modernizing your aging architecture: what enterprise architects need to know about going reactive
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Modernizing Your Aging ArchitectureMichael Facemire, Principal Analyst
June 24, 2015
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Opportunity & Challenges
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Enterprise Mobility Challenges
Backend
Integration/Federation
Channel
Security
Client-side
Development
Delivery & Organization Challenges
MAM
MD
M
API ?
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Software — approaching a zero-day event!D
eliv
ery
time
Yest
erda
y
Tom
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Zero-day
2-4 months
12-18 months
Heritage Architecture
Modular Architecture
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AP
I Layer
Delivery Layer
Where is the experience created?
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
V 1.0 (MVP)
V 1.2.2V 1.2V 1.2.1
Regression + Emergency Patch
New OS version released
V 2.0V 2.1
Features +Defect fixes
Regular Internal Sprint Cycle + Beta Testing (2 weeks)
A Typical Mobile App Release Schedule
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Are You Experienced?
User Experience
Performance
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The Enterprise Backend Challenge
SOAP XML-RPC REST SQL MQ
Systems
Of
Record
RESTJSON OAUTH
Mobile Devices, Internet of Things, M2M
LOB Apps Directory CMS CRM
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Architecture Discussion
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Let’s Learn From Our Mistakes
Business
Application
Business
Application
Business
Application
Static
HTML!! Servlets!! XML +
XSLT!!
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Mobile Integration Value
Business
Application
Business
Application
Business
Application
RESTful API Layer
Mobile SDK/Libraries
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Current Web Implementations Are Broken
Today’s Web Reality Mobile’s Requirements
Agility The application layer is hard-coded to the data and presentation layers
Dynamically composed services that support contextual experiences
Scalability Services cannot rise and fall with changing demand
Distributed deployment for performance and rapid scaling
Flexibility Monolithic solutions, not a composition of best-of-breed offerings
Loosely coupled components to support wireless clients aggregated services
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Four-tier Architecture
Services
Aggregation
Delivery
Client
3rd Party Apps
DB CRM ERP
Web Services/ESBExternalServices
Content Cache & Optimization
Content Transformation
Mobile GlassWearables
Service Aggregation/Federation
Identity Federation
Security Endpoint
Protocol Transformation
M2M
Business PartnerServicesMaintain Velocity & Modularity
Elastic & Rapid Development
Granular & Rapid Content Delivery
Every Front-end Channel
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Ser
vice
s
CRMLOB Apps CMS Directory
Service API
Aggregation Tier In Detail
Service API
Service API
Service API
Service API
Service API
Aggregation Tier A
ggre
gatio
n T
ierFederated Access Layer
Business Process API
Business Process API
Business Process APIBusiness
Process API
Delivery TierClient Tier
App 1 App 2
Eng
agem
ent
Con
text
Ser
vice
sBusiness
Intelligence
Analytics
Role-based
Access
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Paradigm Transformation
Model
View
Controller Model
View
ControllerTightly Coupled
Disconnected,
Asynchronous
YESTERDAY TOMORROW
Multiple Canonical Models
Asynchronous Boundaries
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Moving From This…
UI Presentation LayerHTML/JavaScript/CSS
UI Generation LayerJava/.Net
Business LogicJava/.Net
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To This!
UI Presentation LayerHTML/JavaScript/CSS
UI Generation Layer
Business LogicJava/Scala/.Net
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Performance And Scale Matter
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Composition is the Future
V C
M
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Start at the bottom
Services
Aggregation
DB CRM ERP
Web Services/ESBExternalServices
Service Aggregation/Federation
Identity Federation
Security Endpoint
Protocol Transformation
Business PartnerServices
• Create all new services with a consumable API.• Investigate API solutions for existing services.• Hint: Application modernization budgets can help!
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Online Services
IoT
Retail
Education
Technology
Social
Media
Finance
Who has succeeded in architecture modernization?Source: Typesafe
Modernize with Proven TechnologySource: Typesafe
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Conversions up 20%Mobile orders up 98%
Achieved > 10x performance improvement…on the same hardware
Reduced code base by 99% from 479,000 to 5,000 lines
Improved elasticity to handle 100X increase in traffic
Modernized from monolithto microservices
Radically simplified toolset and architecture freed developers to
deliver rapid innovation
How they did it:Typesafe Project Success Subscription (PSS)
• Full Lifecycle Support• Access to our engineering team; Best practices
• Support Service Level Agreements (SLAs)• Up to 1 hour 24/7 SLA
• Certified Build• Validated integrations; Backwards compatible patches
• Training and Consulting• Commercial Licensing Options• Ongoing Knowledge Transfer• Developer Recruitment and Speaking Opportunities
