This document is a presentation from Casey Lucas of IBM Software about harnessing the power of software-driven innovation. It discusses how innovation is increasingly driven by software, especially in industries like banking and automotive. However, complexities in software delivery can stall innovation. The presentation argues that transforming software and systems delivery through approaches like IBM Rational can dramatically improve business results by optimizing processes, enabling collaboration, integrating systems, and providing automation and expertise.
The presentation envelopes unified communication services, beginning with what
it means, its importance and benefits. The slide sheds light on what's popularly known as 'Human
Assisted E-commerce' and how Happiest Minds' Lifecycle Services help enhance unified
communications.
Happiest Minds Unified Communication Services:
http://www.happiestminds.com/technology-focus/unified-communications-services/
Applying DevOps for more reliable Public Sector Software DeliverySanjeev Sharma
Government agencies and contractors must build the competency to deliver software with greater predictability, quality, speed and frequency. The alternative of higher costs and late delivery is no longer acceptable - politically, economically or justifiably. This session will share findings from client experiences and lay out the DevOps approach that is help agencies and their contractors address the challenges inherent in software application delivery.
2013 Good Design is Good Business - MobileRoger Snook
As we state in the “Good Design is Good Business” site on developerWorks, design can come in many different forms! Here’s let’s look at how Design and Mobile intersect – and discover how we might approach various design aspects for mobile smartphone app development.
More in this series at: http://www.slideshare.net/JerryRomanek
The presentation envelopes unified communication services, beginning with what
it means, its importance and benefits. The slide sheds light on what's popularly known as 'Human
Assisted E-commerce' and how Happiest Minds' Lifecycle Services help enhance unified
communications.
Happiest Minds Unified Communication Services:
http://www.happiestminds.com/technology-focus/unified-communications-services/
Applying DevOps for more reliable Public Sector Software DeliverySanjeev Sharma
Government agencies and contractors must build the competency to deliver software with greater predictability, quality, speed and frequency. The alternative of higher costs and late delivery is no longer acceptable - politically, economically or justifiably. This session will share findings from client experiences and lay out the DevOps approach that is help agencies and their contractors address the challenges inherent in software application delivery.
2013 Good Design is Good Business - MobileRoger Snook
As we state in the “Good Design is Good Business” site on developerWorks, design can come in many different forms! Here’s let’s look at how Design and Mobile intersect – and discover how we might approach various design aspects for mobile smartphone app development.
More in this series at: http://www.slideshare.net/JerryRomanek
Building intelligent APIs - Andy Thurai, IBMPAPIs.io
The birth of a sophisticated Internet of Things has catapulted hybrid data collection, which mixes structured and unstructured data, to new heights. The goal with any analytics software is to find and improve better data sets rather than spending time in identifying, prepping, cleaning, and preparing the data. Not only is predicting and prescribing an action anticipating a future issue desired, but if the action is ignored then a forward thinking automatic adoption should suggest an advanced course correction based on previous action items not acted upon. Predictive analytics algorithms should recalibrate themselves. As the incoming data evolves, so do the algorithms – they must re-fit, re-predict and re-prescribe.
Andy Thurai, Program Director at IBM (API, IoT and Connected Cloud), discusses how the time has come for machines and humans to work together to make each other smarter. The combination of APIs, IoTs, big data, smarter analytics, and cognitive computing is transforming the way we see the future — and more importantly, what we do about it.
Managing integration in a multi cluster world. Webinar recording link:
https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&partnerref=linkedInShareFromReg&ms=1589488744528&eventid=2224596&sessionid=1&key=3ECE7F975C7141D20CAC88BAB409A245®Tag=&sourcepage=register
This deck explains IBM Bluemix, a PAAS based on open source (Cloud Foundry). It helps developers build applications quickly on the cloud using many of the services available, either 3rd party services or IBM services. It is the only PAAS in the market that offers Watson services.
Cisco vs. Microsoft - Strategic Decisions for a Unified Communications Deploy...Brent Kelly
Many organizations have Cisco networking equipment as well as Cisco voice communications solutions. These same organizations also have Microsoft desktop software and MIcrosoft Lync, which is used by many enterprises for presence and instant messaging.
Both vendors are pushing very hard to have organizations adopt their entire unified communications offering. For Cisco, this means deploying the Jabber client along with WebEx for conferencing and Cisco video solutions. For Microsoft, this means deploying more capabilities in Microsoft Lync, including conferencing and collaboration as well as Enterprise Voice.
In many companies, there are articulate and impassioned people who are sincerely trying to do their best who argue for one vendor's unified communications offering over the other. This often ends up in a "Cisco versus Microsoft" discussion, which may become a heated argument.
What to do?
This presentation looks at many of the issues involved with a Cisco vs. Microsoft unified communications debate. It provides individuals and companies with strategies for eliminating one vendor as well as ways the two solutions may co-exist in the organization.
A simple presentation on UC irrespective of brands or companies. The references and views are taken from different market leaders, vendors & internet search. All Copyrights with their respective vendors.
Charts from the session at MWC2013 where I co-presented with Chris Frosk from AT&T about the new IBM-ATT partnership which is focused on accelerating our client's speed in delivering mobile apps to market with high quality.
A presentation shown at the Communication by Mr. Elias Aad for the Smart SMB event held at Murooj Rotana Dubai last May 21, 2008 organized by Emirates Computers and sponsored by Cisco & 3M.
Mobile to mainframe - The Challenges and Best Practices of Enterprise DevOps IBM UrbanCode Products
Delivering software is complex. Systems being developed are made up of multiple components, which in turn interact with other systems, services, application servers, data sources and invocations of 3rd party systems. In an Enterprise this complexity is further enhanced by the cross-platform nature of the infrastructure typical enterprises have. While the customers may be interacting with Systems of Engagement using Mobile and Web Apps, the core capabilities of the enterprise that the customers access are in Systems of Record that are running on large datacenters and more than likely Mainframe systems. Keeping these complex systems up and running and constantly updated with the latest capabilities is a task that requires constant coordination between the lines of business, various cross-platform development, QA and operations teams.
DevOps addresses these development and deployment challenges. The goal of DevOps is to align Dev and Ops by introducing a set of principles and practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery. Cross-platform enterprise Systems take the need for these practices up a level due to their inherent complexity and distributed nature. Such systems need even more care in applying DevOps principles as there are multiple platforms to be targeted, in a coordinated manner, each with its own requirements, quirks, and nuanced needs. This talk takes a look at the DevOps challenges specific to Cross-platform Enterprise Systems and present Best Practices to address them.
by Roberto Pozzi - This round table represents a unique chance to meet the main solution vendors and learn directly from their specialists how PaaS adoption can streamline continuous delivery processes and increase team focus and productivity to dramatically improve time to market. Continuous delivery is an agile approach to software delivery that helps to achieve frequent and reliable releases through team collaboration and full automation. Platform as a service (PaaS) is a cloud computing paradigm that enables rapid deployment of applications without the complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure.
Building intelligent APIs - Andy Thurai, IBMPAPIs.io
The birth of a sophisticated Internet of Things has catapulted hybrid data collection, which mixes structured and unstructured data, to new heights. The goal with any analytics software is to find and improve better data sets rather than spending time in identifying, prepping, cleaning, and preparing the data. Not only is predicting and prescribing an action anticipating a future issue desired, but if the action is ignored then a forward thinking automatic adoption should suggest an advanced course correction based on previous action items not acted upon. Predictive analytics algorithms should recalibrate themselves. As the incoming data evolves, so do the algorithms – they must re-fit, re-predict and re-prescribe.
Andy Thurai, Program Director at IBM (API, IoT and Connected Cloud), discusses how the time has come for machines and humans to work together to make each other smarter. The combination of APIs, IoTs, big data, smarter analytics, and cognitive computing is transforming the way we see the future — and more importantly, what we do about it.
Managing integration in a multi cluster world. Webinar recording link:
https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&partnerref=linkedInShareFromReg&ms=1589488744528&eventid=2224596&sessionid=1&key=3ECE7F975C7141D20CAC88BAB409A245®Tag=&sourcepage=register
This deck explains IBM Bluemix, a PAAS based on open source (Cloud Foundry). It helps developers build applications quickly on the cloud using many of the services available, either 3rd party services or IBM services. It is the only PAAS in the market that offers Watson services.
Cisco vs. Microsoft - Strategic Decisions for a Unified Communications Deploy...Brent Kelly
Many organizations have Cisco networking equipment as well as Cisco voice communications solutions. These same organizations also have Microsoft desktop software and MIcrosoft Lync, which is used by many enterprises for presence and instant messaging.
