The Internet, cloud computing, mobile and other technologies have catalysed the digital space beyond measure. Today, enterprises are cognizant of the power of software but have to be wary of the new trends that are changing the game forever. Many leaders continue to be in denial about the power of digital trends that are radically transforming the business landscape. But the adoption of agile, innovative and disruptive technologies is causing enterprises to break sweat in the way they operate forcing them to adapt or perish. Businesses can no longer a�ord the status quo. Thecompetition is constantly innovating, so standing still is equivalent to moving backwards. It is time to face this new dynamic and begin to plan for your organization’s digital transformation.
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Mobility
Containerization
Microservices
API Growth
Citizen Developers
Data Deluge
Consumerization
1. Mobility
Average number of devices used by an employee at
work
Number of devices managed in the enterprise increased 72% from
2014 to 2015
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7 ways for a simpler, easier and faster mobile app delivery
Hybrid mobile app development just got simpler
Alternative to Xamarin and Cordova
App Development Myths- Debunked!
372%
2. Consumerization
Consumer or individual Services are used without IT
approval
41%90%
Enterprises say that the use of consumer or individual services used for work is pervasive today
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Shadow IT: Balancing innovation with risk
The future of enterprise design is consumer-grade UX
Long tail apps and the shadow IT problem
3. Containerization
“The influence of containers continues to grow, beginning to move beyond mere
optimization to transformation on the way IT builds and delivers applications.”
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Increasing the speed of app delivery with a cloud-first strategy
Docker Ecosystem – Year in Review
4. Microservices
In many organizations developers are already employing microservices architecture whether management knows it or not.
Microservices is poised to take scalability and continuous delivery to the next levels in the years to come.
5. API Growth
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How to eliminate silos in a large organization
Internal vs External APIs: Does it matter?
Low-code Platforms in the era of APIs
How to create API-centric web apps?
In 2015, as many as 40 APIs were being added per week to the Programmable Web directory, and the total number of APIs stood at around 15,000.
Some estimate that private or internal API growth may even outnumber the public API total
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7. Citizen Developers
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The advent of the Citizen developer
4 catalysts for a Citizen developer revolution
Empower Citizen developers in your enterprise
8 in 10 enterprises are actively planning to implement citizen developer programs to spur innovation with technology.
Sources
Citirx
IDG
ProgrammableWeb
McKinsey Global Institute - Big Data: The next frontier for innovation, competition and productivity, June 2011
Gartner, Inc.
eWeek
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