Cloud providers generally view source-available software positively while balancing user flexibility with their managed service offerings.

Provider perspectives:

• Source-available software provides flexibility for users and gives them more control over their infrastructure
• Enables differentiation from fully proprietary solutions while maintaining some vendor relationship
• Allows cloud providers to offer value-added services around source-available platforms

Integration considerations:

• Source-available tools may not always receive the same level of native integration as fully managed solutions like AWS Redshift or Azure Synapse
• Users may need to manage more infrastructure components themselves compared to PaaS offerings
• Cloud providers typically support source-available software through marketplace offerings while users manage deployment

Market positioning:

• Cloud providers support open-source and source-available software through platforms like AWS Marketplace and Azure Marketplace
• Enables customer choice while providing opportunities for value-added services and support
• Balances user control requirements with cloud provider service offerings
• Snowplow's event pipeline and trackers can leverage these marketplaces for granular, first-party data and real-time processing