Maciej Kalkowski
CEO at Centuria | Board Member at Mage-OS | Organizer at Prowoc | Adjunct Professor at FMCS AMU
Maciej Kalkowski
CEO at Centuria | Board Member at Mage-OS | Organizer at Prowoc | Adjunct Professor at FMCS AMU

Magento infrastructure enthusiast since 2010. Specialties: Network and server administration. High availability, security, scalability.

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2025-11-24

Opening
  • 09:30 - 10:00
  • 30 min

Let's start our annual gathering with some updates from Magento Association, MageOS and organizers.

Building open source competitive advantages in the world of SaaS
  • 14:00 - 15:00
  • 60 min

In the digital age, e-commerce platforms based on the Software as a Service (SaaS) model dominate the market thanks to their simplicity, speed of implementation, and affordability. On the other hand, open source software has long offered flexibility and full control over the code, which is crucial for large and custom projects. How can this be used optimally?

The discussion focuses on the question: in an increasingly standardized world of SaaS, do the openness and flexibility of open source platforms still constitute a key competitive advantage? Do they give companies a unique opportunity to stand out in the market, build custom solutions, and avoid vendor lock-in?

This topic explores how companies can use open source software not only to create, but also to scale and innovate, gaining unique advantages that cannot be achieved in a closed SaaS platform ecosystem.