Application Development Designed for the Cloud

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1 Application Development Designed for the Cloud Progress Pacific Platform as a Service: Why Should You Care? Paul Nashawaty Product Marketing, Progress Pacific Colleen Smith Vice President, Product Marketing October 6, 2014

2 Let s Get Started A Few Thoughts The human brain can remember 4-7 things at any given time. Fortune 500 Executives make gut decisions 40% of the time. Accenture 2

3 Today s Agenda Market Perspective (co-present) 10 min Cloud, on-premise, hybrid Regulation, requirements, best practices Today s Application Development Challenges (Colleen) 15 min Maximize and leveraging your investment, meeting business needs Merging the two world together Generate net new revenue while supporting existing customers Do more with less or at least the same. Future Proof Your Customer s Business Demand with Modern Technologies (Paul) 15 min Tools and technology from Progress: Hosted, platform as a service, connectivity into existing environment Data connectivity as platform as a service Progress perspective: Leverage the partnership for success with Pacific 3

4 Market Perspective

5 Market Perspective Public, Private Hybrid 9 out of 10 companies plan to grow their use of software-as-aservice. More than 1/3 plan to replace onpremise software with SaaS to drive down total cost of ownership (TCO). The world market for cloud service will expand from $40.7B in 2011 to >$241B in 2020 cloud platforms are keys that unlock the flexibility, productivity, and economic advantages of cloud computing. Application development and delivery (AD&D) pros use a wide variety of public cloud platforms. Organizations are facing pressures to deliver information [and applications] that is timely and effective in meeting business goals. This requires companies to have access to information, the ability to combine, aggregate and integrate the information, and then deliver it to people when, where and how they need it. 5

6 The Modern Application Delivery Market Imperative Wheel Define Application Development Delivery Strategy for Business Innovation Application Modernization using Cloud Native Development Develop Web and Mobilebased Applications Data Integration and Connectivity Utilize a Predefined Methodology and Delivery Model Source: Forrester Research, Inc. Application Development and Delivery Professional 6

7 Cloud Adoption for AppDev Platform and Deployment Growth Opportunity Organizations approach to using cloud computing for NEW applications & IT projects 7

8 Today s Application Development Challenges

9 Today s Situation Companies have several apps that are important and won t be going away anytime soon (e.g., OpenEdge-based apps) They have powerful characteristics: Bullet-proof Tried and tested Highly resilient/reliable They also have some downsides: They re big, complex and monolithic Some of them were built over 15 years ago They can be difficult to evolve 9

10 What Would You Like to Do? Leverage core assets, while staying competitive Leverage existing core capabilities (data and business logic) Build entry points to core capabilities and enable safe and secure access Support full read/write capabilities to existing business objects Lay down the underpinnings for creating differentiation/automation... rules, processes Need Application Development tools to expand current offerings to support future business requirements (web, mobile, cloud ) 10

11 What Is Required to Survive/Thrive in the Future? Enrich customer engagement by embracing the digital economy EXAMPLE: Retail firm next generation POS users and E-Commerce vs. Brick & Mortar sales Differentiate their products and services EXAMPLE: Supply chain/logistics firms aiming to improve the utilization of cargo space and refrigerated containers Switch to new revenue models based on services instead of products. EXAMPLE: Switching to the as a Service business model to target new market opportunities across a wide range of industries 11

12 Organizations must establish a strategy for business applications that responds to the needs of the business: Establish sustainable differentiation Drive innovation While delivering a secure/cost-effective environment

13 A Granular Approach to Thinking about Application Strategies A Pace-Layered Application Strategy Order entry has unique characteristics based on the company s products, channels and pricing. Collaborative demand planning is an application that is constantly evolving as companies look for new ways to interact with customers. Financial accounting is highly standardized Source: Gartner 13

14 Leveraging Current Application While Investing for the Future Engagement/Innovation(UX, Mobile, Web) Automation/Differentiation(Rules/BPM/Workflow) Core Functionality: Enterprise/Business Application 14

15 Future Proof Your Customer s Business Demands with Modern Technologies

16 Providing the Rapid Application Development and Data Connectivity for Pacific PROGRESS DATADIRECT PROGRESS OPENEDGE PROGRESS CORTICON PROGRESS ROLLBASE COMMUNITY USER EXPERIENCE 16

17 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Platform-as-a-Service (apaas) This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Source: Gartner January 2014 Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. 17

18 It s Not Just Building the App Think About the Entire Chain MANAGE your users & applications BUILD applications that leverage your data DEPLOY your applications on any device or cloud 18

19 Progress Pacific Overview Build Integrate Share Vision: To be the premier application development, data integration and automation platform for on-premise, hybrid, mobile, and cloud-native environments Value: Providing a complete methodology and framework to modernize application and future-proof your business Product Position: Progress Pacific platform accelerates businesses through rapid application development, data integration and automation for on-premise and cloud-base businesses Top 5 Differentiators: 1. Accelerate application development 2. Consolidated data integration 3. Seamless transformation of business 4. Open architecture aligning to industry standards 5. Native, heterogeneous platform support 19

20 Application Development Rapid Application Development on Any Device or Cloud Application Development Platform Data Integration Connectivity to Data & Business Applications in the Cloud Unite your data. Self-Service Data Integration and Collaboration Business Rules Market-leading Business Rules Management System 20

21 What Are the 4-7 Items to Remember from This Session? Market Perspective Businesses are spending Money on Cloud Today s Business Challenges are getting information out Rapidly, Accurately, Securely People, Process and Technology Future Proof Avoid Vendor Lock-in, Utilize Open Standards Why Progress? Proven, Experienced, Competitive, Expectations Try Rollbase for Free: 21

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