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Cloud, mobile, and social technologies are powering the current app revolution. It’s an exciting time to be in IT, with seemingly no limit to the innovation that can be accomplished on behalf of the business. But when it comes down to the specifics of how to develop the applications and what to build them on, things can become more blurry.
Should IT choose Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), or the emerging Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)? How can IT cut through the noise and get to work on building and releasing apps fast?
Below are five essential steps for successful enterprise app development:
Speed is the key to successfully innovating with apps in the enterprise. In order to compete and keep up with changing demands, IT must develop apps, and improve upon them, fast. The Salesforce1 Platform makes this happen in two ways: developers have access to a multitude of APIs and can code in their preferred language, while business users can leverage visual development tools to build apps with clicks.
The next generation of PaaS frees up IT to build apps by managing things like upgrades, servers, and databases. The Salesforce1 Platform is built on multi-tenant infrastructure and metadata architecture. This means that not only do users automatically get three upgrades a year, complete with new functionality, but all of their customizations come right along with them, so all of the past investments can still be leveraged.
The Salesforce1 Platform offers one set of tools for your IT team to work on and work with. This means a unifying experience for everyone. App builders can create an unlimited number of apps fast. Users get a set of apps that look and feel the same and don’t require multiple trainings. Plus the platform is a singular, integrated, fully-managed run-time. There’s no need to worry about managing the speed around it or multiple run times. Salesforce takes care of this.
Another benefit of the Salesforce1 Platform is the connected ecosystem of partners and integrators it offers to fuel rapid app development. The AppExchange’s ISV partners have built more than 25-hundred applications. In addition, the Salesforce1 Platform is API first, making it easy to connect all of your siloed systems and devices.
Because the business is trying to go faster, a major way IT can prove its value is by partnering with them to build apps fast that help a company both differentiate itself and improve processes. The Salesforce1 Platform allows IT to leverage the latest technologies, including mobile and social, and bring them into the development environment quickly, while reducing cycle times. By proving this value, IT also earns a seat at the table.
Want to learn more about the benefits of PaaS? Join us for the Salesforce1 Platform and Gartner:
Understanding Platform as a Service Video Series.
Chapterized for easy viewing, this series features Gartner analyst, Yefim Natis, and Salesforce VP of Platform Product Marketing, Scott Holden. They discuss:
