By Mike Kavis CTO M-Dot

Factors Influencing Dynamic Business Environment Advancements in Technology (Web 2.0, Mobile, Broadband, etc.) Globalization – The world has flattened Economic Pressure Regulation Tech savvy generation entering workforce “ If you want to grow and flourish in a flat world, you better learn how to change and align yourself with it.” – The World is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman, pg 339

Factors Influencing Dynamic Business Environment

Advancements in Technology (Web 2.0, Mobile, Broadband, etc.)

Globalization – The world has flattened

Economic Pressure

Regulation

Tech savvy generation entering workforce

Side Effects Mergers/Acquisitions Downsizing/ Cost cutting Operational Inefficiencies IT is getting in the way IT is too expensive and too slow “ Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong but all the great changes have been accomplished by optimists.” — Thomas Friedman

Side Effects

Mergers/Acquisitions

Downsizing/ Cost cutting

Operational Inefficiencies

IT is getting in the way

IT is too expensive and too slow

Agile Architecture goals Empower Users Configurable Proactive Minimize need for non-value add tasks Built to change

Agile Architecture goals

Empower Users

Configurable

Proactive

Minimize need for non-value add tasks

Built to change

Roadmap to Agility Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Data Services Business Process and Rules Management (BPM/BRE) Enterprise Mashups Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) Cloud Computing

Roadmap to Agility

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Data Services

Business Process and Rules Management (BPM/BRE)

Enterprise Mashups

Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)

Cloud Computing

Must focus on these rules Technology in support of business goals, not IT goals Strong focus on Organizational Change Management Don’t expect to do it all without help Don’t use outdated methodologies Deliver often, mature over time

Must focus on these rules

Technology in support of business goals, not IT goals

Strong focus on Organizational Change Management

Don’t expect to do it all without help

Don’t use outdated methodologies

Deliver often, mature over time

Services should use a logical view Data presented in business terms Quickly embrace changes Standardize enterprise data with powerful tools, not through complex coding Quickly accommodate data from partners, customers, suppliers

Services should use a logical view

Data presented in business terms

Quickly embrace changes

Standardize enterprise data with powerful tools, not through complex coding

Quickly accommodate data from partners, customers, suppliers

Standardize business processes Log and measure operations Quickly change or customize processes Keep business separate from technology Support multiple departments, companies through a core set of processes Let the business own their processes

Standardize business processes

Log and measure operations

Quickly change or customize processes

Keep business separate from technology

Support multiple departments, companies through a core set of processes

Let the business own their processes

BAM Proactively manage business Operational visibility Tracking KPIs Alerts, notifications, subscriptions Simulations/What If Scenarios Model changes to processes Simulate spikes in the workload Model costs of changes

BAM

Proactively manage business

Operational visibility

Tracking KPIs

Alerts, notifications, subscriptions

Simulations/What If Scenarios

Model changes to processes

Simulate spikes in the workload

Model costs of changes

Rules Management Separate the rules from the processes Tweak rules real time w/out code Flexibility by customer

Rules Management

Separate the rules from the processes

Tweak rules real time w/out code

Flexibility by customer

Presentation Layer is for content delivery not business logic! Focus on reusable services for delivery types

Mashups Combine services from multiple providers Reuse what exists Ultimate speed to market Centrally govern & secure all mashups Let customers create their own content

Mashups

Combine services from multiple providers

Reuse what exists

Ultimate speed to market

Centrally govern & secure all mashups

Let customers create their own content

Security as a Service Build once Reused by other services Manage in one place Easier to enforce Easier to change

Security as a Service

Build once

Reused by other services

Manage in one place

Easier to enforce

Easier to change

Source: BEA Centralized functions Routing Transformation Queuing Service logging/reporting

Centralized functions

Routing

Transformation

Queuing

Service logging/reporting

Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)

Customer service manually enters redundant data into multiple systems

Customer enters directly into a single UI which is integrated w/multiple backend systems.

Systems recognizes patterns and acts on behalf of human processes.

Internet SaaS On-Premise PaaS IaaS Clearing up the cloud confusion

Internet – Non brick and mortar web sites

SaaS - Software as a Service Software and services running at a provider’s location

PaaS – Platform as a Service Infrastructure on a specified development platform hosted externally

IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service Infrastructure hosted externally without platform restrictions

Internet SaaS On-Premise PaaS IaaS

Here is one example SOA in the Cloud Physical data kept on-premise Legacy kept on-premise User experience delivered from the cloud On-premise assets are abstracted through the data services layer

Here is one example

SOA in the Cloud

Physical data kept on-premise

Legacy kept on-premise

User experience delivered from the cloud

On-premise assets are abstracted through the data services layer

Content discussed in more detail on my blog Business rules – Agile SOA: Empower the Business with Business Rules Engines Business Processes – Agile SOA: The Flexibility of Business Processes Data Services – Agile SOA: Leveraging Data Services Enterprise Mashups - Enterprise Mashups: The Icing on your SOA EDA – EDA and SOA ESB – Explaining what an ESB is Cloud Computing – The future is in the Clouds Images can be licensed on iStockphoto.com Thank You!

Content discussed in more detail on my blog

Business rules – Agile SOA: Empower the Business with Business Rules Engines

Business Processes – Agile SOA: The Flexibility of Business Processes

Data Services – Agile SOA: Leveraging Data Services

Enterprise Mashups - Enterprise Mashups: The Icing on your SOA

EDA – EDA and SOA

ESB – Explaining what an ESB is

Cloud Computing – The future is in the Clouds

Images can be licensed on iStockphoto.com

Thank You!