Top 7 Technology Updates and Trends in IT Industry

In the ever-changing world of software development; it is important to keep updated with the current technology, methodologies, frameworks and upcoming trends.

 

Selective updates about new technology to learn causes us to miss important trends. We have created a comprehensive list of technologies and technological trends that signify potential and a major change in the future markets. Some of the points may be considered to be old, but they play a dominant role in defining future trends.

 

1. Rise of swift: 

 

Data from a recent survey shows Apple's Swift is now most-loved language among developers. Almost immediately following Swift’s release to the programming world, it enjoyed over 11 million downloads.

 

In less than a year, swift programming language has received huge acceptance and become one of software developers' favorite tools. Swift is featured in apps from numerous well-known brands including American Airlines and LinkedIn. Keeping this rising new technology in mind, we have already developed many projects based on new Swift and our developers are ready to strike the Swift market. 

 

2. Document-oriented database “NoSQL”:

 

The term “NoSQL database” has been gaining popularity in the IT industry recently. The world’s data is doubling every two years. This epic increase in Big Data has highlighted new methods for addressing the volume and variety of structured and unstructured data. In recent discussions based on database, one of the terms frequently heard about is “NoSQL.”  Today, non-relational, "cloud," or "NoSQL" databases are gaining mindshare as an alternative model for database management. Trending technologies following the concept of NoSQL are MongoDB, Hadoop, CouchDB. These are generally called ‘document-oriented database’

 

3. Going Responsive with Bootstrap:

 

Emerging trends have led websites to have responsive sites that are compatible with mobile and other screen size devices. When it comes to developing responsive websites, Bootstrap is the first choice. Recently Bootstrap has released its new version 3.3.5 with many bug fixes, accessibility improvements, and documentation updates. Mobile-first design strategy was the adopted by Bootstrap, which emphasizes on responsive web design by default. Bootstrap technology is here to stay long in responsive website development. 

 

4. Don’t you know Node JS and Angular JS?: 

 

Node.js is an open source, cross-platform runtime environment for server-side and networking applications. It is gaining adoption as a server-side platform and is used by  many big IT companies like: IBM, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Walmart, Groupon, SAP, LinkedIn, PayPal etc. Seeing this you can imagine how famous and emerging Node JS platform is. Recent Node JS releases is 0.12.7  

 

 

AngularJS- It is the most popular in software development, an open-source web application framework maintained by Google and by a community of individual developers and corporations to address many of the challenges encountered in developing single-page applications. According to JavaScript analytics service Libscore, AngularJS is used on the websites of NBC, Intel, Sprint, ABC News, and approximately 8,400 other sites out of 1 million tested in July 2015. New stable version release 1.4.3 (code name foam-acceleration).

 

5. Time of Open source cloud platforms:

 

Open source software has become a source of grief for tech majors like Cisco, IBM & Oracle. The advancements in cloud computing and the Internet of Things are the major drivers of open source. Companies are seeing larger benefits with adoption of open source software as a core strategic technology. According to a recent Gartner report, by 2017, about 90% of Indian IT organizations will have open source software (OSS) embedded in their mission critical platforms.

 

Financial sector majorly banks, retail and telecommunication sectors are looking at customized enterprise solutions based on open source platform for greater flexibility and cost reduction.

 

International Data Corporation IDC forecast indicates a rise in adoption of open source software especially among the small and mid size businesses.

 

 

6. MBaaS shoot-out:

 

The concept of Mobile Backend as Service is already well developed. Enterprise-oriented MBaaS systems provide integration with existing applications and databases. Nowadays, enterprises follow the concept of MaaS to develop enterprise mobile apps. The general idea of MBaaS is that mobile apps need common services that can be shared among apps instead of being custom developed for each. It typically provides push notifications, file storage and sharing, integration with social networks, location services, messaging and chat functions, user management, the ability to run business logic, and usage analysis tools.

