Chuck Fried, President & CEO TxMQ, Inc.

1. Innovating With Speed & Agility
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Chuck Fried, President & CEO TxMQ, Inc.
Chuck@txmq.com, @chuckfried @txmqITsolutions
Look for me on LinkedIN, Twitter and Facebook

2. The Challenges that Cloud Addresses
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Infrastructure
• Isolated automation tasks.
• Procurement Process, CAPEX, Capacity
planning take a lot of time
Operations
• Need to manage the application’s
entire lifecycle.
• Need to link different tools, people,
departments. It takes weeks.
Business
• React Quickly to Market Demand.
Development
• Accelerate delivery
• Improve feedback between development
and production.
DevOps
Automation, Visibility, Control
Line-of-business Customer
IT
Agility - Velocity - Innovation
Agility & Speed

3. DevOps Approach
Apply Lean principles; Accelerate feedback and Improve time to value
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People
Line-of-
business
Customer
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3
2
• Get ideas into production fast
• Get people to use it
• Get feedback
Continuously Improve:
• Application Delivered
• Environment Deployed
• Application and Environment Delivery Process

4. API Economy
Unleash Enterprise Investments to Disrupt Competitors
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Existing
Enterprise IT
Investments
Exposed
as APIs
Self Service
Consumed by
Developers
To Develop
Innovative Apps
Delivering
Differentiated
Customer
Experiences
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5. Balancing Innovation & Optimization
Multi-Speed IT
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Industrialized Core
Deliver at regular cadence • Waterfall • Stability • Predictability • Lean Delivery pipeline • Core and
Legacy Infrastructure, Cloud • IaaS/PaaS
Agile/Innovation Edge
Rapid Delivery for Innovation • Agile • Antifragile • Experimentation • Hybrid Cloud
• PaaS
Partner Ecosystem
API Economy • Monetization •
Service providers and consumers
APIs
APIs
APIs
Cloud Enabled/Legacy Systems
Cloud Native Systems
Stay ahead of the competition by rapidly
deliver new, innovative applications and
by leveraging modern architectures
Optimize and modernize existing
applications to leverage existing
intellectual capital and enable them
for faster delivery and innovation.

6. Adopting Multi-Speed IT
Transformation & Implementation
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Industrialized Core
Traditional Development -> DevOps, Legacy -> Cloud-ready
Traditional Middleware -> Middleware on Cloud, APIs, Software Defined Infrastructure
Agile/Innovation Edge
Traditional Development ->
Cloud Native, 12-factor Apps, DevOps, PaaS
Partner Ecosystem
Point-to-Point Integration -> API
Economy
APIs
APIs
APIs
Agile/Innovation Edge
IBM Bluemix Platform • Containers • Microservices
IBM Garage Method
Partner Ecosystem
API management
Industrialized Core
UrbanCode • IBM Rational Tools • Middleware Portfolio • API Management
IBM Cloud Orchestrator • IBM PureApplication • Gravitant • Docker

7. IBM Bluemix Garage Method: Practices
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Combining industry best
practices for Design
Thinking, Lean Startup,
Agile Development,
DevOps, and Cloud to
build and deliver
innovative solutions.
https://www.ibm.com/devops/method

8. TxMQ, Inc.
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• Founded in 1979
• Leading IT Solutions provider in the US and Canada-onshore, near-shore, offshore teams
• Two Divisions: Staffing & Enterprise Solutions
• Deep experience in transforming large enterprises
• Focus on Enterprise Middleware and Mainframe solutions
• IBM Premier Business Partner
• Hardware and Software Reseller
• Experience in:
• Healthcare
• Financial Services
• Government
• Retail
• Utilities

9. TxMQ, Inc.
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Capabilities & Thought Leadership
• Architecture Consulting
• The IT landscape has transformed from systems of record (like accounting, customers and inventory) to systems of engagement
(be dynamic and respond to opportunities in the market). Partner with TxMQ to architect your dynamic business strategy.
• Software Asset Managed Services
• TxMQ delivers industry-leading services and solutions to harden and secure enterprise environments – particularly within the
application layers. We specialize in gateway-appliance and edge-of-network security consulting.
• Managed Services
• Thirty-five years ago we had an idea: Hire the best, brightest and most driven technical talent in the world, challenge them to find
better ways to manage complex systems, then help some the world’s largest companies implement those solutions. It’s amazing
how an idea can grow.
• Hybrid Talent Solutions
• The introduction of new technologies requires careful attention to the people and processes, and TxMQ can help.
TxMQ can bring a cooperative blend of resources to help address the needs of a project team or an evolving organization.

10. Learn More
• DevOps for Dummies book: http://ibm.biz/devopsdummiesbooks
• DevOps Assessment Workshop: http://ibm.biz/requestaworkshop
• Bluemix Garage Workshop: http://ibm.biz/Bd45Nf
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11. Session Break
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