The Sonatype journey started 10 years ago, just as the concept of “open source” software development was gaining steam.  From our humble beginning as core contributors to Apache Maven, to supporting the world’s largest repository of open source components (Central), to distributing the world's most popular repository manager (Nexus), we’ve played a meaningful role in helping the world embrace the power of open innovation.

Overtime, we witnessed the staggering volume and variety of open source libraries that began flowing into every development environment in the world.  We understood that when open source components are properly managed, they provide a tremendous energy for accelerating innovation.  Conversely, when unmanaged, open source "gone wild" can lead directly to security vulnerabilities, licensing risks, enormous rework, and waste.