 

7. eCommerce turning in to M-commerce:

 

Increasingly, eCommerce businesses are switching to M-Commerce with businesses developing a mobile site, according to new survey “M-commerce market in India to touch $19 billion by 2019”. With the rise and rise of mobile adoption, every one demands instant purchase. Users of m-commerce perform a wide variety of transactions via mobile from paying for utility bill and movie tickets to shopping and holiday planning. Enterprises are looking for on demand solutions to develop eCommerce apps for mobile. To fulfill this requirement our M-Commerce team continuously provides on demand eCommerce solutions and have developed multiple online store platforms that can be used for any of your eCommerce needs.

 

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Essentials Guide for Developing next generation Enterprise Applications

As the adoption of mobility usage is growing day by day, businesses have identified a huge scope in developing enterprise application, endowed with multiple functionality that enhance user experience, satisfy needs of customers, employees, other stakeholders, and generate maximum revenue. Enterprise Mobility Solutions are sought for streamlining operations and leveraging the potential of technology to deliver highest customer satisfaction.

In today’s dynamic business environment, enterprise applications are complex, scalable, distributed and cloud enabled. They may be implemented on a variety of platforms across networks. A robust  enterprise application must be:

1. User-friendly

2. Cloud-based

3. Cost effective

4. Secure

5. Modern

6. Administrable

7. Optimized

8. Maintenance free

In order to ensure success of an application with so many features and functionalities, quality testing is highly essential. The Enterprise Application Models mentioned below gives you a way to accomplish the above needs and deliver seamless user experience.

Let us understand the components under these development models:

1- Development model-  

• Development team
• Development process
• Project management
• Security
• Code Testing
• Delivery and maintenance

2- Business model-

• Business goals
• Development cost
• Return on investment
• Resources needed
• Time constraints
• Business rules and policies maintenance

3- User model-

• User interface
• Ease-of-use requirements
• Training and documentation
• Application support

4- Logical model –

• Logical structure of the application
• Object and data modeling
• Business objects and services
• Interface definitions

5- Technology model-

• Component development tools
• Deployment platforms System
• Database technologies

6- Physical model-

• Physical application architecture
• Distribution and interconnection of components
• End product of the iterative inputs of each of the other sub-models

To build an enterprise application you need to create a small set of modules varying from different categories, and map each requirement with the other module.  You can also use these models to break up the complex task of enterprise development into a small set of more manageable sub-tasks. When you understand the interactions between groups of requirements, you can tackle them in a systematic manner, balancing and adjusting each requirement as you go.

8 Industries benefiting by Enterprise Solutions:

The above development models can be implemented and used to provide enterprise solutions for below 8 industries. As so many industries and enterprise giants have already been benefited by applying these development models.

By following the models mentioned above, as well as staying in close contact with your business requirement, you can confidently move forward for perfect enterprise solution. To develop a perfect enterprise solution you should fulfill following points:

1. Choose and Execute the right development model
2. Gather the right information
3. Ensure security
4. Cross platform support
5. Alerts notification Updates
6. Device Management
7. Admin control
8. Monitor and Measure the usage

Solution Analysts provides Enterprise Applications that supports variety of business organizations and leveraging enterprise apps with advanced capabilities such as access control, social integrity, and excellent search. Our solutions help enterprises to quickly and efficiently adopt mobility solutions, thereby adding additional benefits to business.

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Recent Trends in Mobile App Development That You Need to Know

As the “Internet of Things” is emerging; the future of technology looks brighter for IT companies.  Mobile technology growing in such a high speed; and we cannot deny that it has become an integral part of the digital ecosystem. People increasingly expect that mobile apps will allow them to do virtually everything their laptops can do (if not more), in a smooth, integrated experience. Recent trends already proved that the future is mobile.

 

Thus, to ensure a sustainable success to your business, it has become more than necessary to stay updated with the latest mobile app development trends. We are already past halfway through 2015, and here are some of the recent trends that you can look up to.

 

1. Rise of Hybrid Apps:

 

If you haven’t considered hybrid app development then you should now. In the recent months, hybrid apps is on rise as it includes both native and web apps. The great advantage is; it can be developed with limited resource and can be launched on multiple platforms.

 

Notable Features: Best fit on multiple platform, classy features and robust performance.

