About a month ago, I went for Juval Lowy’s iDesign – Architects Masterclass training. My biggest takeaways from the training were the decomposition of software in the past, present and future and the factors that have influenced it.
In the 2011 book “Physics of the Future”, author Michio Kaku predicted that Moore’s Law will end and this would turn Silicon Valley into rust. If an alternative and suitable replacement for silicon was not found. For the last 4 decades, Moore’s Law came about to represent unstoppable technological progress. At its heart was the observation that the number of transistors fabricated onto a chip would double every two years and that the cost would also fall off at a similar rate. It is very important to note that this law is an observation and not an actual physical or natural law. However, as of 2010 the update to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors has shown growth slowing by 2013 after which densities are going to double only every three years. We are hitting the limits of the number of electrons that can be fit in a given area.
One option to overcome this limitation is to create quantum computers that will take advantage of the quantum character of molecules to perform the processing tasks of a conventional computer. Quantum computers could very possibly one day be able to replace silicon chips, just as the transistor replaced vacuum tube.
Moore''s law is the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuits will double approximately every two years. It is very important to note that this law is an observation and not an actual physical or natural law.
As of 2010 the update to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors has shown growth slowing by 2013 after which densities are going to double only every three years. We are hitting the limits of the number of electrons that can be fit in a given area.
More businesses are requesting their projects be managed using agile methodology. While, agile is the most used software development practice it is not a one-size-fits-all solution. There are very few benefits of replacing one rigid software development methodology, such as the V-model, with another methodology such as "full-Agile." All the principles of the "full Agile" have a limitation in applicability. What we experienced in a real world software development is that we only apply selected aspects of the Agile. Combining different elements from other methodologies, in a hybrid approach will help to maintain the required flexibility. In fact, this hybrid approach to iterative development is where we''ve architected "Agile-ish", which is far more common than using a "full-Agile" approach. VDC Research believes that this "Agile-ish" model represents the future of all Agile development in enterprise markets.
An economy under recession, increasing global competition and new consumer expectations are forcing businesses to innovate their products, services, internal processes, and even business models. Emerging technologies in the areas of the cloud, big data, mobility, social networking, analytics, gesture control etc. are leading to a change in the technology landscape. Enterprises will need to change their business models, strategy, operations, processes, and interactions with consumers and the broader marketplace to take advantage of the emerging technologies. Disruptive vendors, like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google, are adopting these technologies to create innovative products and services. They are developing products and services to reach new customers in new contexts. Microsoft is bringing a fundamental change in the software industry, one that will change the way people will buy software. Instead of packaged software that connect to cloud services, it is creating a new business model where users and IT departments buy subscriptions to cloud services, and get desktop software as a part of the package. It is a new business model that is less software-plus services and more services-plus software. This will result in changing the pricing models and customer-partner relationships. This article focuses on some the emerging technologies and the offerings Microsoft is coming up in these areas.
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