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With nearly a third of the global music-streaming market share, Spotify needs little in the way of introduction. Some 456 million people consume music, podcasts and audiobooks through Spotify each month, 42% of which pay a monthly fee while the rest are subjected to advertisements.
Ads and subscriptions have been the cornerstone of Spotify’s business model since its inception, though it has expanded into tangential verticals such as concert tickets. However, the company is now exploring another potential money-spinner that has little to do with its core consumer product.
Back in October, Spotify teased plans to commercialize a developer-focused project that it open sourced nearly three years ago, a project that has been adopted by engineers at hundreds of companies including Netflix, American Airlines, Box, Roku, Splunk, Epic Games, VMware, Twilio, and LinkedIn.
Today, those plans are coming to fruition.
The project in question is Backstage, a platform designed to bring order to companies’ infrastructure by enabling them to build customized “developer portals,” combining all their tooling, apps, data, services, APIs and documents in a single interface. Through Backstage, users can monitor Kubernetes, for example, check their CI/CD status, view cloud costs or track security incidents.
Spotify: Backstage in action
Spotify: Backstage in action
While there are other similar-ish tools out there, such as Compass, which Atlassian introduced earlier this year, Backstage’s core selling point is that it’s flexible, extensible and open source, enabling companies to avoid vendor lock-in.
Spotify had used a version of Backstage internally since 2016, before releasing it under an open source license in early 2020. And earlier this year, Backstage was accepted as an incubating project at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
Most of the big technology companies have developed fairly robust open source programs, often involving contributing to third-party projects that are integral to their own tech stack, or through donating internally developed projects to the community to spur uptake. And that is precisely what led Spotify to open source Backstage, having previously been blindsided by the rise of Kubernetes in the microservices realm.
For context, Spotify was an early adopter of microservices, an architecture that makes it easier for companies to compile complex software through integrating components developed separately and connecting them via by APIs — this is versus the traditional monolithic architecture which, while simpler in some regards, is difficult to maintain and scale.
Spotify was basically in the right place at the right time when the great transition from monolith to microservices was happening. But with microservices, there is a greater need to coordinate all the different moving parts, and can be an unwieldy process involving different teams and disciplines. To help, Spotify developed a home-grown container orchestration platform (which basically hosts the different microservices) called Helios, which it open sourced back in 2014. However, with Kubernetes arriving from the open source vaults of Google the same year and eventually going on to conquer the world, Spotify made the “painful” decision to ditch Helios and go all-in on Kubernetes.
“Kubernetes kind of took off and got better — we had to swap that [Helios] out, and it was painful and expensive for us to do,” Tyson Singer, Spotify’s head of technology and platforms, explained to TechCrunch. “But we needed to do it, because we couldn’t invest at the same rate to keep it up to speed [with Kubernetes].”
This proved to be the genesis for Spotify’s decision to open source Backstage in 2020: Once bitten, twice shy. Spotify didn’t want Backstage to lose out to some other project open sourced by one of its rivals, and have to replace its internal developer portal for something else lightyears ahead by virtue of the fact it’s supported by hundreds of billion-dollar companies globally.
“Backstage is the operating system for our product development teams — it’s literally fundamental,” Singer said. “And we do not want to have to replace that.”
Fast-forward to today, and Spotify is now doubling-down on its efforts to make Backstage a stickier proposition for some of the world’s biggest companies. And this will involve monetizing the core open source project by selling premium plugins on top of it.
“By generating revenue from these plugins, that allows us to be more confident that we can always be the winner,” Singer continued. “And that’s what we want — because, you know, it will be expensive for us to replace.”
Backstage is already built on a plugin-based architecture that allows engineering teams to tailor things to their own needs. There are dozens of free and open source plugins available via a dedicated marketplace, developed both by Spotify and its external community of users. However, Spotify is taking things further by offering five premium plugins and selling them as a paid subscription.
The plugins include Backstage Insights, which displays data around active Backstage usage within an organization, and which plugins users are engaging with.
Backstage Insights showing week-on-week trends. Image Credits: Spotify
Backstage Insights showing week-on-week trends. Image Credits: Spotify
Elsewhere, Pulse powers a quarterly productivity and satisfaction survey directly from inside Backstage, allowing companies to quiz their workforce and identify engineering trends and access anonymized datasets.
Skill Exchange, meanwhile, essentially brings an internal marketplace to help users find mentors, temporary collaborative learning opportunities or hacks to improve their engineering skills.
Backstage Skill Exchange. Image Credits: Spotify
Backstage Skill Exchange. Image Credits: Spotify
And then there’s Soundcheck, which helps engineering teams measure the health of their software components and “define development and operational standards.”