 

Technology/Framework: PhoneGap, Mobile Angular UI, IONIC, HTML5, Intel XDK, Appcelerator Titanium

 

2. Enterprise apps:

 

Enterprises are having a tough time keeping up with the demand for mobile apps. So this has given an amazing opportunity for developers. Many big organizations and companies are using customer focused enterprise apps to add value in their businesses; this trend is all set to continue in for next couple of years. Moreover businesses are introducing enterprise mobile apps and bring your own devices (BYOD) concept for their employees to improve the work efficiency and productivity.

 

See Also: Essentials Guide for Developing next generation Enterprise Applications

 

3. Internet of Things:

 

Mobile devices will not be limited to being smart phones. This one of the biggest change and trend everyone is experiencing. IoT has changed the way we see our lives and interact with things around us. According to recent statics more than 4.9 billion mobile devices make up Internet of Things. Mobile apps are now acting as a bridge between smart phone and various electronic items allowing you to control them. Using existing mobile platforms—mainly iOS and Android— developers and enterprises finding lots of opportunities for building mobile applications based on proximity locations, home automation, computing, retail etc.

 

Technologies:  iBeacons, BLE, NFC, Wearable’s.

 

See Also: How Everyone Life is Influenced by IoT - 8 Real Life Examples

 

4. Don’t Stop; Go Cloud:

 

Cloud technology is playing a major role in mobile app development. Now every one need mobile applications that can be accessible from anywhere, on multiple mobile devices with same feature sets and functionality. This mean everything should be placed on cloud. This technology brings a positive change in every business.

 

5. Wearable Technology:

 

Mainstream technology for upcoming years. The wearable is going to move beyond Google Glass, Samsung Galaxy Gear, Apple Watch, Mi wrist bands or more; this technology will surely explode with a variety of wearable’s including those focusing on healthcare and fashion. Now, it will come to developers to build wearable apps functioned or synchronized your present mobile applications. It is expected that wearable industry will cross several billions within the next few years. Hence mobile developers need to keep a close eye on the latest wearable technology and its ecosystem, in order to walk together competitively in this fast-moving technology market.

 

See Also: 8 things to explore for awesome wearable app development

 

6. M-Commerce and Payments:

 

This is the most emerging trend we have ever seen recently. This is a term or can say technology almost every one of us is using for online payment and goods purchase. Now businesses are shifting towards world wide web and want their presence online so as to increase their business value. Hence it is obvious that they will be in need of having mobile app that can help users to explore their businesses, purchase goods and make payments accordingly. This has created an opportunity for developers to build mobile apps that can process transactions without the need of physical debit/credit cards or cash.

 

7. App Security is very essential:

 

Developing a mobile app is not enough, making it secure from vulnerabilities is more essential. Long back, Gartner predicted that 75% of mobile applications will fail in basic security tests. As the online transactions are keep on rising, so making enough efforts to secure data is necessary. If you are a developer then make sure to perform complete Static application security testing (SAST) before releasing your mobile app.

 

See Also: Six Principles of Mobile App Security Testing

 

8. Mobile Apps Acting local growing global:

 

This is new to know, but yes apps based on locations are growing fast. Years ago Foursquare, Yelp, Quicker and many more shared the space, and flourished the new way for real-time location apps. Identifying the potential in expanding the local business by developing mobile apps based on locations and proximity, now it has picked the full speed. Don’t miss it; keep an eye on this local trend. Some rising examples: Zomato, Ola Cabs, Foodpanda.

 

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8 Things to Explore for Awesome Wearable App Development

Enterprise mobility is a summation of wearable devices and related technology and mobile applications that are slowly transforming the equations and interactions of work in enterprises. The mobile applications for wearable applications is an extension of the mobile Android or iOS app. However, it is further condensed to integrate it with the wearable device ecosystem. Our app development team's  ideation and research has led us to identify these 8 factors which must be explored to develop a perfect wearable app.

1. Create a Use Case: Draft a set of questions identifying the relevance from the wearable context. From this you can identify the best available wearable hardware, API/SDK, development frameworks/ platform and other measures for app development.

2. Choose a Correct Platform and API: There are several tools and API available in the market like Android, Salesforce, Apple. It is essential to choose the correct platform  based on requirement. Instead of having multiple versions for different devices, end users like to have one single app that is compatible with every device and with quick response. The more cross-platform capability and compatibility a wearable app has; the better possibility of its success.

