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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

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1Users want applications that take full advantage of their mobile devices. They want these applications to be able to run on all devices while also providing intricate and unique data displays and functionality.

Mobile App Dev has gone from Optional to Essential

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2With user’s focus shifted to mobile, companies have been looking for a system to help manage and secure their mobile data on the back-end or “Cloud”. MBaaS or mobile back end as a service is that system.

One must Manage and Secure Data on the Back End

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3Enterprise Apps vs. Consumer Apps

The back end (Cloud) is the key differentiator for enterprise apps as opposed to consumer apps and games. Enterprise mobile apps typically have more requirements than consumer mobile apps and need to be handled by the back end servers.

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4One of the most important reasons to run and develop mobile apps in the Cloud is “Performance Monitoring”. In many cases, the MBaaS provides a simple API for this along with usage samples.

Don’t forget Performance Monitoring

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5Just as the MBaaS should be able to use social network authentication servers, it should also be able to integrate with social networks themselves including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Integration with your Social Networks

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