Backstage Soundcheck. Image Credits: Spotify
Backstage Soundcheck. Image Credits: Spotify
Finally, there’s the role-based access control (RBAC) plugin, serving up a no-code interface for companies to manage access to plugins and data within Backstage.
Backstage Role-based access control. Image Credits: Spotify
Backstage Role-based access control. Image Credits: Spotify
While Backstage and all the associated plugins can be used by businesses of all sizes, it’s primarily aimed at larger organizations, with hundreds of engineers, where the software is likely to be more complex.
“In a small development organisation, the amount of complexity that you have from, say 15 microservices, a developer portal is a nice-to-have, but not a must-have,” Singer said. “But when you’re at the scale of 500 developers or more, then the complexity really gets built out.”
While plenty of companies have commercialized open source technologies through the years, with engineers and developers often the beneficiaries, it is a little peculiar that a $15 billion company known primarily for music-streaming is now seeking to monetize through something not really related to music-streaming.
Moreover, having already open sourced Backstage, and created a fairly active community of contributors that have developed plugins for others to use, why not continue to foster that goodwill by simply giving away these new plugins for free? It all comes down to one simple fact: Developing robust and feature-rich software costs money, regardless of whether it’s proprietary or open source.
Indeed, just like how Kubernetes is supported by a host of big technology companies via their membership of the CNCF, Spotify has sought similar support for Backstage by donating the core project to the CNCF. But value-added services that will help drive adoption still require resources and direct investment, which is what Spotify is looking to fund through a subscription plugin bundle.
“Now it’s just a question of us being able to continue to fund that open source ecosystem, [and] like most large open source projects have, there’s some funding mechanism behind them,” Singer said.
In terms of pricing, Spotify said that costs will be dependent on “individual customer parameters” such as usage and capacity, and will be charged annually on a per-developer basis. In other words, costs will vary, but for a company with hundreds of developers, we’re probably looking at a spend in the thousands to tens-of-thousands region. So this could feasibly net Spotify revenue that falls into the millions of dollars each year, though it will likely be a drop in the ocean compared to the $10 billion-plus it makes through selling access to music.
If nothing else, Backstage serves as a reminder that Spotify sees itself not purely as a music-streaming company, but a technology company too. And similar to how Amazon created a gargantuan cloud business off the back of a technology that it built initially to power its own internal operations, Spotify is looking to see what kind of traction it can gain as a developer tools company — or something to that effect.
It’s certainly a question worth pondering: Does all this mean that Spotify is going all-out to become some sort of dev tools company? And can we expect to see more premium plugins arrive in the future?
“Who knows what’s gonna happen in the future — I don’t think you’ll see it in the next year; we’ll see how it goes,” Singer said. “We think that we have a bit to learn right now in terms of how this fits in the market. I do expect that you’ll see more from us in the future though.”
Spotify’s five new premium plugins are officially available as part of an open beta program today.
Multiple Document Interface (MDI) is a Microsoft Windows programming interface for creating an application that enables users to work with multiple documents simultaneously. Each document is in a separate space with its own controls for scrolling.
MDI enables users to boost productivity by opening more than one file at once. For example, when opening an Excel spreadsheet, they may be able to open another file, such as a Word document.
The user can see and work with different documents, such as a spreadsheet, a text document or a drawing space, by simply moving the cursor from one space to another. This feature enables users to work simultaneously on different documents without having to close out of one application before starting up another.
Each document is displayed within a separate child window within the client area. MDI applications can be used for a variety of purposes. An MDI example is working on one document while referring to another, viewing different presentations of the same information, viewing numerous websites simultaneously and performing any task requiring various reference points and work areas simultaneously.
An MDI application is like the Windows desktop interface with multiple viewing spaces. However, the MDI viewing spaces are confined to the application’s window or client area. MDI is useful because it saves time and reduces errors.
Single Document Interface (SDI) and MDI differ significantly. The former enables users to view only one window at a time. While MDI, on the other hand, enables users to see all windows at once.
MDI enables users to open more than one file at once. It was developed to enable people working with large amounts of data to easily view several documents simultaneously. The main advantage of MDI is that it makes it easier to manage files because they can be viewed side by side. For example, comparing two versions of the same spreadsheet is often helpful when working with multiple spreadsheets. With MDI, this becomes much simpler.
Another benefit of MDI is that users can quickly switch between documents without having to close them first. In addition, MDI reduces the amount of screen clutter and improves readability.
Without an MDI frame window, floating toolbars from one application can clutter the workspace, potentially confusing users with a messy interface. It can be tricky to utilize multiple screens on desktops as the parent window might require stretching across two or more screens, hiding sections.
