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Bridge the App Gap: 
Crossing the Chasm Between IT and Business 
Paul Nashawaty 
Product Marketing Strategist 
Pacific & Modulus Product and Solution Marketing 
Progress
Business Changes for Application Development 
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 2 All rights reserved. 
Enterprise IT Modernization 
• Middleware, Systems of Record/Systems of Engagement 
• Re-architecting, Technical Costs and Debt 
Application Modernization Delivery 
• Delivery & Competitive 
Cloud Technology & Deployment 
• IaaS, PaaS, SaaS 
• Private, Public, Hybrid 
Applying DevOps 
• Automation, Process, Skills, Technology 
Mobile 
• Vendor / Platform Fragmentation 
• Device Fragmentation, Development Approach
Enabling Application Developers to Address Customer Pain Points 
Leveraged cloud development as 
the underlying platform for a state-of-the- 
art electronic health records SaaS 
application 
Good Done Great delivers powerful 
information technology tools to its clients, 
built to monitor and manage applications 
that help them achieve more. 
Rapidly create SaaS business 
applications using point & click, drag & 
drop tools in a standard Web browser 
with a minimal amount of code. 
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 3 All rights reserved. 
Developed Sales Platform based 
hybrid cloud application 
development platform. 
Accelerate time-to-market with rapid 
application development platform that 
integrates out-of-the-box with 
leading CRM systems. 
Modernization of IT infrastructure to 
take advantage of cloud-based 
scalability and economics. 
Simple, high-function, low-cost IT 
system to support the delivery of 
healthcare services through CFW 
sites in developing regions.
Customer Business Problems and the Solution 
Application Development Pain Points Platform as a Service advantages 
Overwhelmed by data - organizations struggle to 
leverage data effectively 
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 4 All rights reserved. 
 Build and manage applications, or the need to 
integrate and leverage your data more effectively 
Overwhelmed by IT demand - users want more 
applications than they can deliver 
 Need for specific capabilities that you want to 
leverage within your existing technology 
infrastructure, or you may need a complete 
platform for data driven application development. 
Flexibility to easily deploy on any infrastructure, fully 
controlled, customized and branded 
 Publish applications and connect data from 
multiple sources
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 5 All rights reserved. 
CHALLENGE 
 Technology and social enterprise 
Good Done Great wanted to turn the 
philanthropic efforts of corporations 
and foundations into measureable 
and successful impacts. 
SOLUTION 
 Good Done Great delivers powerful 
information technology tools to its 
clients that help them achieve more. 
BENEFIT 
 Good Done Great leverages the 
technical strength to deliver a range 
of applications to its corporate and 
philanthropic clients.
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 6 All rights reserved. 
CHALLENGE 
 Carego International needed to bring 
health care to underserved global 
communities through innovative 
modular facilities and cloud-based IT 
solutions 
SOLUTION 
 Leveraged the cloud as the 
underlying platform for a state-of-the- 
art electronic health records 
SaaS application 
BENEFIT 
 A simple, full-function solution that 
allows organizations in low-income 
regions to cost-effectively serve their 
populations and work offline when 
necessary
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 7 All rights reserved. 
CHALLENGE 
 Inefficient internal processes impacted 
productivity and data accuracy; 
wanted to take advantage of market 
opportunity to support existing 
services with a software solution. 
SOLUTION 
 Developed Cloudselling Sales 
Platform based on a cloud 
application development platform. 
BENEFIT 
 Improved productivity & data quality; 
reduced time to generate reports from 
two days to zero; enhancement 
requests within one hour; real-time 
collaboration between Cloudselling 
and its customers.
Solving the Customer Problems 
Application Development Issues Look for solutions that provide…. 
Achieving IT Success 
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 8 All rights reserved. 
 CIO needs to support as many business-positive projects as 
possible 
Eliminating the Backlog 
 Address application backlog that is exacerbated by staffing or 
budget constraints 
Managing Shadow IT 
 Replace makeshift solutions such as spreadsheets, 
homegrown DBs or applications that don’t offer IT control or 
expertise 
Implementing a Trusted Platform 
 Need an application platform that can be centrally managed 
and optimized 
Expanding the Developer Pool 
 Decrease dependency on high-cost, highly technical app dev 
resources (simplify app dev for IT / enable citizen developers)
A modern Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that makes it easy 
for application developers to rapidly build data-driven apps 
and deploy them on any cloud or device 
BUILD SHARE MOVE
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 10 All rights reserved. 
It’s a Wrap! 
Integrates solution existing on-premise 
or cloud-based business applications 
Deployment of web-base and 
mobile applications 
Data connectivity to on-premise, 
big data and other data sources 
Cloud services for architecture, 
governance and community
PROGRESS 
DATADIRECT 
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 11 All rights reserved. 
Progress Pacific Platform 
Rapid Development of Data-driven Apps, High Control and Business Rules 
Data Integration Application Development 
Business Rules 
PROGRESS 
OPENEDGE 
PROGRESS ROLLBASE 
& ROLLBASE MOBILE 
PROGRESS 
CORTICON 
MODULUS 
A PROGRESS COMPANY
Thank you! 
