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Slide 1: Grails in the enterprise
Slide 2: What’s in it for you? Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 2
Slide 3: Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 3
Slide 4: Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 4
Slide 5: Enterprise players Government Big companies Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 5
Slide 6: Enterprise problems Business IT alignment Development cycle length Software quality & maintenance Legacy Regulatory compliance Need but lack of agility Global reach Ever increasing complexity Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 6
Slide 7: Business IT alignment Business Attracted by magical « silver bullets » Perception of slow delivery by IT IT Often awaits feedback from users in IT speak Perception of fuzzy demands by business Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 7
Slide 8: Need for agility CEO wants a dashboard Brand changes Mergers and acquisitions Changes in regulations Competitors become agile Enterprise Darwinism Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 8
Slide 9: Enterprise assets Java ecosystem Java skills Important services Open standards Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 9
Slide 10: Typical enterprise application User interfaces Invisible complexity Reporting Operations Security & auditing Interoperability Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 10
Slide 11: Challenge 1: legacy Hibernate Scaffolding Quick and dirty Integration Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 11
Slide 12: Challenge 2: agility Iterations Increase mutual confidence End result: working prototype Results of prototyping maybe solution other than Grails Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 12
Slide 13: Challenge 3: software quality Less code, less to maintain Highly structured Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 13
Slide 14: Grails advantages Prototyping Less programming, more business understanding Lower barrier of entry Yet Java Open-source Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 14
Slide 15: Rogue IT Working prototypes Build interfaces Expose them Encourage their re-use Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 15
Slide 16: Rogue’s profile Infiltrated in IT Database credentials Bridge builder Grails books Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 16
Slide 17: Summary Enterprises need agility Rogue IT profiles on the scene Awareness of challenges is a first step Grails in the Enterprise www.grails-exchange.com © Steven DeVijver 17