David Walker gave a presentation on integration and intoxication at Little Rock Tech Fest. He discussed what integration is, common integration problems, and potential solutions. He demonstrated an AppBlocks.NET framework for simplifying integration. Resources covered included Azure Machine Learning, API Management, Data Factory, Microsoft Virtual Academy, ProgrammableWeb, and DataMarket. Attendees were encouraged to connect with Walker on social media and GitHub to continue the conversation.

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Integration Intoxication
David Walker
Associate Director – Digital Services @ VirtusaPolaris, Sitecore MVP
Little Rock Tech Fest

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please be courteous…
set your phones to vibrate, silent or STUN mode!

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 Associate Director – Digital Strategy @VirutsaPolaris
 Sitecore 2015 Technology MVP
 Over 20+ years exp, 75% as a Consultant
 Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Developer
 MCP in 2003, MCAD & MCSD in 2005
 Former SeniorApp Dev at Microsoft
 Former two-time MicrosoftASP.NET MVP
David Walker
Connect with Me
Email:dave@radicaldave.com
Twitter:@DavidWalker
Blog:RadicalDave.com

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• US Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU)
₋ Over 10,000 employees, 114 active clients
₋ Delivery Centers: US, UK, EU, India, Malaysia &
Sri Lanka
• Strong revenue growth & profitable
₋ Revenue: $479 Million
₋ 10-year revenue CAGR: 22.99%
• What we do
₋ Prime Services: Consulting, Innovation,
Transformation, Outsourcing
₋ Core Industries: Banking and Financial Services,
Insurance, Healthcare, Telecom & Media
₋ Technology/Digital Solutions: UX, CEM, BPM,
ISQ, EIM, Mobility, Cloud, SAP
• Key differentiators
₋ Platforming heritage
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₋ Right sized – Ability to execute large complex
programs
₋ Strong innovation history
VirtusaisaUSbasedcompanythatprovidesinnovative
globalbusinessconsultinganddigitalITservices

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We have transformed customer experience and
employee engagement for our many global customers
Building Customer Focused, Real
Time, Transparent, Global,
Multilingual, Adaptable B2B
portal
Built AEM Platform which can deliver
content to various customer touch
points
Building AEM platform to host
world wide and global sites
across
Content Strategy and transformation
of apps that uses Flex, into a more
richer, extensible and modern
platform
Platform Consolidation - One
online platform for Vodafone global
enterprise customers
Migration of 85 global sites to AEM
and building a personalized and
targeted content platform,
Managing Social communities,
Gamification
Building device independent
Global Dealer Portal which
integrates with core transactional
systems
ASM & Managed Services and
Next Generation RDSM Portal
Built next generation end to end
chase.com platform and Chase
2.5 / 3.0
Driving 50% of Registrations &
improved Conversions, Revenue
Per User by 288% across web
properties
Built end to end One GE
Customer eCommerce Portal
Built content rich, personalized,
multi device support, integrated
experience portal
Rationalized multiple websites.
Simplified content capture &
publishing and added multilingual
support
Easier content creation and
management with multilingual
capabilities

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DigitalSolutionsofferingshelpcompaniesreimagine
theircustomerexperiences
Digital Strategy & Transformation
(Benchmarking, TCO/ROI)
UX and UI
(User Research, User Journeys, Usability)
Mobile Engagement
(Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments, Analytics, etc.)
Digital Marketing & Loyalty
(A/B & MVT Testing, Targeting, Audience
Management, Analytics, Personalization )
Self-service, InStore, InProduct
(Onboarding, Digital Forms, QR codes etc. )
Social and Gamification
(Ratings, Reviews, Comments, Communities)
E-commerce
(Online Shopping, Ordering, Payment Gateways,
Fulfillment)
Omni Channel & WEM
(Portals, Content Management, etc. )

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 What is Integration?
 What is the problem?
 What is the solution?
 What resources are available?
Agenda

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 WikiPedia.org defines System integration as:
the engineering practices and procedures for assembling large and
complicated systems from less-complicated units, especially
subsystems
Pop Quiz: What is Integration?

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 WikiPedia.org defines Intoxication as:
poisoning, especially by an alcoholic or narcotic substance
Pop Quiz: What is Intoxication?

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 What is Integration?
 What is the problem?
 What is the solution?
 What resources are available?
Agenda

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Have you integrated two systems?

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Which way do you go?

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Have you integrated MANY systems?

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Have you integrated MANY systems?

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It’s enough to drive you to drink

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Are you crazy yet?

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But don’t worry…

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Take a deep breath.. And relax…

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Take a deep breath, relax,

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You don’t know me… and I don’t know you.

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Crazy!
demo

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 What is Integration?
 What is the problem?
 What is the solution?
 What resources are available?
Agenda

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What Would You, Your Company Wish For?

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You Can Be the Super Hero!

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What if it was crystal clear which way to go?

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Is there a wrong way?

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What about the best way to go?

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Be Crazy, Stupid, Weird.. What ever!

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Which way do you go?

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Story Chapter 1
In the beginning…

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Story Chapter 1
My journey to
integration sobriety

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Use Any Data to Personalize

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Simulate Personalization

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Optimize Every Component

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Easy Customization/Integration

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Story Chapter 2
POCO/Code madness…

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POCO Crazy!

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Story Chapter 3
Framework Anyone?

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EPIC!
demo

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AppBlocks.NET
demo

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Which way do you go?

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 What is Integration?
 What is the problem?
 What is the solution?
 What resources are available?
Agenda

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 Create your own Interfaces, POCO’s, Dependency Injection, etc.
 AppBlocks will be on GitHub promptly!
How can you use the concepts today?

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 CallingAzureML end points
 http://microsoftazuremachinelearning.azurewebsites.net/ClusterMo
del.aspx
Azure Machine Learning

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 Service Catalog
 Monitoring
 Abstraction
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/api-management-get-started/
What is Azure API Management?

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 http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/data-factory/
What is Azure Data Factory?

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 What is integration?
 What is the problem?
 What is the solution?
 What resources are available?
 Questions?
Review

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 http://MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com
 http://ProgrammableWeb.com
 http://DataMarket.Azure.com
 GitHub
 Connect with me!Twitter: @DavidWalker, LinkedIn, Facebook, http://RadicalDave.com
Resources

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 @DavidWalker – Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook
 RadicalDave.com
 GitHub
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