Business mashups

What is it?

Instead of creating a new application from code, these are low complexity—often modular—process-based solutions[1].

Consists of visual process designer, and execution on your own systems, or in the ‘Cloud’

Often integrates two or more data sources and allows you to create and maintain simple apps through a non-technical interface.

Why do it?

To simplify and speed up delivery of the ‘lightweight’ software applications.

Bespoke software and / or database applications can be complicated and time consuming to create. They can also be costly to maintain and update them.

Increasingly, technology is designed to be modular and easy to integrate. Simple applications can reap efficiency gains and save your business money, by replacing manual tasks, e.g.:

• Travel request
• Employee time off
• SharePoint document approval
• Hardware & software management

What are the benefits?

Solutions should be quicker to create, and easier to look after and change

Business users can maintain solution, with appropriate training and ‘light-touch’ assistance from the IT Dept.

Solutions can be based on existing workflows, helping re-use and speeding up delivery

Track record

Souter Consulting will conduct the business analysis and any straightforward design work. Technical infrastructure roll-out will depend on existing infrastructure, and may require delivery through partners (e.g. if the mashup is executed in the Cloud).

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)