The Future of Applications

Three Strategies for the High-velocity, Software-driven Business

The Future of Applications

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The velocity and volume of technology change is outpacing the business of applications

THE BUSINESS OF APPLICATIONS

• New technologies are accelerating the pace of business.

• Existing business and IT approaches lag behind.

• Companies need to fundamentally redefine the business of applications.

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Mobility

Analytics

Big Data

Cybersecurity

Open Source

PaaS

Crowdsourcing

Wearables

Internetof Things

Cloud

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Your industry – and next competitive frontier – is being redefined by softwareNEW INDUSTRY LEADERS WILL EMERGE FROM SOFTWARE-DRIVEN BUSINESS MODELS

Auto makers, for example, use their connected vehicle ecosystems to innovate with new partners. • Software is a

disruptive force in every industry.

• Competitive windows open and close faster than ever before.

• Will you take the lead, or get left behind?

SOFTWARE STRATEGY

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE


Are you ready for the high-velocity, software-driven world?

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67% of IT budgets go to run the businessSource: Figure 11, “IT Key Metrics Data 2014: Key Industry Measures: Cross Industry Analysis—Multiyear,” Gartner, December 16, 2013

BUSINESS CHALLENGES

70% of business transactions are still processed in COBOLSource: InformationWeek

50 billion “things” will be connected to the internet by 2020Source: Cisco

Partners in Microsoft’s ecosystemSource: Microsoft Partner Network Guide

70%67%

IT CHALLENGES

• Siloed business and IT functions hinder agility

• Expanding business ecosystems and the Internet of Things

• Weight of legacy

• Rising application complexity


Master three application strategies to shape your future

LIQUID: A fundamentally new way to build softwareWhy?To compete with agility and speed, companies can no longer afford massive, multi-year system implementations.

What?Liquid applications are assembled leveraging modular architectures, next-generation integration techniques and a cloud-first,

mobile-first mindset.

INTELLIGENT: When applications comprehend, act and learnWhy?To manage growing volume, velocity and complexity, and to maximize the business value of internal and external data, companies need to harness software intelligence.

What?Intelligent applications offer three critical capabilities: intelligent automation, integrated analytics and self-governance.

CONNECTED: Extending company boundaries through softwareWhy?To grow revenue and defend their market position, companies must open new dimensions of application connectivity — creating new competitive frontiers with software.

What?Connected applications provide companies with the technical means to interface with business partner and customer ecosystems, and with the Internet of Things


Liquid Applications:

What does the future look like?A fundamentally new way to build software

ACCELERATE IT TO THE PACE OF BUSINESS

MONOLITHICBuilt from the ground up through complex,

multi-year implementations

MODULARAssembled from reusable

components sourced internally or externally

COMPETE WITH AGILITY USING:• Modular

architecturesincluding PaaS

• Next-generation integration techniquesincluding APIs

• A cloud-first,mobile-first mindsetincluding SaaS

• Innovative engineering practicesincluding DevOps

Past Future

Implement new architecture and abstraction strategies

Liquid Applications in actionAdopt new approaches to continuously deliver software as business needs change


THREE STEPS FOR YOUR LIQUID

ROADMAP

Shift to DevOps culture

Future-proof your applications


Intelligent Applications:

What does the future look like?When applications comprehend, act and learn

RUNAWAY COMPLEXITY HIGH-PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

Self-governance

Intelligent automation

Integrated analytics

INTELLIGENT APPLICATIONS

Intelligent Applications in actionEmbed software intelligence everywhere


Automate application lifecycle practicesApply cognitive computing and robotics to improve productivity by reducing or eliminating manual work.

Prepare applications to analyzeIntegrate analytics and self-learning algorithms into IT and business processes and applications.

Teach applications to actEmbed automated decision-making into the normal flow of business processes to make application self-governing.


APPLICATION STRATEGY

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Connected Applications:

What does the future look like?Extending company boundaries through software

Internet of Things

Business partner ecosystems• Create new

competitive frontiers.

• Dynamically interface with the Internet of Things and with business partner ecosystems.

• Grow revenue and defend market position with new services.

Connected Applications in actionOpen new dimensions of application connectivity


• Develop and implementan ecosystem strategy

• Prepare for resiliency

• Integrate Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT)

A new operating model for the high-velocity,software-driven business


• Driving business growth with technology means taking IT “out of the box.”

• Business needs to play a greater role in building software.

• IT needs to play a greater role in setting strategy.

Four new roles to leap ahead of the competitionEmbrace new roles to deliver liquid, intelligent and connected applications


PLATFORM DIRECTORSDefine and build the platforms needed to propel business strategy.

INTELLIGENCE ARCHITECTSTeach intelligent applications to interpret data, apply logic and make decisions.

ECOSYSTEM BUILDERSEmpower growth through business partner ecosystems, while monitoring enterprise standards.

CITIZEN DEVELOPERSAssemble and release business solutions whenever and wherever the business needs them.


Increase business agility and industry differentiation

A NEW OPERATING MODEL THREE NEW STRATEGIES

LIQUID APPLICATIONS…transforming frozen legacy

CONNECTED APPLICATIONS

…integrating with business partner ecosystems and the Internet of Things

INTELLIGENT APPLICATIONS…reducing complexity and empowering discovery

…eliminating business and IT silos


Next steps:ARE YOU READY TO POSITION FOR GROWTH WITH APPLICATIONS?

• How will software disrupt your industry?

• Are your applications ready for the velocity and volume of business today?

• Are you leveraging advances in analytics and software intelligence to cope with rising complexity?

• How can you maximize business partner and customer ecosystems as well as the Internet of Things to enter and succeed in new markets?

• Do you have the right technology know-how and planning processes in place to drive business strategy with software?