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Chuck Fried — President & CEO TxMQ, Inc.

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Innovating With Speed & Agility

Chuck@txmq.com

@chuckfried @txmqITsolutionsLook for me on LinkedIN, Twitter and Facebook

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The Challenges that Cloud Addresses

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Infrastructure

• Isolated automation tasks.

• Procurement Process, CAPEX, Capacity

planning take a lot of time

Operations

• Need to manage the application’s

entire lifecycle.

• Need to link different tools, people,

departments. It takes weeks.

Business

• React Quickly to Market Demand.

Development

• Accelerate delivery

• Improve feedback between development

and production.

DevOps

Automation, Visibility, Control

Line-of-business CustomerIT

Agility - Velocity - Innovation

Agility & Speed

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DevOps Approach Apply Lean principles; Accelerate feedback and Improve time to value

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People

Line-of-

businessCustomer

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• Get ideas into production fast

• Get people to use it

• Get feedback

Continuously Improve:

• Application Delivered

• Environment Deployed

• Application and Environment Delivery Process

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API Economy Unleash Enterprise Investments to Disrupt Competitors

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Existing

Enterprise IT

Investments

Exposed

as APIs

Self Service

Consumed by

Developers

To Develop

Innovative Apps

Delivering

Differentiated

Customer

Experiences

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Balancing Innovation & Optimization Multi-Speed IT

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Industrialized CoreDeliver at regular cadence • Waterfall • Stability • Predictability • Lean Delivery pipeline • Core and

Legacy Infrastructure, Cloud • IaaS/PaaS

Agile/Innovation EdgeRapid Delivery for Innovation • Agile • Antifragile • Experimentation • Hybrid Cloud

• PaaS

Partner EcosystemAPI Economy • Monetization •

Service providers and consumers

APIs

APIs

APIs

Cloud Enabled/Legacy Systems

Cloud Native Systems

Stay ahead of the competition by rapidly

deliver new, innovative applications and

by leveraging modern architectures

Optimize and modernize existing

applications to leverage existing

intellectual capital and enable them

for faster delivery and innovation.

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Adopting Multi-Speed IT Transformation & Implementation

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Industrialized CoreTraditional Development -> DevOps, Legacy -> Cloud-ready

Traditional Middleware -> Middleware on Cloud, APIs, Software Defined Infrastructure

Agile/Innovation EdgeTraditional Development ->

Cloud Native, 12-factor Apps, DevOps, PaaS

Partner EcosystemPoint-to-Point Integration -> API

Economy

APIs

APIs

APIs

Agile/Innovation EdgeIBM Bluemix Platform • Containers • Microservices

IBM Garage Method

Partner EcosystemAPI management

Industrialized CoreUrbanCode • IBM Rational Tools • Middleware Portfolio • API Management

IBM Cloud Orchestrator • IBM PureApplication • Gravitant • Docker

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Begin the journey

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• Recognize that IT needs to allow for, and in fact enable movement at multiple speeds

• Allow for multiple governance models-Waterfall in legacy, Agile at innovation edge

• Allow for a rethinking of our architecture needs

• Invent a new IT organization to map to these new realities-include new training, new tools, new skills.

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IBM Bluemix Garage Method: Practices

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Combining industry best

practices for Design

Thinking, Lean Startup,

Agile Development,

DevOps, and Cloud

to build and deliver

innovative solutions.

https://www.ibm.com/devops/method

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TxMQ, Inc.

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• Founded in 1979

• Leading IT Solutions provider in the US and Canada-onshore, near-shore, offshore teams

• Two Divisions: Staffing & Enterprise Solutions

• Deep experience in transforming large enterprises

• Focus on Enterprise Middleware and Mainframe solutions

• IBM Premier Business Partner

• Hardware and Software Reseller

• Experience in:

• Healthcare

• Financial Services

• Government

• Retail

• Utilities

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TxMQ, Inc.

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Capabilities & Thought Leadership

• Architecture Consulting

• The IT landscape has transformed from systems of record (like accounting, customers and inventory) to systems of engagement (be dynamic and respond to opportunities in the market). Partner with TxMQ to architect your dynamic business strategy.

• Software Asset Managed Services

• TxMQ delivers industry-leading services and solutions to harden and secure enterprise environments – particularly within the application layers. We specialize in gateway-appliance and edge-of-network security consulting.

• Managed Services

• Thirty-five years ago we had an idea: Hire the best, brightest and most driven technical talent in the world, challenge them to find better ways to manage complex systems, then help some the world’s largest companies implement those solutions. It’s amazing how an idea can grow.

• Hybrid Talent Solutions

• The introduction of new technologies requires careful attention to the people and processes, and TxMQ can help. TxMQ can bring a cooperative blend of resources to help address the needs of a project team or an evolving organization.

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Learn More

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1. DevOps for Dummies book: http://ibm.biz/devopsdummiesbooks

2. DevOps Assessment Workshop: http://ibm.biz/requestaworkshop

3. Bluemix Garage Workshop: http://ibm.biz/Bd45Nf