Business Value of PHP

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1 Business Value of PHP Mike Pavlak Solutions Consultant Function Junction

2 PHP Sessions Tue 10:30 Tue 11:40 Tue 13:30 Tue 14:40 Tue 16:00 Wed All day What s New with Zend Server Business value of PHP Stored procedures with PHP and IBM i PHP Toolkit Examples Web Services with PHP and IBM i Workshop with PHP & IBM i 2 Copyright 2009 Zend Technologies, Inc, All rights 02/03 reserved

3 Audience Executive level But line and staff are still welcome Non-technical Staff trying to sell PHP up stream Manager looking to understand the business value of PHP This is a sales pitch for PHP, not Zend! 3 Insert->Header & Footer

4 Agenda Evolution of PHP and IBM i PHP stacks up today PHP in the IBM i Enterprise Brief word about Zend Enterprise adoption PHP implementation Value wrap-up 4

5 Business Value of PHP Evolution of PHP and IBM i

6 The Growth of PHP Netcraft Article Jan 2013 says 244 Million sites+ ZF and PDT released, PHP 4 EOL announced Zeev Suraski & Andi Gutmans lead the development Rasmus of PHP 3 Lerdorf Introduces PHP/FI 1M Internet domains Zend Engine Zend Founded PHP 4 Released Yahoo! Standardizes on PHP PHP Proliferation IBM, Oracle PHP 5.0 Endorse PHP (XML,SOAP,OOP) Zend Studio Zend Framework & Eclipse project (PDT) announced PHP Internet Domains 25M 20M 15M 10M 5M

7 Adoption of PHP on the IBM i IBM & Zend meet SystemiNetwork, COMMON, etc. identify need for scripting on IBM i. Net.Data is good, but not strategic Zend CEO and VP of Business Development come to COMMON IBM & Zend dance IBM and Zend strike a BP relationship IBM helps Zend port PHP to IBM i The romance Anticipate a few thousand downloads Well past 11,000 unique registrations(nearly 400 monthly sustained) Customer moves from intrigue to conviction Happily ever after Let s just say, both sides are quite pleased with where this is going Competition is taking notice 7

8 PHP Adoption 8 Insert->Header & Footer

9 Zend Server for IBM i Zend Server 5.6 for IBM i today Zend Server 6 for IBM i ***Coming Soon*** New Single Licensed Program Installation Two products, single distribution, enable via keys Zend Server for IBM i Community Edition Available at no charge per IBM partnership Zend Server for IBM i Subscription available from Zend High value extra features Higher Support SLAs 9 Insert->Header & Footer

10 Business Value of PHP How the PHP Market Stacks Up Today

11 Full ecosystem formed around PHP

12 Top 10 Internet Sites by WW traffic 1. Google.com 6. Wikipedia.com 2. Facebook.com 7. Live.com 3. Youtube.com 8. qq.com 4. Yahoo.com 9. Amazon.com 5. Baidu.com 10. Twitter.com Feb more in next 10 12

13 Enterprise PHP Adoption is Growing Rapidly PHP Developers 5M 4M 3M 2M Commercial and corporate IT developers will account for more than 2 million PHP community members growing from 20% to 50% of the worldwide PHP developer population. 1M Non-commercial developers Commercial and corporate IT developers Gartner Research Note: PHP: Past, Present and Future, Dec. 2 nd, 2009

14 Enterprise Proof Points IBM i Customer!

15 Business Value of PHP Development Community

16 PHP Jobs Are Proliferating Global Remote Workforce Projects* PHP AJAX Javascript ASP.NET Java Ruby Perl *Source: Odesk 17

17 Indeed.com and jobs 18 Insert->Header & Footer

18 Business Value of PHP Zend Interpretations

19 3/4/ 201 Key Priorities articulated by CTOs, CIOs and VPs of Engineering Leverage investment in IBM i infrastructure Expose DB2/400 data via the web Webify green screen applications for end-users Maximize leverage of Power Systems computing power Move Windows/Linux based PHP apps to IBM i Deploy new web based applications Mitigate and minimize risk/cost of migrations Retool RPG programmers and access lower cost development resources to address business needs Leverage benefits of open-source technologies - create portable applications 20