Paul Nashawaty 
Product Marketing Strategist 
Paul.Nashawaty@progress.com 
© 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 12 All rights reserved.
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  • 1. Bridge the App Gap: Crossing the Chasm Between IT and Business Paul Nashawaty Product Marketing Strategist Pacific & Modulus Product and Solution Marketing Progress
  • 2. Business Changes for Application Development © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 2 All rights reserved. Enterprise IT Modernization • Middleware, Systems of Record/Systems of Engagement • Re-architecting, Technical Costs and Debt Application Modernization Delivery • Delivery & Competitive Cloud Technology & Deployment • IaaS, PaaS, SaaS • Private, Public, Hybrid Applying DevOps • Automation, Process, Skills, Technology Mobile • Vendor / Platform Fragmentation • Device Fragmentation, Development Approach
  • 3. Enabling Application Developers to Address Customer Pain Points Leveraged cloud development as the underlying platform for a state-of-the- art electronic health records SaaS application Good Done Great delivers powerful information technology tools to its clients, built to monitor and manage applications that help them achieve more. Rapidly create SaaS business applications using point & click, drag & drop tools in a standard Web browser with a minimal amount of code. © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 3 All rights reserved. Developed Sales Platform based hybrid cloud application development platform. Accelerate time-to-market with rapid application development platform that integrates out-of-the-box with leading CRM systems. Modernization of IT infrastructure to take advantage of cloud-based scalability and economics. Simple, high-function, low-cost IT system to support the delivery of healthcare services through CFW sites in developing regions.
  • 4. Customer Business Problems and the Solution Application Development Pain Points Platform as a Service advantages Overwhelmed by data - organizations struggle to leverage data effectively © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 4 All rights reserved.  Build and manage applications, or the need to integrate and leverage your data more effectively Overwhelmed by IT demand - users want more applications than they can deliver  Need for specific capabilities that you want to leverage within your existing technology infrastructure, or you may need a complete platform for data driven application development. Flexibility to easily deploy on any infrastructure, fully controlled, customized and branded  Publish applications and connect data from multiple sources
  • 5. © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 5 All rights reserved. CHALLENGE  Technology and social enterprise Good Done Great wanted to turn the philanthropic efforts of corporations and foundations into measureable and successful impacts. SOLUTION  Good Done Great delivers powerful information technology tools to its clients that help them achieve more. BENEFIT  Good Done Great leverages the technical strength to deliver a range of applications to its corporate and philanthropic clients.
  • 6. © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 6 All rights reserved. CHALLENGE  Carego International needed to bring health care to underserved global communities through innovative modular facilities and cloud-based IT solutions SOLUTION  Leveraged the cloud as the underlying platform for a state-of-the- art electronic health records SaaS application BENEFIT  A simple, full-function solution that allows organizations in low-income regions to cost-effectively serve their populations and work offline when necessary
  • 7. © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 7 All rights reserved. CHALLENGE  Inefficient internal processes impacted productivity and data accuracy; wanted to take advantage of market opportunity to support existing services with a software solution. SOLUTION  Developed Cloudselling Sales Platform based on a cloud application development platform. BENEFIT  Improved productivity & data quality; reduced time to generate reports from two days to zero; enhancement requests within one hour; real-time collaboration between Cloudselling and its customers.
  • 8. Solving the Customer Problems Application Development Issues Look for solutions that provide…. Achieving IT Success © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 8 All rights reserved.  CIO needs to support as many business-positive projects as possible Eliminating the Backlog  Address application backlog that is exacerbated by staffing or budget constraints Managing Shadow IT  Replace makeshift solutions such as spreadsheets, homegrown DBs or applications that don’t offer IT control or expertise Implementing a Trusted Platform  Need an application platform that can be centrally managed and optimized Expanding the Developer Pool  Decrease dependency on high-cost, highly technical app dev resources (simplify app dev for IT / enable citizen developers)
  • 9. A modern Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that makes it easy for application developers to rapidly build data-driven apps and deploy them on any cloud or device BUILD SHARE MOVE
  • 10. © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 10 All rights reserved. It’s a Wrap! Integrates solution existing on-premise or cloud-based business applications Deployment of web-base and mobile applications Data connectivity to on-premise, big data and other data sources Cloud services for architecture, governance and community
  • 11. PROGRESS DATADIRECT © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 11 All rights reserved. Progress Pacific Platform Rapid Development of Data-driven Apps, High Control and Business Rules Data Integration Application Development Business Rules PROGRESS OPENEDGE PROGRESS ROLLBASE & ROLLBASE MOBILE PROGRESS CORTICON MODULUS A PROGRESS COMPANY
  • 12. Thank you! Paul Nashawaty Product Marketing Strategist Paul.Nashawaty@progress.com © 2014 Progress Software Corporation. 12 All rights reserved.

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  1. That approach is Progress Pacific… Progress Pacific is a …
  2. Progress Rollbase is the rapid application development platform for Progress Pacific