MDI can also make it increasingly challenging to work with several applications simultaneously. This is because there may be restrictions on how windows from multiple applications are arranged together without obscuring each other.
MDI child windows sometimes behave differently from SDI applications, and MDI parent windows behave more like a desktop. It can quickly become confusing whenever this is the case, and users have to learn two subtly different windowing concepts.
Typically, windows that belong to an application are grouped together automatically and according to preestablished policies. However, this can potentially make MDI redundant. Furthermore, hot keys and controls that users learn to use in an MDI application won’t apply to other applications. In contrast, in an advanced Windows manager, behaviors and user preferences can be shared across client applications running on the same system.
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Leaders from Merck, Synergis Software, and IPS-Integrated Project Services present Merck’s implementation of Synergis Adept to achieve validation for cGMP requirements
Engineering Document Management for Simplified Compliance & System Validation (Graphic: Business Wire)
Engineering Document Management for Simplified Compliance & System Validation (Graphic: Business Wire)
QUAKERTOWN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Synergis Software, a global leader in engineering document management and workflow solutions, today announced they will participate in a collaborative, live panel with leaders from Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and IPS-Integrated Project Services, LLC (hereinafter IPS), a recognized leader in Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management and Validation (EPCMV), to present one of the many ways MSD is leveraging the Synergis Adept platform to simplify compliance and validation across their global facilities.
Attendees will learn how engineering document management delivers centralized access and control of GxP documents and CAD drawings in a secure, collaborative environment to improve quality processes and simplify compliance and system validation for FDA 21-CFR Part 11 and EMA Volume 4, Annex 11.
Register now for this live 50-minute webinar, hosted by Pharmaceutical-Technology.com, taking place on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 8:00am ET and 2:00pm ET. You can get access to the replay here.
The three panelists include:
The presentation will address the top document management concerns that life sciences organizations face in a regulated industry with a focus on MSD’s specific background, challenges, and approach.
Mr. Kastle will also share MSD’s best practices and lessons learned for implementation and user adoption. Mr. Lamond and Mr. Niziolek will share their companies’ roles in supporting MSD’s document management implementation and validation.
Key Learning Objectives:
“In their pursuit of simplified compliance with FDA 21-CFR Part 11 and improved data integrity, traceability, an audit trail, and record retention, MSD turned to Synergis Adept,” says Scott Lamond, vice president of marketing at Synergis Software. “Adept provides a centralized platform for document access, workflow, and control that aligns engineering, maintenance, operations, and construction teams. It empowers life sciences companies to drive standards and reduce the risk of safety and compliance issues.”
Together, Synergis and IPS bring life sciences and biotech companies the best possible solution for engineering document management software coupled with expertise and resources to ensure compliance and validation.
“IPS has developed a deep understanding of the Adept platform and the Synergis implementation process,” says John Niziolek, associate director computer systems validation and data Integrity at IPS. “Our partnership provides every client with a compliant, consistent implementation experience and ensures they benefit from industry leading technology that addresses their regulatory compliance concerns.”
Synergis Adept is used by many of the top life sciences/biotech companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bayer, Agilent, Astellas, bioMérieux, Elanco, and many others.
About Synergis Software
Synergis Software, a division of Synergis Technologies, LLC, is a global leader in document management and workflow solutions and is the creator of Synergis Adept software. The Adept suite serves more than 130,000 users across dozens of industries including energy and utilities, life sciences, manufacturing, engineering and construction, and mining. Synergis’ flagship product, Adept, provides fast, centralized access to design and business documents in a secure, collaborative environment. Adept Integrator makes it easy to connect enterprise applications so data and business processes flow seamlessly across the entire IT infrastructure.
Synergis Software was named the customer service leader in the global engineering information management market by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan and ranks in the Top 5 globally by Helpdesk International. Adept has over 30 top placements on software review site, G2, including fastest implementation, highest user adoption, and best support. Founded in 1985, Synergis is privately owned and headquartered in Bucks County, PA.
About Merck
At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable, and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
About IPS
IPS is a global leader in developing innovative business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Through operational expertise and industry-leading knowledge, skill, and passion, IPS provides consulting, architecture, engineering, construction management, and compliance services that allow clients to create and manufacture life-impacting products around the world. Headquartered in Blue Bell, PA-USA, IPS has over 3,000 professionals in 46 offices across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. For further information, please visit www.ipsdb.com.
Scott Lamond
Vice President of Marketing
scott.lamond@synergis.com
215-302-3006
Leaders from Merck, Synergis Software, and IPS to present Merck’s implementation of Synergis Adept to achieve validation for cGMP requirements.
Scott Lamond
Vice President of Marketing
scott.lamond@synergis.com
215-302-3006