Gartner Application Architecture,
Development & Integration Summit

Track E: Application Platforms For the Cloud-aware Enterprise

In the next five years Cloud computing might remake the business of enterprise IT. Platforms technologies will pay a key enabling role in this process, affecting every user and vendor of enterprise software. The platform vendor race to the cloud-top is already on but there are no assured leaders, assured best practices or assured standards. For users, to jump in too soon may be too risky, but to stay away for too long may be more risky yet. In this track we will examine the platform technology trends, market scenarios, vendor alternatives and best practices for users: for today and the future years: how to retain a dependable well-managed on-site IT while increasing reliance on public cloud as well.

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Sessions

The Road Map for Platform-as-a-Service: Tracking the Opportunities and Risks of Cloud Innovation

The middle layer of cloud architecture will define the standards and powers of cloud business solutions. Here we look at the emerging trends in application infrastructure for cloud computing -- often referred to as Platform as a service (PaaS) technology.

How Enterprise Computing Will Be Transformed By Mobile Opportunities

By 2013, mobile devices will overtake PCs as the most-common Web access device worldwide, and their impact is already reshaping how enterprises architectures and application infrastructure are extended to meet business requirements. 2010-2015 represents a transition period for many enterprises, here we discuss the opportunities and risks of the new world of mobile-enabled enterprise.

Rapid Fire: How will platform technology innovations affect you in 2011?

Event processing and cloud computing are rapidly invading mainstream computing. Here Gartner analysts will present and debate (with audience participation) come key predictions on the impact of Events and Cloud on mainstream IT practices.

Transaction Processing in the Sky: Enabling Cloud-based Business Critical Applications

Transaction processing (TP) is at the heart of traditional business critical applications but also of SaaS, Web commerce, APaaS and other forms of cloud computing. TP core principles are immutable, but their implementation is radically changing to support new business requirements and to absorb fast-paced “extreme” transaction processing technology innovation.

Transforming Your Enterprise with Event Processing, Situation Awareness and Analytics

In every application-development project lies an opportunity to significantly improve people’s visibility into the business and its environment. Organizations with superior situation awareness outperform others – they provide better customer service, grow revenue faster, cut costs further and avoid more risks.

Rapid Fire: Cloud application platforms – who, why and when?

Cloud Application Platforms are a key Cloud computing technology. Here we will examine and debate the patterns for their adoption: who, why and when will adopt these new technologies?

Case Study: TBD

10 things every IT practitioner must know about open source

Today the overwhelming majority of IT organizations encounter open source as either direct or indirect elements within their technology investments. But OSS represents both a threat and an opportunity to enterprises; several critical key factors influence the difference between positive and negative ROI outcomes. This session outlines the top 10 critical best practices that every IT practitioner must know in order to maximize the business value of OSS while minimizing risk.

Portal technologies and User eXperience Platforms in the world of cloud computing

The portal market is in the midst of a massive transformation. Organizations are gearing portal initiatives to engage wider ranges of audiences, with richer, context-aware experiences, on an expanding array of devices. Portal technology providers are offering broader and deeper platforms and suites to gain control of an expanding market. The cloud will play a vital role in helping companies meet more expansive portal and UXP demands while mitigating cost.

Case Study: TBD

Business process management suites: carrying the flow from the enterprise to the cloud and back

BPMS is the key technology for business process automation and improvement. Increasingly, it demands access to public cloud services. This session delves into trends and best practices in adoption of BPMS as a Cloud service.

Context-aware computing: unifying the consumer and the enterprise

Context aware computing will reshape how end users interact with computing, becoming one of the new paradigms made possible by the scale and agility of cloud computing, mobile, unified communications, and ecommerce platforms. Enterprises need to understand the business opportunities and technology challenges for shaping consumer experiences by blending information like location, presence, and social network attributes to create context aware applications.

In the next five years Cloud computing might remake the business of enterprise IT. Platforms technologies will pay a key enabling role in this process, affecting every user and vendor of enterprise software. The platform vendor race to the cloud-top is already on but there are no assured leaders, assured best practices or assured standards. For users, to jump in too soon may be too risky, but to stay away for too long may be more risky yet. In this track we will examine the platform technology trends, market scenarios, vendor alternatives and best practices for users: for today and the future years: how to retain a dependable well-managed on-site IT while increasing reliance on public cloud as well.