Both vendors are pushing very hard to have organizations adopt their entire unified communications offering. For Cisco, this means deploying the Jabber client along with WebEx for conferencing and Cisco video solutions. For Microsoft, this means deploying more capabilities in Microsoft Lync, including conferencing and collaboration as well as Enterprise Voice.
In many companies, there are articulate and impassioned people who are sincerely trying to do their best who argue for one vendor's unified communications offering over the other. This often ends up in a "Cisco versus Microsoft" discussion, which may become a heated argument.
What to do?
This presentation looks at many of the issues involved with a Cisco vs. Microsoft unified communications debate. It provides individuals and companies with strategies for eliminating one vendor as well as ways the two solutions may co-exist in the organization.
A simple presentation on UC irrespective of brands or companies. The references and views are taken from different market leaders, vendors & internet search. All Copyrights with their respective vendors.
Charts from the session at MWC2013 where I co-presented with Chris Frosk from AT&T about the new IBM-ATT partnership which is focused on accelerating our client's speed in delivering mobile apps to market with high quality.
A presentation shown at the Communication by Mr. Elias Aad for the Smart SMB event held at Murooj Rotana Dubai last May 21, 2008 organized by Emirates Computers and sponsored by Cisco & 3M.
Mobile to mainframe - The Challenges and Best Practices of Enterprise DevOps IBM UrbanCode Products
Delivering software is complex. Systems being developed are made up of multiple components, which in turn interact with other systems, services, application servers, data sources and invocations of 3rd party systems. In an Enterprise this complexity is further enhanced by the cross-platform nature of the infrastructure typical enterprises have. While the customers may be interacting with Systems of Engagement using Mobile and Web Apps, the core capabilities of the enterprise that the customers access are in Systems of Record that are running on large datacenters and more than likely Mainframe systems. Keeping these complex systems up and running and constantly updated with the latest capabilities is a task that requires constant coordination between the lines of business, various cross-platform development, QA and operations teams.
DevOps addresses these development and deployment challenges. The goal of DevOps is to align Dev and Ops by introducing a set of principles and practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery. Cross-platform enterprise Systems take the need for these practices up a level due to their inherent complexity and distributed nature. Such systems need even more care in applying DevOps principles as there are multiple platforms to be targeted, in a coordinated manner, each with its own requirements, quirks, and nuanced needs. This talk takes a look at the DevOps challenges specific to Cross-platform Enterprise Systems and present Best Practices to address them.
by Roberto Pozzi - This round table represents a unique chance to meet the main solution vendors and learn directly from their specialists how PaaS adoption can streamline continuous delivery processes and increase team focus and productivity to dramatically improve time to market. Continuous delivery is an agile approach to software delivery that helps to achieve frequent and reliable releases through team collaboration and full automation. Platform as a service (PaaS) is a cloud computing paradigm that enables rapid deployment of applications without the complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure.
[IBM Pulse 2014] #1579 DevOps Technical Strategy and RoadmapDaniel Berg
Hey everyone. Here is the presentation that I had the pleasure of presenting the following deck with Maciej Zawadzki and Ruth Willenborg describing IBM's technical strategy and roadmap.
Enjoy!!!
Presentation I held @Codemotion Roundtable on Continuous Delivery & PaaS.
How can you bring value at speed in an ever changing context?
You have to concentrate on what is really valuable, remove waste from your processes and eliminate all your Technical Debt.
Main principles you have to follow are:
- Dev & test in production like environment
- Deliver continuously, experiment continuously
- Validate quality continuously
- Collaborate and be open to feedback
How can you do this without adopting a PaaS approach? Not impossibile but very hard.
Mobile to Mainframe - the Challenges of Enterprise DevOps AdoptionSanjeev Sharma
Delivering software is complex. Systems being developed are made up of multiple components, which in turn interact with other systems, services, application servers, data sources and invocations of 3rd party systems. In an Enterprise this complexity is further enhanced by the cross-platform nature of the infrastructure typical enterprises have. While the customers may be interacting with Systems of Engagement using Mobile and Web Apps, the core capabilities of the enterprise that the customers access are in Systems of Record that are running on large datacenters and more than likely Mainframe systems. Keeping these complex systems up and running and constantly updated with the latest capabilities is a task that requires constant coordination between the lines of business, various cross-platform development, QA and operations teams.
