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IT @ BYU

IT @ BYU. J. Kelly Flanagan Chief Information Officer Brigham Young University. Constant Change. Moore’s law has enabled Core’s law - twice as many cores, or processors, every 18 months. Disk storage doubling every 18 months Memory capacity doubling every 18 months

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IT @ BYU

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  1. IT @ BYU J. Kelly Flanagan Chief Information Officer Brigham Young University

  2. Constant Change • Moore’s law has enabled Core’s law - twice as many cores, or processors, every 18 months • Disk storage doubling every 18 months • Memory capacity doubling every 18 months • Network speed doubling every 18 months

  3. Enhancement Enables Abstraction Increase in performance due to Moore’s Law Ease of Use Abstraction simplifies use, increasing the pool of information technology producers. Consume Services Graphical Programming Compiled Code Compiled Code Assembly Code Assembly Code Machine Code Machine Code Machine Code Time

  4. Undesirable IT Development

  5. Desirable IT Development IT developers continue to create large / complicated core applications, but with associated Services. IT developers produce and expose Services that enable access to data and functionality important to IT consumers. IT consumers envision interesting applications and instead of producing a laundry list of requirements. they develop prototypes and applications using simple tools to aggregate and consume Services.

  6. Traditional Interfaces Deliver Limited Access to Core Data Blackboard • Functional leaders define application functionality • Functional leaders define look and feel • Limited set of applications due to finite resource availability Business Logic Web User Interface RouteY YJobs Library HR Core Data Bookstore AIM Financials

  7. Web Service Interfaces Transform the Enterprise Blackboard • Functional leaders define application functionality, look and feel, and data availability • Consumers create alternative interfaces • Many applications are developed by an almost unlimited human resource RouteY YJobs Core Data Library HR Bookstore AIM Business Logic Web Service Interface Web User Interface Financials With access to data, consumers fill in the gaps not addressed by traditional organizations

  8. Alternative User Interfaces Business Logic Web Service Interface Default Web User Interface Alternate Web Interface Applications such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, and Amazon have alternative interfaces available on various devices. Cell Phone Interface

  9. Mashups • Not “build it and they will come”, but rather “they will come and help build it”. • 1800TravelBooking.com • Combines Google Maps, Google Spreadsheets, and Geocoder with hotel cost information • Zillow iPhone Application • Combines VirtualEarth and Zillow • lastminutetravel.com • 13,600 suppliers are aggregated to offer last minute travel deals. • Consume Web Service Interfaces provided by travel suppliers. • twitgraph.com • Consume Web Service Interface from Google and Twitter

  10. 1800TravelBooking.com Combines Google Maps, Google Spreadsheets, and Geocoder

  11. Zillow iPhone Application • Combines Google Maps, Google Spreadsheets, and Geocoder • Displays homes on Google Maps • Shows estimated values • Homes for sale and asking price • Homes recently sold and sale price

  12. lastminute.com • 13.600 travel suppliers provide web service interfaces • This site aggregates them to provide access to all in one location

  13. TwitGraph Combines Google Apps, Google Visualization, and Twitter

  14. SOA Encourages Innovation Business Logic Web Service Interface Web User Interface Alternate Web Interface BYU Examples: Location Service Bookstore Service Library Service Registration Service HR Service Mail Service Cell Phone Interface Other Consumer

  15. If You’re Interested • Mashup Corporations • one technical marketer had an innovative idea. • CEO embraced the new business opportunity • CIO resisted the non traditional IT approach • Innovation safely expanded their business • Office of the CIO web site and blogs – cio.byu.edu

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