Why you shouldn't dismiss windows 8 for your lob apps

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Why you should not dismiss Windows 8

for your business appsGill Cleeren

@gillcleeren

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About Gill

Gill Cleeren

- .NET Architect @Ordina

- Microsoft Regional Director

- Silverlight MVP / Telerik MVP

- Pluralsight trainer

- Speaker

- Visug user group lead

- Author (books, articles…)

- Blog: www.snowball.be

- Email: [email protected]

- Twitter: @gillcleeren

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Agenda

Trends in a mobile world

Mobile applications for business

Windows 8 as a new app platform

Ordina as your app-development-partner

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It’s a jungle out there…

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The result: we’re a tad confused.

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Is mobile something Ishould stay up for?Or is it all over-hyped?

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Mobile is the next step

Terminal

1980

Desktop

1990

Web

2000

Mobile

2010

New technology brings important changes in application development

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Mobile internet use is big business

Note: this is tablet and phone combined

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Even your mail is moving!

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We use tablets for many things now.

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And things are just starting…

Cloud computing

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Cloud computing

Data snacking

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Cloud computing

Data snacking

Location-aware

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Cloud computing

Personal devicesin the workplace

Data snacking

Location-aware

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Cloud computing

Social computing


Data snacking

Location-aware

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Cloud computing

Social computing


Data snacking

Location-aware

Education

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Cloud computing

Social computing


Data snacking

Location-aware

Education

Ubiquitous connectivity

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Cloud computing

Social computing

Natural interaction


Data snacking

Location-aware

Education

Ubiquitous connectivity

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Apps. Apps. Apps. Oh and more apps.

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So apps are targeted

at the consumer.

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My business will never need an

app.

I guess.

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A New Era. Together.

Big Data

PersonalMobility & Devices

CloudServices

IT Consumerization

Business modernization

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Big Data

PersonalMobility & Devices

CloudServices

IT Consumerization

Business modernization

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Business Apps Consumer Apps

Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement

Connected

Personal

Natural

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LOB app business drivers

Individuals, Start-ups and ISVs Enterprises

Enthousiast Visionaries Pragmatists Conservatives Skeptics

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LOB app business drivers

Individuals, Start-ups and ISVs Enterprises

Enthousiast Visionaries Pragmatists Conservatives Skeptics

Direct-to-Consumer

Connected

commerce

Modern workforce

Modern app development & Modern development practices

Differentiation

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App types

Examples

Used by Consumer Business

Built by

Distribution

Tech Company

WS or side-loaded

Consumer

Company or Dev

Windows Store

Commerce

Enterprise

Windows Store

Enterprise

Side-loaded

Direct-to-Consumer

Connected commerce Differentiation

Modern workforce

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I’ll have my team build an iOS and

an Android app then.

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Windows 8 ==

Windows Reimagined

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ERP systems

Enriched web

Immersive experience

Evolution of Business Apps

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Immersive user experience

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Anatomy of a Modern Business App

Master Data

Embedded Analytics Business Documents

Collaboration

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Momentum around hardware

Touch - mobile

Microsoft enters the hardware arena

- Surface RT and Windows RT

- Surface Pro and Windows 8

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Deployment of apps

Sideload from customer infrastructure

Windows RT

Windows 8 (x86)

Download from Windows Store

Public apps Custom LOB appsapplication delivery

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Deployment of apps


Windows RT

Windows 8 (x86)



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Deployment of apps


Windows RT

Windows 8 (x86)



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Windows 8 LOB app benefits for business

MobilityNew form factors longer battery life

Increase productivityIntegrations between apps

Use what you knowSame tools you already have

SecurityIsolated app containers

CompatibilityWindows 7 apps run on Windows 8

DeploymentSideloading Zero-install

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It’s only a small app,

right?

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Misconceptions around apps

“Apps are small”

- Apps are part of a bigger entity Can be a stand-alone entity as well

“Apps are islands, they don’t need to interact with all kinds of software and services”

“An app is something we create while we have nothing else going on”

“Once released, they’re in the store/privately deployed so we’re finished”

- Apps need maintenance

- Consumers might be an even more demanding group to deal with

Apps require careful planning and UX interaction

- Developers aren’t always up-to-speed with the guidelines and the different form factors

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App development products

# Onderdeel As a I want…. so that …1 App employee Search for colleague info I can contact him

2 UI design Easy and fast control I can use it without any further training

3 App employee Contact data of my colleagues I can decice which channel to use to contact them

4 App employee To see and access phone numbers I can call a colleague

ArchitectureDocument

Quality reports

Test cases

Test plan

User stories

Interaction designCode

App

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RUN BUILD PLAN

Ordina Mobile OfferingEnd2End Mobility 43

Mobile Strategy Workshop

App Development

Mobile Enterprise Management

Mobile Testing

User experience

Mobile Device Management

Hosting/Cloud

Support

Mobile Business Solutions

Mobile Application Management

Mobile Data Management

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Summary

Mobile is the next trend

Windows 8 is a strong offering

Benefits of using existing software in a new environment

Hardware following along nicely

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Q&A via mail [email protected]

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Who to contact?

Eli Destoop

- [email protected]

Gill Cleeren

- [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Thanks for joining!

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Why you should not dismiss Windows 8

for your business appsGill Cleeren

@gillcleeren

Why you shouldn't dismiss windows 8 for your lob apps

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