DevOps addresses these development and deployment challenges. The goal of DevOps is to align Dev and Ops by introducing a set of principles and practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery. Cross-platform enterprise Systems take the need for these practices up a level due to their inherent complexity and distributed nature. Such systems need even more care in applying DevOps principles as there are multiple platforms to be targeted, in a coordinated manner, each with its own requirements, quirks, and nuanced needs.
This talk will take a look at the DevOps challenges specific to Cross-platform Enterprise Systems and present Best Practices to address them.
In today's businesses, an application going down can mean millions of dollars in lost revenue. Learn how to optimize the performance of your enterprise applications powered by MongoDB with IBM Application Performance Management (APM). IBM APM will give you full visibility into your application stack and infrastructure, track every transaction going through it, and help you diagnose problems in mere minutes. With built-in analytics to predict outages before they occur and integration directly into MMS, IBM APM is a must-have solution to keep your business-critical applications up and your revenue flowing.
My presentation for our Benelux IBM Rational Innovate event. This presentation explains how the IBM Bluemix and devops as a service solution can be used for modern cloud based development.
Growing Up Hybrid -- Accelerating Digital Transformation (Cloud)Casey Lucas
Hybrid cloud is the de facto state of IT.
Two-thirds of organizations that blend traditional and cloud infrastructures are already gaining advantage from their hybrid environments. However, leaders among them use hybrid cloud to power their digital transformation, going beyond cost reduction and productivity gains.
What’s more, these leaders are using hybrid cloud to springboard to next- generation initiatives such as Internet of Things and cognitive computing, aiming to disrupt and capture new markets.
IBM Watson IoT - New Possibilities in a Connected WorldCasey Lucas
Cognitive IoT enables us to learn from, and infuse intelligence into, the physical world to transform business and enhance the human experience.
Find out how you can transform with Watson IoT: http://ibm.com/IoT
IBM Analytics: Thought Leadership White PaperCasey Lucas
Implementing Agile Performance Management.
The findings, focusing on the early days of
adoption, provide evidence-based guidance for
organizations considering a move away from traditional
performance management programs and looking for a
more agile approach.
You know that IBM z Systems can enable your company to make better-informed decisions, meet more robust business goals, build a single source of truth and design the most personalized customer experiences.
For more information, visit: www.ibm.com/systems/z/
Also, be sure to visit: www.ibm.com/systems/data/flash/zsystems/conversationshub/
Insightful Research: The State of Mobile Application Insecurity Casey Lucas
The State of Mobile Application Insecurity
Customer need and demand often affect mobile application security. 65% of the participants in this study strongly agree that the security of mobile apps is sometimes put at risk because of expanding customer demand or need.
That said, the purpose of this research is to understand how companies are reducing the risk of unsecured mobile apps in the workplace.
Ponemon Institute surveyed 640 individuals involved in the application development and security process in their organizations on the following topics:
- Why mobile application security eludes many organizations.
- The difficulty in controlling employees’ risky behaviors.
- Are organizations taking the right steps to secure mobile apps?
Healthcare Industry Security WhitepaperCasey Lucas
Healthcare is hot topic for most people; we rely on institutions to maintain our quality of life and well-being. To achieve this, they require very intimate knowledge of a patients’ illness, surgery, prescription, and insurance details. This creates an appetizing target for attackers looking to steal personal information that can be used for identity theft, insurance fraud, and other malicious intentions. In the latest publication from the IBM MSS Threat Research Group, Senior Threat Researcher, John Kuhn reviews threats and recent attacks to the healthcare industry and provides recommendations and mitigation techniques.
CIO Insights from the Global C-suite StudyCasey Lucas
Moving from the back office to the front lines - CIO insights from the Global C-suite Study
CIOs tell us that their place in the organizational pyramid has changed in the past five years. Many of them command more respect and possess more authority than before and they are working more closely with their C-suite colleagues.
