Predictions 2015: Enterprise Software & Application Services

Our theme for 2015 - Joining the Dots - resonates deeply throughout Enterprise Software & Application Services (ESAS). Enterprises are becoming overwhelmed with distributed applications, digital processes and events, and by the multitude of devices and sensors proliferating under the IoT banner. As standalone assets, their value is limited - but join them together and the scope to do business differently and better explodes. The opportunity for suppliers in 2015 is dealing with the resulting complexity on behalf of overwhelmed enterprises and joining these many disparate assets to release their potential and deliver digital transformation.

In 2015 we expect to see to activity in the following areas:

Digital silos will drive demand for bridging capabilities

Enterprises will look to ESAS suppliers for the bridges to join the silos of digital technologies that have already proliferated.

Interaction bridges will break the barrier between Systems of Record and Systems of Engagement

Legacy SoR and modern SoE are mutually dependent so smart suppliers will concentrate on interaction bridges. Holding the interaction bridge creates a positon of strength.

Suppliers have to consider ‘mobile first’ and even ‘mobile only’ scenarios

‘Cloud first’ starts to cede ground to ‘mobile first’ or even ‘mobile only’. ‘Mobile first’ highlights the need for different types of experiences - but that requires a design approach which is a world away from traditional enterprise applications.

Analytics-as-a-Service, Self-service BI, and conversational analytics become core business tools

Business users have been given tantalizing glimpses of what could be but the data fog keeps closing over. We see a doubling down on extracting value and ease of consumption.

Suppliers will differentiate themselves by offering alternative commercial models

Commercial models have failed to keep pace with technology and delivery methods so suppliers will need to design innovative commercial models to create a point of differentiation.

Enterprises and suppliers turn to DevOps to meet aggressive delivery timelines

DevOps will command more thought time because its role in efficiency and faster application development-to-operation cycles fits well with the realities of digital transformation.

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Posted by: Angela Eager at 08:01

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