Top 10 Disruptive Technologies You Must Understand What These Technologies Mean for Your Organization

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1 Top 10 Disruptive Technologies You Must Understand What These Technologies Mean for Your Organization John Montgomery VP of Project Delivery

2 Enterprise Consumerization WHY? Consumerization of Enterprise Computing Technological disruption is pervasive NO space is exempt You can take the web with you Connectivity Publishing Sharing Empowers users to turn data into information and action anytime, anywhere for anyone 2

3 #1: Mobile Apps Mobile devices have taken over the boardroom ABI Research anticipates worldwide enterprise mobile data revenues will reach $133 billion by 2014 Enterprise mobility no longer just for , but for Business apps: CRM, ERP and HR systems Productivity apps: docs, spreadsheets and presentations Collaboration apps: , IM and publishing Medical apps: health records, patient interaction & education 3

4 Mobile Apps Impact on Testing CIOs and tech execs scrambling to accommodate Growing pressure for QA to ensure mobile apps work properly and are private and secure across Handsets makers & models Operating systems Browsers Wireless Carriers Languages (multi-geo apps) Locations 4

5 #2: Mobile OS Wars Heating Up 5

6 Impact on Testing Standards for mobile lag behind OS Anyone remember the late 90 s in web? Pressure for companies to ensure apps work properly across mobile operating systems, especially Apple ios Android OS (codenamed Honeycomb) BlackBerry OS Windows Phone 7 Testing each platform requires unique: Hardware & software Expertise & personnel 6

7 #3: Tabletmania Sweeps Country Goldman Sachs predicts shipments to grow by 500% & tablet sales to overtake PCs by 35% percent in 2011 B2C and B2B Tablet market competition: Apple s ipad 2 Samsung s Galaxy HP s TouchPad (webos) Motorola s Xoom And many more! 7

8 Tablets Impact on Testing Pressure to ensure apps are tablet-optimized More real-estate/content per page, feature rich Some connected to the web while others not Rapidly growing device fragmentation Work properly + private and secure across Device makers & models Operating systems Browsers Carriers Locations 8

9 #4: 4G s Speed & Productivity The White House unveiled plan to expand 4G wireless coverage to 98% of Americans Ubiquitous broadband enables workers to address issues in real time, on demand around the world Users/customers will have more options Larger docs & spreadsheets More charts and graphs Users will be able to send & receive more data themselves, fewer file size restraints 9

10 4G s Impact on Testing 4G devices expected to have shorter shelf life than traditional 3G-based devices Results in less time to test, customize, integrate & deploy mobile devices Impact device, support and budgetary plans 10

11 #5: HTML5 HTML5 experience much like today s native apps experience the app-like browser Next-gen user experience, pervasive interactivity Faster than previous HTML in its presentation More flexible in its implementation Enabling more apps on more devices 11

12 HTML5 s Impact on Testing Many developers ditching Flash for HTML5 Much code to be rewritten for cross-functionality Leading mobile OS don t support Flash QA & Testing Managers may need to retrain staff, equip them with new skills Make sure new code works Mobile/desktop browser support for HTML5 Levels of performance Support for functionality 12

13 #6: IPv6 Web Out of Addresses New Internet addressing system ready to go Verizon Wireless 4G network will require compatibility with both IPv4 and IPv6 New tech purchased by government agencies must be compatible with the new addressing scheme 13

14 IPv6 s Impact on Testing 14

15 #7: The Cloud Juniper Research sees more than 130 million enterprise customers using mobile, cloud-based applications by 2014 Recent IDC research shows worldwide spending on cloud services will reach $44.2 billion by 2013 Cloud can create a more scalable, modernized and automated IT infrastructure BUT on-demand creates new demands around scalability 15

16 The Cloud s Impact on Testing Backend Server Testing Harder to manage Resources scattered all over the world Increased number of variables, edge cases Frontend UI Testing Barriers to test decreased Number of people capable of testing has increased Hardware is no longer a key component to access More open, anyone has the hardware to test Able to test more frequently 16

17 #8: Geo-Location Several companies are working to enable businesses to use location for more than just marketing There are numerous applications for location-based technologies in the enterprise Asset tracking Routing Geo-fencing 17

18 Geo-location s Impact on Testing Location-based testing is a mobile problem GPS apps are being used outside the sterile confines of the testing lab, under in the wild conditions When apps and users are distributed around the country (or globe), testers should be too Some apps work based on where you re standing 18

19 #9: Not Only SQL Not really definable, but, per the Wikipedia These data stores may not require fixed table schemas, and usually avoid join operations and typically scale horizontally. Types Key value stores Wide column stores Graph databases Reasons it s booming Designed to handle large numbers of transactions No need to manage a complex replication infrastructure Works well with other systems Learning curve is shallow 19

20 NoSQL s Impact on Testing Enables vast, on-demand scalability Use Cases Managing large streams of non-transactional data Syncing online and offline data Fast response times under all loads Avoiding heavy joins for when the query load for complex joins become too large for a RDBMS Soft real-time systems where low latency is critical - games are one example 20

21 #10: Social Media Enterprise transition is underway from silos of discrete software solutions to app marketplaces More tightly weaving social into business processes Gartner predicts that by 2016, social technologies will be integrated with most business apps Social networking Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Social collaboration Wikis, Blogs, Instant Messaging Social publishing/feedback YouTube, Flickr, Digg 21

22 Social s Impact on Testing Enterprise adoption of social networking presents security hurdles Companies that communicate with customers, partners, investors via Facebook & Twitter must protect sensitive data Also, testing enterprise integration with third party apps is increasingly vital 22

23 In Conclusion Billions of dollars and the future of software Pressure on firms (and tech/qa leaders) to build, test & launch high-quality apps never been greater No industry is immune from waves of innovation Software testing will evolve & innovate will you be a leader or a laggard? Consumerization of enterprise applications enables users to turn data into action when & where they are Increased connectivity, speed, access, sharing Lower barriers to entry 23