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Modern Backends for Mobile Apps
The presentation outlines modern backends for mobile applications, emphasizing the need for scalable and user-friendly solutions for app development. Key topics include services offered by major players like Microsoft Azure and Facebook Parse, pricing models, and various usage scenarios for backend systems. It discusses the benefits of elastic scaling and productivity, while also noting challenges such as integration and potential costs for uncommon scenarios.
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Modern Backends for Mobile Apps
- 1. Modern Backends forMobile Apps Sasha Goldshtein CTO, Sela Group blog.sashag.net @goldshtn Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 2. An Exercise inEstimation Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 3. modern mobile appsneed friction-free, hassle-free, free-to-get-started backends Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 4. Key Scenarios •POC/MVP development • Extremely elastic loads • Availability of mostly front-end skillset P.S. Scalable, elastic, distributed systems are hard. Why build them yourself? Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 5. Key Offerings •Data storage (SQL database/files) • Efficient queries and caching • Push notifications • User management and authentication Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 6. Key Players •Microsoft Azure Mobile Services • Facebook Parse • BaasBox (open source) • Appcelerator (tightly bound with Titanium) …several others Everyone has a great free plan for you to try! Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 7. Getting started withAzure Mobile Services DEMO Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 8. Scenario 1: CompleteReliance Azure Mobile Service Data DB Push DB File Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends Storage Custom logic in server scripts (JavaScript) or API controllers (.NET) Azure
- 9. Scenario 2: Offloading Your Backend Data DB Hybrid Connection Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends File Storage Azure Azure Mobile Service RREESSTT Hybrid Connection
- 10. Scenario 3: OccasionalBurst Data DB Your Backend File Storage Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends Azure Azure Mobile Service or Notification Hub Push DB
- 11. Using push andauthentication DEMO Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 12. Pricing Models Azure •Scaled in “units”/mo •$15/basic unit: – 1.5M API calls – 10M pushes – Unlimited CPU capacity and data transfer – Storage and DB priced separately Parse •Pay per resource: – 30 req/s free, add $100 per 10 req/s – 20GB file storage free, add $0.03/GB extra – 20GB DB free, add $200/20GB extra – 2TB data transfer free, add $0.10/GB extra Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 13. 1 Million Usersfor $1K/month • Credit card bill and special offers app with queries and push notifications – 1,000,000 active devices/month – Average 2 calls/day/device = 60M calls/mo – Average 1 push/day/device = 30M pushes/mo – Average 100KB data/device = 100GB data • Azure price: – 3 Standard Mobile Service units, $560 – 1 Premium SQL DB (500GB, 100TPS), $465 Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends
- 14. Going with aBackend Pros •Elastic scale •Productivity •Cheap for common scenarios •Flexible customization Cons •Integration with on-premise Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends resources can be challenging •Uncommon scenarios can be expensive
- 15. Sasha Goldshtein blog.sashag.net @goldshtn s.sashag.net/sa-mobile-backends Thank You! Join the conversation on Twitter: @SoftArchConf #SA2014 This presentation: http://s.sashag.net/sa-mobilebackends