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Addressing today’s challengesBola Rotibi, Research DirectorCreative Intellect Consulting Ltd

Architectural ConsiderationsOctober 18th, 2012

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CIC: Who are we? Analyst research, advisory

and consulting firm

Focus on Software development, delivery and lifecycle management

Combined 90 years IT industry and analyst experience

Authored many reports and thought leading research


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Raising the operational bar

•Optimized operations and network infrastructure - Cost reduction and new ways to deliver and operate at lower costs and more efficiently•Effective and efficient lifecycle, management and administrative control•Environmentally and socially responsible focus on system resources (power consumption etc.)•Internet interactions and connections•Improved productivity through self service and client control•Global support and interaction•Interoperability and accessibility to all business systems and data•Stabilising and maximising skill resources (technical and business)

Driving business growth &

competitiveness

•Short term growth agility (e.g. Light weight IT support to quickly address market opportunities)•Sustainable long term growth (the challenge of and need for a more strategic architectural planning approach)•Ability for controlled and incremental innovation

Market reach & engagement

•Flexible means of engagement – multi-channel accessibility and delivery•Interoperability support•Cost choice – flexible pricing and access framework support•Mobile (multi-device), Internet, Self Service•Contextual interaction and social collaboration•Digital media (video, HTML5 etc.) and content support and promotion

Actionable InsightBusiness, Operations, Customer, Supplier – Big data correlations and support


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Today’s Architectural context

Business imperatives

Technology opportunities Challenges Solutions


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Business imperatives

Systems of record

Systems of engagement


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Technology opportunities

For systems of record and engagement

Clients and employees

How we can do it

What we can do to the

experience


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Challenges


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Modernizations


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Applying technologies for modernization

Competitiveness

Modernization of Enterprise IT

Modernization of IT

Application and Service

Delivery

Application Technologies

Delivery Technologies


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•Mobile

•Cloud delivery

Reach •So

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•Mobile

•Cloud

Collaboration

•Digital Media

•Social

•Analytics

•Mobile, Cloud

User Experience &

Context

Day to day operation(Cloud?)

Systems of records(Cloud?)

Service Management

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Front End Engageme

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Enterprise Systems

Analytical Processing

Technology Enablement

Secure platform

Modernization &

Application transformatio

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Software (SW)

Hardware (HW)

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Hybrid Management Services

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Infrastructure Platforms

Delivery & Deployment Platforms

• Mainframe platforms•Distributed systems•Business critical apps (e.g. ERP/CRM/BI)•Databases

•Message broker •ESB•App Server•SOA•Platform as a Service (PaaS)

•Mobile•Desktop•Browser (web app)•Software as a Service (SaaS)•Embedded device•Composite Software application

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Infrastructure Innovation

Services Innovation

Software Innovation

•Secure•Virtualized•Cloud support•Mobile support•Hybrid management &processing•Data Storage•Resilient•Efficient performance and power consumption•Analytical processing

•Broad technical skill•Research investment•Global reach•Domain capabilities•Core technology trend services (Cloud, mobile, social etc.)•Range of services delivery option

•Process enablement and orchestration

• DevOps, ALM, Agile etc.

•Tools – interoperable, Integrated, Collaborative, Managed as a Service, mobile•Technology support

• Cloud, mobile, social, Middleware, Server platforms

Cloud, Mobile,Social, Big

Data Analytics, Security

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Smart Planning

Smart Economics

Smart Delivery

Smart Operations

Value for Spend

Agility and Governance

Optimized PerformanceFlexible, Adaptable Capacity and Reuse SecureScalableResilientDependable

Value Generation and Identification

Governance

IT Driven

Business Driven

Continuous Improvement through Audit & Validation

Automate

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•Agile Processes•Process Governance and Management Frameworks (e.g. ALM, ITIL)

•Industry Solution Frameworks

•Optimized Workload Systems e.g. Appliances, Analytical Servers

•SOA•Virtualization•Integrated Management Services•Cloud Computing•Federated Data Management

•Chargeable Shared Services•TCO / TCA•Flexible/ Adaptable Chargeback Procedures

•Business Intelligence

•Architecture and Technology Management

•Assessments (Risk Analysis, Value, Maturity, Measured Improvement)

•Business Solution Frameworks•Portfolio Management

Smart Planning

Smart Economics

Smart Delivery

Smart Operations

Governance

IT Driven

Business Driven

Continuous Improvement through Audit & Validation

Automate

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