But finding new ways to innovate through software isn’t easy. The systems and applications being built today are more powerful and interconnected than ever before – but they are also more complex……which makes them harder to build, harder to verify, and definitely harder to manage. This complexity is made worse by the need for faster delivery, driven by today’s very competitive landscape. Customers expect the “next new thing” faster than ever before. So there are serious consequences to failure. In the most extreme cases, failure can result in human harm. At best, failure can have really destructive brand and business implications. Think about the last security breaches or regulatory violations you heard about in the news. They don’t generally leave you with a good impression of that businesses brand. And yet a recent IBM study determined that approximately 66% of software projects either fail to meet their intended schedule or fail altogether. That said, there are companies that are aggressively driving new innovation through software, and they are finding ways to not only overcome these challenges, but also gain additional benefits. They are doing this by transforming their approach to software and systems delivery. Sources:* “The 2009 Agile Project Initiation Survey found that 78% of agile teams worked with legacy assets in some manner.” from “The Joy of Legacy Data” by Scott Ambler at http://www.agiledata.org/essays/legacyDatabases.html* “50% of outsourced projects are expected to under perform” - BusinessWeek Commentary: “Shifting Work Offshore? Outsourcer Beware”: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_02/b3865028.htm* “66% of projects are either “challenged” or downright failures” From Standish Group’s CHAOS Manifesto 2011* 42% of businesses hold the CIO responsible for risk management -- from “Key trends driving global business resilience and risk” -- 2011 IBM study at http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/rlw03005usen/RLW03005USEN.PDF* “...you will find numerous citations across many industries regarding the high cost of simply keeping the lights on, especially in the IT arena. In IBM’s experience, the 70 - 80 percent figure is roughly correct; little funding is left for innovation” -from Per Kroll, in “Empowering the CIO: Enabling smarter decisions with Application Portfolio Management” at http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/raw14290usen/RAW14290USEN.PDF* “...up to 85% of rework costs are due to requirements defects. Typically development, design and engineering teams lack visibility into software requirements...” fromIBM Rational white paper “Reducing rework through effective requirements management” at https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-rtl-reducerework
Companies need to find ways to effectively transform software and systems delivery to address the challenges of complexity or risk losing significant competitive advantage. A great example is General Motors. By adopting new approaches they were able to get their new electric car, the Chevy Volt, on the road in half the time it traditionally takes to bring a new automobile to market. Reliance Insurance – another great example -- transformed their software delivery process to the tune of a 50% reduction in development costs and time to market.Companies like GM and Reliance are seizing new business opportunities, and they’re outmaneuvering the competition.IBM Rational Client Case Studies:GM: Improved time to markethttp://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/announce/volt/?ca=rhpVolt designed and engineered in 29 months, compared to typical 5-10 year cycle for new technology.What’s smart?Innovative electric drive system uses software and electronics to control interaction of electric motors and gasoline engine“System of systems” seamlessly integrates electric drive system with powertrain and body controllers >10 million lines of code in car; almost 100 control unitsSmarter business outcomesSmarter products delivered in less time - Volt was delivered in 29 months, compared to typical 5-10 year development cycle for new powertrain technologyHow IBM helps GM develop smarter productsRational DOORS for requirements managementRational Rhapsody for model-driven developmentRational Team Concert for team collaborationRational Asset Manager for engineering asset managementRational Professional Services for technical servicesIBM Global Services for business transformation servicesReliance Insurance: Innovation in face of cost reductionhttp://w3-01.ibm.com/sales/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=CR&subtype=NA&htmlfid=0GLOS-7YNP6F&appname=crmdReduced time required to develop new services and features by 50%. Reduced customer/agent service costs nearly 50%. One of the top three private sector financial services and banking companies in India, Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited (Reliance) provides services and offerings for asset management, mutual funds, stocks and insurance, as well as proprietary investment and private equity services. It is registered with the Reserve Bank of India as a non-banking financial company (NBFC). Software: Rational Software: Rational Performance Tester; Rational Performance Tester Pack Services: IBM Global Technology Services - Integrated Technology Services: GTS ITS Middleware: Middleware Implementation Services; GTS Data Center Services
Companies who are transforming their software and systems delivery are implementing three core foundational principles. The first is integration across the lifecycle to connect software, systems and tools. The second is collaboration, which means unifying teams, roles, platforms and geographies.And the third is optimization to improve results through better measurement and alignment to business priorities. Through these actions, companies are: Delivering higher quality products and services to marketThey are more confident that those products and services meet customer needsAnd they are shortening their delivery times while reducing cost and risk