecot)

CHALLENGE #2 >> needed to scale RESULT>> 2013: enabled a new business

strategy // expanded partners // raised funds for hiring and a services model

How one community to bind them all grew

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Scaling Dovecot to Dovecot Oy

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• 2005 OX as open source MS Exchange replacement - SUSE Linux OX Server 6

• Traditional Groupware solution and Web-based UI for emails, as well as support for multiple backend servers via IMAP

• 2012: Many customers wanted a commercially supported email backend

• 2015: became trusted messaging and collaboration platform for ISPs, telcos and cable companies

• OX often recommended Dovecot, but challenge was integration and support

Champion of ruthlessly open software

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Open-Xchange

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Combined vision: provide an open source email stack with email front-end and trusted services/support

IMAP with incredible UX gained traction with larger service providers regionally and globally

2015: merged with PowerDNS in the Netherlands to add increased security and value to Internet stack

Together with OX and PowerDNS = more than 240 employee company in 2016

The start of trustworthy relationship

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Dovecot + Open-Xchange

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OX Portal• Centralized Digital Hub• Social Integration• Customized Widgets

(open API)• Advertising Options

OX Guard• Single-click

securityfor both Email and files

OX App Suite: Unified Messaging & Value-Added Services

OX Core• Mail• Contacts• Calendar• Tasks

OX Presenter• PDF• Word• Excel• PowerPoint

OX Drive• Cloud Storage

Solution• Native Device Apps

• IMAP server• Support for object

storage• Archiving• Dovecot Alert!OX Voicemail

• Multi-media support for Audio, video & fax

OX Documents• OX Text• OX Spreadsheet• OX Presentation

• Authoritative DNS• Recursive DNS• DNSSEC // dns dist• Parental Controls /

Malware

Infrastructure Components

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Open-Xchange Roadmap

Sold seats 15 M 42 M 60 M 82 M 180 M

2012201120102009 2013

OX Text

2015

OX App Suite™OX Server 6

Open-Xchange founded 2005• 230 Employees• 40% CAGR• Deloitte fast 50 winner

• 1st tier customers, investors, management and board

2014

120 M24 M

Evolved from pure On-premise vendor to SaaS partnership model in 2006

2005

OX Spreadsheet, OX Drive, OXaaS

OX App Suite 7.8, Dovecot, PowerDNS

Dovecot, an OX Company | Helsinki, Finland Prof. Services, Pre-/Sales, Research & Product Dev.

Open-Xchange | Olpe, GermanyOX Managemt., Business Dev., Mrktg., Research & Dev., Product Dev.

Open-Xchange | Nuremberg, GermanyProf. Services & Support, Product Managemt.

Open-Xchange | Turin, ItalyProf. Services, Tech-/Sales

Open-Xchange | Madrid, Spain Prof. Services, Pre-/Sales

Open-Xchange | Hamburg, GermanyResearch & Product Dev.

PowerDNS, an OX Company | The Hague, NetherlandsResearch & Product Dev., Sales

Open-Xchange | Paris, FranceProf. Services, Pre-/Sales

Open-Xchange | Palo Alto, CAProf. Services, Pre-/Tech-/Sales

Where in the World is OXGreat people: the heart of our business

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Open-Xchange | Tokyo, Japan Prof. Services and Support, Pre-Sales

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Commercialization: Dovecot Pro

Based on the open source (LGPLv2.1) Dovecot core Extra commercial plugins for large installations:o Multi-site object storage supporto Optimized Full Text Search engineo Various others

Licensing fee per-mailboxo We mainly sell to customers above 500,000

mailboxes Required for support contract or consulting services

Secure products to scale upon

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Commercialization: Open-Xchange

Software licensing:o Middleware server: GPLv2o Frontend: Creative Commons share alike, Non-

Commercial, attribution• Allowed for commercial use, but no re-

distribution to 3rd parties (including hosting) Commercial licensing:o Licensing fee per-mailbox, or revenue share

OX as a Service – fully hosted white label OX+ Dovecot

The open and trusted stack for service providers

Germany

Open-Xchange GmbHMartinstrasse 4157462 OlpeTel.: +49-2761-8385-0

Finland

Dovecot OyLars Sonckin Kaari 1602600 EspooTel.: +358-44-750-1962

USA, California

Open-Xchange, Inc.530 Lytton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Tel.: +1-408-500-0768

Spain

Open-Xchange, S.L.Camino del Cerro de los Gamos 28224, MadridTel.: +34 91-79-012-26

Contact us

www.open-xchange.comwww.dovecot.fi