1. Architectural Considerations
October 18th, 2012
Addressing today’s challenges
Bola Rotibi, Research Director
Creative Intellect Consulting Ltd

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CIC: Who are we?
 Analyst research, advisory
and consulting firm
 Focus on Software
development, delivery and
lifecycle management
 Combined 90 years IT
industry and analyst
experience
 Authored many reports and
thought leading research
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Driving business growth & Market reach &
competitiveness Raising the operational bar
engagement
•Short term growth agility (e.g. Light •Optimized operations and network •Flexible means of engagement –
weight IT support to quickly address infrastructure - Cost reduction and new multi-channel accessibility and
market opportunities) ways to deliver and operate at lower costs delivery
•Sustainable long term growth (the and more efficiently •Interoperability support
challenge of and need for a more •Effective and efficient lifecycle, •Cost choice – flexible pricing and
strategic architectural planning management and administrative control access framework support
approach) •Environmentally and socially responsible •Mobile (multi-device), Internet, Self
•Ability for controlled and incremental focus on system resources (power Service
innovation consumption etc.) •Contextual interaction and social
•Internet interactions and connections collaboration
•Improved productivity through self service •Digital media (video, HTML5 etc.) and
and client control content support and promotion
•Global support and interaction
•Interoperability and accessibility to all
business systems and data
•Stabilising and maximising skill resources
(technical and business)
Actionable Insight
Business, Operations, Customer, Supplier – Big data correlations and support
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Today’s Architectural
context
Business Technology
Challenges Solutions
imperatives opportunities
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Business imperatives
Systems of
engagement
Systems of
record
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Technology opportunities
What we can
do to the
experience
How we
can do it
 For systems of record and engagement
 Clients and employees
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Challenges
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Modernizations
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Applying technologies for
modernization
Delivery Application
Technologies Technologies
Modernization
of IT
Modernization
Application
of Enterprise IT
and Service
Delivery
Competitiveness
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Enterprise Front End
Systems Engagement
Day to day
• Mobile
operation Reach
Secure platform • Cloud delivery
(Cloud?)
Modernization &
Systems of • Social
Application
records Collaboration • Mobile
transformation
(Cloud?) • Cloud
Analytical Processing
• Digital Media
Service User • Social
Management Experience &
Context • Analytics
(Cloud?)
• Mobile, Cloud
Technology Enablement
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Infrastructure Platforms • Mainframe
Development Services – unified platform
platforms
H/W Hardware (HW) HW HW •Distributed systems
•Process and workflow orchestration, continuous integration &
Software •Business critical
SW SW SW Software apps (e.g.
(SW)
ERP/CRM/BI)
Hybrid Management Services •Databases
•Message broker
•ESB
•App Server
•SOA
Middleware & Service Layer
• Contextual Collaboration services
•Platform as a
Service (PaaS)
•Mobile
•Desktop
•Browser (web app)
•Software as a
Service (SaaS)
delivery
•Embedded device
•Composite
Software application
Delivery & Deployment Platforms
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•Process enablement •Secure
and orchestration •Virtualized
•DevOps, ALM, •Cloud support
Agile etc. •Mobile support
•Tools – interoperable, •Hybrid management
Integrated, &processing
Collaborative, Software Infrastructure •Data Storage
Managed as a Innovation Innovation •Resilient
Service, mobile Cloud, Mobile, •Efficient performance
•Technology support Social, Big and power
•Cloud, mobile, Data consumption
social, Analytics, •Analytical processing
Middleware, Security
Server platforms
Services
Innovation
•Broad technical skill
•Research investment
•Global reach
•Domain capabilities
•Core technology trend services
(Cloud, mobile, social etc.)
•Range of services delivery
option
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13. Automate 13
Value Generation Business Driven Value for Spend
and Identification
Smart Smart
Planning Economics
Integrate
Standardize
Governance
Smart Smart
Operations Delivery
Optimized Performance
Flexible, Adaptable Capacity and
Reuse IT Driven
Secure
Scalable
Resilient Agility and Governance
Secure
Dependable
Continuous Improvement through Audit & Validation
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14. •Architecture and Technology
Automate
•Chargeable Shared Services 14
Management •TCO / TCA
•Assessments (Risk Analysis, •Flexible/ Adaptable
Value, Maturity, Measured Chargeback Procedures
Improvement) •Business Intelligence
•Business Solution Frameworks Business Driven
•Portfolio Management
Smart Smart
Planning Economics
Integrate
Standardize
Governance
Smart Smart
Operations Delivery
•Optimized Workload Systems e.g.
Appliances, Analytical Servers •Agile Processes
•SOA •Process Governance and
•Virtualization
IT Driven Management Frameworks
•Integrated Management Services (e.g. ALM, ITIL)
•Cloud Computing •Industry Solution Frameworks
•Federated Data Management
Secure
Continuous Improvement through Audit & Validation
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