3. Design and User Interface: As the wearable device is small in size, it is challenging to implement several feature sets with limited physical space. Design and User interface of the app is also a big factor as the users interacts with wearable gadgets in different manner from smart phones, tablets and other devices. While developing the app, designers focus should be towards streamlined end user experience with limited physical visible space.

4. Data Security: Wearable technology is still on the upward swing of the growth phase and hence security risks are to be anticipated. Wearable tech devices cannot connect to the Internet on their own. They require multiple synchronization or third party functions in order to connect with apps installed on Internet-enabled devices. This is the major concern when end user purchases the wearable app. Developer should accomplish all the necessary security measures to protect sensitive information.

5. Functionality and Features: “Ease of use and its mobility” this is the ultimate goal of any wearable device app. Before developing, the first step is to add a rich features set and functionalities that add value to end users. Developers must understand user needs and make it real.

6. Keep Updating with Latest Technology: New wearables are arriving in the market so is the technology. To sustain in the market and for long term success; fulfilling end users need, updating the app for the latest technology is essential. While developing the wearable apps, developers should consider these future updates.

7. Battery Consumption and Memory Space: Battery consumption is a big factor in all smart devices. It is always desirable for applications that they should consume less power and memory. While developing the wearable app, developer should optimize the code in such a way it takes less memory and battery; appositely performs more effectively.

8. Testing: “Users want mobility and businesses need efficiency”. The only way to measure success of wearable app is its performance, which can only be achieved with robust testing. At present, wearable devices are primarily attached with other devices, small screens with limited functionality that rely on another device. What happens if the associated device with wearables stops working? This will surely create a lapse in efficiency. So, before releasing an app for wearable device it is must to undergo robust testing for all possible functionality and compatibility with other devices.

Wearable app development is very challenging. These are few measures that our experts identified during wearable app development. As devices and platforms change, developers need to be ready to meet the demands. Business success relies on keeping up with these latest trends and technology.

Give flight to your business with these current trends. If you have amazing Wearable App Idea don’t hesitate to share with us. We will surely transform your idea into reality.

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Top 6 eCommerce Platforms to Lighten Up Your Online Store

The major requirement in using an eCommerce framework is the flexibility to add functionalities according to business needs, strong content management system and security. Here, we have listed 6 eCommerce frameworks or platforms to enhance the development of your online store.

1. Hybris: The future of eCommerce, delight of your online business, Hybris is the simple solution for all your development needs. It is completely customizable, secure and Omni channel online store development platform. Hybris helps you target and engage your customers more effectively. Hybris eCommerce solution ranks among the top commerce software platforms worldwide. The main strengths of hybris are Omni-Channel offering, master data or product information management, order management, hybris marketing conversion tool, powerful search and merchandising. Know more:https://hybris.com/en/commerce

2. Magento: Magento has already benefitted many businesses and is often called as the king of open source framework for eCommerce website development. It is a very powerful eCommerce solution that includes almost all features set that can help you build the web store of your dreams. Magento has easy customizable feature set, secure tools, and offers flexiblity when it comes to integrating with third party tools.

3. BigCommerce: The ultimate framework for those who want to launch a web-store quickly and with little day to day maintenance for running the online business. BigCommerce is the best suited for small to mid size online business. The only difference between BigCommerce and above two eCommerce framework is that BigCommerce requires more time for configuration. The strength of this platform is its security, customer support, and beautiful free design templates that come inbuilt. These three features make BigComemrce a very good choice to setup shopping cart but with limited language support.

4. PrestaShop:  Another open source eCommerce platform, after Magento, it is the most adopted for online store development. PrestaShop comes with multiple integrated features, modules and templates that allow you to manage your online business in real-time. PrestaShop is mainly used for big size businesses and is the best program when looking for a one-stop shop. The way PrestaShop markets and supports their product is really impressive. Know more at prestashop.com.

5. Drupal Commerce: Drupal Commerce is an open source framework, built and integrated with Drupal, which makes it hard to beat when comparing it with dedicated eCommerce platforms such as Magento or Prestashop. It has awesome content management system, development time is less as compared to a two-platform system. Drupal Commerce gives a complete product administration system and ongoingmanagement and maintenance is much easier. Drupal commerce provides great customer and community support.

