Enterprise Modernization

Samudra KanankearachchiSoftware Architect @ 99X Technology

What , How and WhyMost of us know what is modern /

What is legacy enterprise by features and None functional

Aspects.

Some times we have seeing/Experienced and how to implement modern enterprise

But we rarely try to understand why your enterprise exist.

Why an enterprise exist?

Enterprise is a social system whose primary purpose is

generation, preservation, and dissemination of wealth or prosperity.

Regardless of Past – Present – Future

Why we need Enterprise Modernization

To improve wealth of Social , Environmental and Economic aspects of enterprise ecosystem

How do understand the modernization basics ?

Modern enterprises are over complicated

Lets go back 300 – 400 years backward to understand basics

Which will help to understand the modernization basics

Revolution History Shows that

Adequate mix of

Demand

Resources

Innovations

Adaptation of

InnovationsRevolution

(Modernization)

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Agricultural Age ModernizationSkilled Labors

Farming Lands

1. Demand 2. Resources 3. Innovations 4. Adapting Innovation

Demand for food With population Growth

Agricultural Revolution

Same repeated in First Industrial Revolution

1. Demand – Population and Free

Trading

2. Resource – Coal/ Labor

3. Innovation – Steam Engine

4. Adaptation of Steam Engine

First Industrial Revolution

Success of Second Industrial Revolution

Economies of Scale

Mass Production factories

Mass Marketing

Impact of Industrial Revolutions

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Basic Enterprises were in place

Scaling trough Acquisition by Means of PowerBritish Colonization

Unlimited access to its resources, markets, armed forces and labor

Started Here

Wars /Perimeter base Enterprise Security

Empire protected in center and concur acquire colonies to increase perimeter

Shift towards the Digital Enterprises

Disruptions

Caused by the merging of the digital and physical worlds through the development of connected technologies

1. Demand : From millions users in the internet

2. Resource : Existing businesses / Social Platforms /Cloud Platforms.

3. Innovations : Innovations related to connected business

4. Adaptations : Adaptation of those innovation in our applications.

World is going trough the 5th Revolution (Connected Revolution)

What matters to implement a connected Enterprise Revolution?

Let’s go trough a use case base approach to understand connected Revolution.

Example from Tourism Industry

Transport Providers

Flying /Shipping providers

TravelersHotels

Agencies Entertainment Providers

Business / Architecture Use Case 1 As a Business I wanted to have modern market place for connected business.1. Revenues and Profit : For Investors

2. Demand and Supply : Exchange of Goods – for consumers and partners

3. Monitory Institutions – Money exchange/Payments

4. Business Model for Trading – Licensing models

5. Ways in which Produces and Consumers can subscribe for new business

Business / Architecture Use Case 2

As a business I wanted to predict consumers and partners buying patterns so that I can influence their next buying decision effectively.

1. Spotting consumers

2. Deciding the right Offering

3. Attracting most profitable Consumers

It is all about dealing with big data integrations

Business / Architecture Use Case 3

As a business I wanted to increase my ability connect with my

1.Consumers2.Partners 3.Competitors 4.Investors 5.Suppliers

Business with out API is same as a computer without internet

Transport Providers

Flying /Shipping providers

TravelersHotels

Agencies Entertainment Providers

Build API so that the business can integrate into Import /Export Trading

APIs for Connectivity

Business / Architecture Use Case As a business I wanted to increase my ability connect different silos ecosystems in the enterprise.

Cinnamon group

Amaya Group

Chaya Group

Use case As a traveler I wanted to find travel information to plan

a trip to Sri Lanka

Approach 1 : Static Tour Plan

Travel AgencyTraveler

Call

E-mail

Web System

Approach 2 : Google Search

It is just a web of things

Approach 3 : Web of things

Hotels

SitesTaxi

Travelers

Night Clubs

Travel Agency

Aspect 1: Ability to define your business semantics

Hotels

• I am a Hotel

• My name is Galadari

• I am rated as 5 star hotel

• I have 200 Rooms remaining for reservation

• I provide Rooms facilities

• I provide food facilities

• I provide wedding hall facilities

Aspect 2: Discoverability : Hotels in Colombo

Aspect 3: Ability to define Ontologies

Aspect 4: Querying the ontology

• Places near by “Hambanthota” ?• Places that are famous for wild life ?

Aspect 5: Ability link Ontologies

Linked Ontology/ Linked Data

XYZ Hotel Ontology

ABC Travel Agency

PQR Taxi Service Ontology

Result :Now I can query Complete travel plan trough semantic web

services

Business / Architecture Use Case 5

As a business I wanted to increase reach millions of uses out their in social platforms

Linked Ontology/ Linked Data

XYZ Hotel Ontology

ABC Travel Agency

PQR Taxi Service

Ontology

Social Layer (Sharing / Ranking /Tagging…)

Identity Collaboration

Adding social Layer

Connectivity with existing social platforms.

• Can share my travel plan with other users ?• Can I rate my travel experience so that others can benefit ?• Tagging locations and Insights ?

Business / Architecture Use Case 6

As a business I wanted to merger and acquire integrate other businesses so that I can come up with new innovative businesses.

Federated Identity management

To Support Mergers Acquisitions

Cinnamon Group

Amaya Group

Chaya Group

Challenges address by Federated Identity

Example Identity providers

Final thought

• Demand : Connected Revolution is happening . Don’t sit on the Edge.

• Resources : Data / Services for legacy systems may not be compatible with modern trends (Social /Mobile /Cloud/ Big Data/ IOT)

• Innovation : API strategy/ Market place and APP centric industry will be main stream

• Adaptation : There is nothing other than get your hand dirty and mange the change of connected revolution