20 Why PHP on IBM i? Low Learning Curve Rapid Innovation Easy Integration into Heterogeneous Environments Robust, Multi-Platform, High-Performance, Scalable, Secure Run an Agile Business Vibrant Community Proven Deployment 3/4/

21 Why PHP on i? Leverage Existing Infrastructure to Develop & Run Dynamic Web Applications Easily Powerful, Flexible, & Fastest Growing Web Development Language Native on IBM i/os Backing & Support of IBM Controlled/Driven by PHP Community Easy to Use & Fast to Deploy Supports Heterogeneous Environments Powerful Integration Capabilities Application Modernization Use PHP to web-enable green screen applications, utilizing existing data & business logic without rewriting application Access RPG Programs & Data as Web Services Package programs and data as web services and make available to other web applications Consolidate Data in DB2/400 Move PHP applications that are running on Windows or Linux that access data in DB2 to run in IBM i/os to speed up or reduce complexity of the applications Access DB2/400 Data via Browser Easily access and interact with DB2/400 data using a standard web browser New/Packaged Web Application on IBM i/os Create new applications with PHP on IBM i/os or leverage thousands of existing Open Sources applications 22 22

22 Business Value of PHP A brief Word About Zend

23 About Zend Zend is to PHP, what Red Hat is to Linux Founded in November 1999 by the architects and on-going innovators of PHP, Zeev Suraski and Andi Gutmans Guiding the community Strategic Partnerships: IBM Oracle Microsoft Adobe Installed Base: Tens of thousands 24

24 The IBM Certified PHP Server The simplicity of PHP is one of its greatest assets Rod Smith IBM Fellow & VP Emerging Technologies Zend Server for IBM i(as400/system i platform) OEM agreement for Zend Server and Zend Studio for IBM i Zend & IBM jointly provide full Zend solution to IBM i customers Deep technology partnership working on: Zend Framework QED Wiki Ajax & Web 2.0 SOA & Web Services Eclipse Fast CGI Search, Security, SDO, and more 25

25 Business Value of PHP Enterprise Adoption

26 API Group: Modernization Background API Group ($1.2B in revenue), located in St. Paul, MN, is the parent company of 30 different companies that consist of fire protection (sprinkler), construction, and inspection service. They grow through acquisition. Challenge Integration of each acquisition was slowed by introduction and training of back to the stone age green screen ERP. Green screen ERP system did not fit into long-term strategic plans. Modernizing ERP or purchase a new one? Solution Leveraging RPG logic (and IBM i) on the back-end with PHP on the front-end. Benefits Cost savings: PHP and RPG modernization was 1/10 the cost of the Large German ERP solution ($8M - $15M vs. $1.2M) Time to market: 3 year world wide SAP rollout replaced with 18 month modernization Significant risk mitigation: no wrapping process around software, no unexpected soft costs, no operational hiccups 27

27 HarrisData Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) Background The HarrisData EIP is the browser-based interface to the HarrisData suite of applications (manufacturing/distribution ERP, MES CRM, HRIS, and SRM) targeted at mid-sized organizations in the North marketplace Utilizing PHP to Broaden browser-based ERP offerings Expand functionality of the current applications Facilitate integration of other commercial and open-source PHP tools and applications into HarrisData solutions We expect the new functionality to make us more competitive with Windows offerings. Lane Nelson, President 28

28 Business Value of PHP PHP Implementation

29 What you need to learn PHP Book (4th edition) PC Connection to Internet (optional) Time OK Book CD in the back is worth the price! 3/4/

30 What you need to get started with PHP on i Some no charge LP s PASE Downloads available from Zend.com About an hour (depending on Internet speed) Safe to install on production or development systems Low overhead in running solution Installation Guide available at zend.com 31

31 Wrap up PHP has come of age ready for the enterprise IBM, Zend and others committed to PHP Vibrant & growing developer community Transition point for the RPG developer Many PHP open source applications Modernize on your terms 32

32 Resources Recorded Webinars i-os Zend Server for IBM i main page, link to downloads Zend Server manual: PDF: Online: 33 Insert->Header & Footer

33 Q&A Please fill out your Session Evaluation! 34 Insert->Header & Footer