Some Software Trends to Consider in Your IT Strategy

This is a short presentation I used for the IT Strategy Day 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. The goal of the presentation was to give a sense of the software development trends to IT leaders.

Transcript

1. Some Software Trends to
   Consider in Your IT Strategy
   Daron Yöndem
   CEO, Deveload
   http://daron.me
   @daronyondem
   

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2. Low-Code / No-Code (LCNC)
   “By 2024, low-code application development will be responsible for
   more than 65% of application development activity” –Gartner
   • Rapidly deliver apps that your business needs with the existing
   talent
   • Break down silos to foster a strong business-IT partnership
   • Stay agile to respond quickly to changing business and
   customer needs
   

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3. Some examples
   • Airtable, the next spreadsheet
   • Appy Pie, Workflow automation, mobile app builder
   • Salesforce, App Builder and Lightning Components
   • Microsoft Power Apps
   

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4. Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
   • Still using hybrid, cross-platform tools to deliver apps to
   multiple platforms?
   • Better app reach
   • Low cost app maintence.
   • 65% of users download 0 apps per month –comScore
   • AliExpress increased conversion rates for new users by 104%
   

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5. Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
   • Can there be a future trends deck without AI?
   • Think about AI in security and anomaly detection.
   • 44% of organizations worldwide using some form of AI to
   detect and deter security attacks on their network back in 2018
   -gcn
   

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6. Big Data Analytics
   • Big Data Computation, Spark will dominate.
   • Real-Time stream processing.
   • Data-Science and Data-Engineering roles will ask for more.
   • Amazon Snowflake, Azure Synapse
   

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7. Quantum Computing
   • Steep learning curve prevents a “fast-follower” approach.
   • Good fit for chemistry, biology, healthcare, materials science,
   finance and artificial intelligence.
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8. Outsourcing
   • IT budget spent on outsourcing from 6.3% in 2018 to 8.7% in
   2019 –marketwatch
   • Where did this piece of code come from?
   • Code Auditing, Versioning, DevOps, DevSecOps?
   

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9. Remote Work
   • Remote work is here to stay and is not only about digital
   nomads.
   • A report by Zapier.com published at the end of 2019 revealed
   that about 74% of the workforce would prefer to quit a job for
   one that offers remote positions.
   • Would just VPN save the day? Device Management, Home
   Network Management
   

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10. Recap
    

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11. Thanks
    http://daron.me | @daronyondem
    Download slides here;
    http://daron.me/decks
    

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