6. WooCommerce: An open source and very popular eCommerce framework that lets WordPress sites turn into online stores. This is used mainly for small businesses. Like WordPress, WooCommerce can be customized with different themes, extensions and plugins, giving you limitless options for your online store. Read more woothemes.com/woocommerce.

Conclusion: Each platform has its own strengths and which one you choose depends on your business requirements. If you are confused about which platform to opt for to expand your online business, just drop a message and our eCommerce consultant will resolve all your eCommerce store needs.

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6 Reasons to Choose Laravel PHP Framework for Web Development

Are you planning to start a new web development project on the PHP platform? Within the framework there are many platforms to chose from that have different features and functionalities. If you are a developer then you must have heard about Laravel, if not, this blog will give you useful insights and six strong reasons to adopt it for your development project.

What is Laravel?

As a PHP framework, Laravel is an open source web development platform. What sets it apart is the expressive and elegant syntax that has been designed to ease and speed up the web development process. The platform has a vibrant developers' community support and powerful features too. Described below are 6 Reasons to Choose Laravel PHP Framework for Web Development

1. Emerging Quickly: Many PHP development companies have adopted Laravel due to its dynamic capabilities to handle big web development projects. According to Google trends, Laravel is the most popular PHP framework among the developers. Check out these trends comparison among latest web development PHP frameworks.

2. Open Source: It is an open-source PHP web application framework, that makes it free and has easy process for building complex and large web applications with code maintainability.

3. Template engine: Laravel has lightweight templates with which you can create amazing layouts with dynamic content seeding. It has many widgets having JS and CSS code with solid structures. The templates of these frameworks are designed for simple webpage layout with different sections.

4. Modular: Laravel is built on more than 20 different libraries and is itself split up into individual modules. It has adopted modern PHP principles, which allows developers to build modular, responsive and user-friendly web apps.

5. MVC Architecture Support: It follows the MVC pattern, ensuring transparency between logic and presentation. This architecture improves performance, allows better documentation, and has multiple built-in functions.

6. Libraries and configuration: It supports many development environments and adjusts itself based on the appropriate platform where app is running. All this is possible because of the authorization libraries integrated inside. Laravel libraries are supported by auto complete features which are not found in other popular PHP frameworks.

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Silent but Exciting Features in new iOS Swift 2 language by Apple

A few weeks back, Apple announced Swift 2 at WWDC 2015. This is the latest version of its programming language for iOS. Apple designed Swift 2 to get the fastest and the most efficient performance from its devices. It consists the all-new Whole Module Optimization technology. “Swift brings back the excitement of something new to take technology industry ahead”.

 

Take a look at some of the silent but exciting features and improvements in new Swift 2 announced by Apple:

 

. Open Source: The biggest news from Apple is that Swift 2 is going to be open-source. Yes, developers will be able to look into the program, code and, potentially can extend it. Getting open source doesn’t mean you can run your iOS app on Windows Phone or Android.

. Tools for Linux: Apple is going to release developer tools for Linux, which indicates, writing apps for Apple platform will no longer require owning an Apple device.

. Error Handling Model: There are new routines to throw, catch and manage errors in Swift. These enable your code to deal with recoverable errors like "file-not-found" or network timeouts.

. Syntax improvements and Language: Swift has syntax features that let you write more expressive code. Apple claims this will improve consistency across the language.

. Availability: Using the latest SDKs ensures you get access to new features and information about platform changes. Swift 2 will be used to write or create apps for Mac OS X and iOS devices. Swift source code will be released under an OSI-approved permissive license.

. Protocol Extensions: Swift is very focused on protocol. You can now add methods and properties to any class that conforms to a particular protocol. This will enable developers to reuse more code.

. SDK and Integration: Integrated development environment that contains a suite of software development tools for OS X and iOS. Swift 2 has new features that will enable developers to write even better code. It works even better with the Apple SDKs. 

 

Swift 2 will be released before the end of the year, while iOS 9 will be a public beta starting in July. This is just an overview of what’s new in Swift 2. Learn more about the new Swift Programming”https://developer.apple.com/swift/

 

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