How to apply ODA

Making ODA work for you

Adopting ODA can have measurable benefits for your organization, with assets that can be used as the foundation to solve your technical and business challenges. This is achieved by applying ODA's principles to simplify your design, modernize your build and automate your operations. Using ODA can help you deliver the maximum cost reduction, drive new revenues and/or improve customer experience.

Overcome critical challenges of cost and agility

Got it in 5

1

Multi-vendor support

The standardized nature of ODA reduces vendor lock-in and enables CSPs to choose best-of-breed solutions from different vendors that can interoperate seamlessly.

2

Faster service delivery

By streamlining integration and automating processes, ODA helps IT operations to provision new services and features more quickly, contributing to a faster time-to-market.

3

Reduced Operational Expenses (OpEx)

Automation, simplified integration, and improved efficiency contribute to lower operational costs. 

4

Optimized Capital Expenses (CapEx)

The move towards cloud-native architectures and the ability to select modular components can lead to more efficient use of infrastructure investments.

5

Lower upgrade and maintenance costs

Easier integration and independent component lifecycles reduce the cost and complexity of system upgrades and maintenance.

Design, Build, Operate

To help you understand every step of the journey, we’ve split this process up to provide a clear, easy-to-follow overview which tells you where to start, things to avoid, and best practice.

Overcome critical challenges of cost and agility

Get the recognition you deserve

Across our website you will see badges and symbols, these are granted as recognition of commitment to working within ODA frameworks.

Running on ODA

Awarded to CSPs as recognition for adopting ODA standards and best practices, and contributing to the ongoing development of ODA. 

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Ready for ODA

Awarded to a software product or product line, recognizing its foundation in ODA’s key principles and its roadmap commitment to support ODA’s evolving standards by adopting ODA as a way of working.

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The manifesto

The ODA manifesto is a commitment that can be signed by any TMF Member company. Any company that is committed to follow ODA’s design principles and essential standards and support the development of ODA.

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