The use of massively scalable services, sometimes called "the Cloud", offers a more nimble, efficient and technically capable approach to delivery of new applications as well as superior performance of familiar functions such as storage – but what does it take to make the reality live up to the promise? What are the implications of the cloud for IT, and how does it affect the way you print and manage documents? Peter Coffee, Vice President and Head of of Platform Research at cloud pioneer salesforce.com inc., discusses the business fundamentals – not just the enabling technologies – of cloud computing, outlining best practices for extending IT initiatives and offering guidance on avoiding common cloud pitfalls.
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3. All Cloud Models Simplify Something Cloud Platform for Consumer Apps Infrastructure as a Service Non-Relational Database Python or Java Server Basic Web frameworks lower ISVs’ barriers to market entry Pure APIs invite focus on competitive advantage Cloud Platform for Enterprise Apps Infrastructure as a Service Full Relational Database Integration as a Service Logic as a Service UI as a Service Servers as a Service Infrastructure as a Service Virtualization enables scale (but preserves or compounds complexity) VM VM VM VM
4. Cloud leverage empowers innovators Rapid iPad Deployment for Patient Prescreening One developer with no prior training built a mobile app in just 4 days Deploying to Medical Directors, Program Directors in hospitals on iPhones and iPads Eliminates paper forms, workflow cuts response time by more than 60% Cut processing time from 18 hrs to less than 60 min “ We’re blown away by how we built a mobile healthcare application on Force.com with one person in just 4 days … The same app built in .NET would have taken over 3 months ”
5. Coherent Code Base and Managed Infrastructure Selectively exposed data, logic and customizations Click to Connect Your Clicks Your Code User Interface Logic Database Salesforce to Salesforce Sharing
6. Cloud Platforms Can Offer Developer Leverage A path of least resistance to high-function applications > 1 Billion Lines of Cloud Logic Unlimited Real-Time Customization Granular Security & Sharing 245,000 Workflow Rules and Approvals 312,000 UI Customizations Real-Time Mobile Deployment Real-Time Websites Integrated Content Library Integrated Analytics & Data Quality Integrated Analytics & Data Quality Aids 800+ Integrated Applications Multi-Tenant Kernel Proven Reliability Real-Time Upgrades ISO 27001, SAS 70 Type II Certified Security Proven Scalability (15 billion transactions/Q2) Real-Time Transparent System Status 3 Global Data Centers & Disaster Recovery Proven Real-Time integration Real-Time Sandbox Environments Real-Time Query Optimizer Salesforce to Salesforce Sharing Salesforce to Salesforce Sharing
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10. Cloud Integration: Not an All-or-Nothing Choice Mash-ups from Web and AppExchange Native Desktop Connectors Integration Partner Ecosystem Developer Toolkits
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13. Email Users Social Networking Users Global Users (MM) Social Networking Users Surpass Email Users on 7/09 Source: Morgan Stanley Internet Mobile Report, December 2009 Data is for unique, monthly users of social networking and email usage. Users Demand New Application Models
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Editor's Notes
We won’t be doing any “road maps” today. Everything we’re here to discuss with you is either ready for use, or at a minimum ready for your evaluation, right now.
Challenge RehabCare, the leading provider of physical rehabilitation program management in over 1,200 healthcare facilities throughout the United States, needed to automate its patient prescreening process. To increase patient referral acceptance rates, the company CEO asked IT to eliminate the use of paper forms and reduce the amount of time it takes to pre-screen a patient from 5 hours to 2 hours. Patient-facing employees who work remotely at healthcare facilities required mobile access to data. RehabCare also wanted to replace an on-premise Sage SalesLogix system used by sales with a cloud-based solution to reduce maintenance and infrastructure costs. Solution After attending a Dreamforce user conference, the CIO of RehabCare told his developers about the Force.com platform. A .NET developer at the company downloaded the free Force.com toolkit and built a mobile patient prescreening application--without training--on the Force.com platform in just 4 days. RehabCare deployed the application on 400 Apple iPhones with Salesforce CRM Mobile, replacing the 7-page paper form formerly used to pre-screen patients. Employees located in healthcare facilities use the iPhones and Salesforce CRM Mobile to capture patient information. Because Salesforce CRM Mobile works online and offline, vital information is available even without a broadband connection. Completed forms automatically trigger Force.com workflows including emails to medical directors who review and approve patient referrals. Reminder emails for approvals are automatically triggered as the 2 hour deadline approaches. RehabCare replaced its Sage SalesLogix system with Salesforce CRM at the request of its sales people. The company deployed Salesforce CRM Unlimited Edition in just X days with help from a salesforce.com consulting partner X. Results With Salesforce CRM Mobile, the company reduced the amount of time it takes to prescreen a patient by 60 percent, resulting in a 150% increase in productivity. By building its mobile application on Force.com instead of in .NET, RehabCare cut development time from 3 months to just 4 days. The entire company has embraced Salesforce CRM and Salesforce CRM Mobile. The cloud-computing model eliminates maintenance and additional infrastructure costs. With Force.com workflows, RehabCare responds to the majority of referrals within its 2 hour timeframe.
We move the complete freedom of a custom logic capability up into a metadata layer, uniquely combining the power of custom logic with the economy and robustness of a full multi-tenant environment. Someday, others will do likewise: for now, Force.com is unique in delivering this combination of characteristics.
Moving away from the idea of a familiar development model, “only cloudier”, has allowed the Force.com developer to elevate the starting point for application construction
Measurable productivity improvement, independently estimated by three separate studies, is the result
When you design from Day 1 for massive sharing, you build in a representation of data ownership from the bottom up instead of trying to construct a perimeter
Partitioning of data enables compliance with regulation; further, liberating the latent value of legacy IT assets is often the most unexpected bonus of the cloud – and it’s “the” cloud, one common cloud with many interoperable services, not multiple clouds representing separate silos