Evolving Application Architectures

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Evolving Application Architectures

• Careers in Software Services

April 22, 2006
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Software Services In India

• Started as Staff-Augmentation
• The much maligned Body Shoppers
• Mid 90s - Mainframe and Client Server
  Technologies
• Mostly maintenance
• Programming and Project Management Roles
• Late 90s Web Development,Y2K, Mainframes
• Software Delivery Models Origination
• Delivery, Process, Account Management Career
  Paths
• 2000-2004 Application Design, IT Outsourcing
• Software Delivery Models Maturity
• Offshore Application Design and at times
  Architecture
• Process Consulting
• Technology based growth Paths Emergence
• Domain based Verticals
• 2005 onwards Software Services Focusing on
  Solutions, SOA
• Best of the Breed Solution Architects

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Architecture Complexity Growth
Web Front End
Web Server
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Architecture Complexity Growth
Web Front End
Web Server
Data Services
Infrastructure Management
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Architecture Complexity Growth
Human and Automated Workflow
Web Front End
Rules Engine
Web Server
Messaging System
LegacySystems
Content / KM Systems
Data Services
Infrastructure Management
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Architecture Complexity Growth
SOA - Services
Human and Automated Workflow
Enterprise Service Bus
Web Front End
Rules Engine
Web Server
Messaging System
LegacySystems
Content / KM Systems
Data Services
Infrastructure Management
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New Challenges, New Opportunities

• Web Design Outsourcing, Focus On Usability
• Need for Creative Visual Professionals
• IT Outsourcing
• Domain Specialists, Process Specialists, Network
  and Infrastructure Processionals
• Application Architecture and Development
• Core Technical Professionals
• Service Oriented Architecture
• All of the above and newer career prospects
  emerging
• Several Basic Architectural blocks in place
• Plug and Play like development Environments
• Ergo, Curiosity and Passion Quotients become more
  important than possessing Technical Quotient alone

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Typical Career Growth Paths
VP beyond
CoE Practice Head, Delivery Head
10 years
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Architects, Delivery Managers etc
8 years
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5 years
Senior Tech Leads, Project Managers, Process
Managers
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3 years
Technical Leads, Project Leads, Testing Leads
etc
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Programmers, Testers, Graphics Specialists etc
Entry Level
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FCG INDIA - Overview

• Stability
• Wholly owned by First Consulting Group (NASDAQ
  FCGI)
• Over 25 years successful history
• Over 2,700 associates in Asia, Europe and North
  America
• 475 associates in India
• Affiliations and Programs
• Professional affiliations STPI, NASSCOM,
  AMCHAM, IACC
• Business Express Program with the U.S. Consulate
• Indian Organization STeP-IN
• Partnerships IBM, SUN, Microsoft, Oracle, BEA

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Competency Overview

• Verticals
• Healthcare
• Telecom
• ISV Product Development
• Life Sciences
• Banking Financial Services

• Horizontals
• J2EE
• .NET
• C/C
• EAS and EAI

• Functional
• Application Development
• Application Re-engineering
• Application Maintenance
• Testing
• Data Migration
• Data Warehousing
• BPO

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