APPLICATIONS UNLEASHED 2021

In order to keep up with evolving market demands and retain a competitive edge your organization needs to move away from legacy architecture and adopt new technologies and techniques. The application portfolio of a thriving business must be lightweight, easy to connect to, and built on the shoulders of cloud-native capabilities, predicting and adapting to ever-changing demands and requirements.

Applications Unleashed brings you thought leadership from Capgemini experts, with a focus on innovations in Application Development. Split into multiple chapters, Applications Unleashed provides actionable advice on the trends we’re observing in this space, with expert insight into cloud native, Agile, DevOps, MACH architecture, SAP, AI and much more.

Break Away from Monoliths

The future of application development needs to be modular and light on its feet. Our chapter on monoliths focuses on accelerating transformation through the adoption of a cloud native approach and Domain Driven Design as a crucial first step. Featuring articles by Capgemini digital transformation and innovation experts Marien Krouwel, Robert Kooloos, Sjoukje Zaal, Jade Eloff, René van Leusen, Anand Gupta, Rahul Khandelwal and Rich Minns , we discuss the need to dismantle monolithic architecture in favour of microservices, API, cloud native and Headless (MACH), the growing demand for high-performing Progressive Web Applications, and how the shortage of coding experts can be remedied with low code/no code platforms.

Marien Krouwel	Robert kooloos	Sjoukje Zaal	Jade Eloff
René van Leusen	Anand Gupta	Rahul Khandelwal	Rich Minns

The Promise of SAP Renewable Enterprise

A business’s digital core is what drives its ability grow and adapt at speed. Those that succeed in outpacing their competitors are what we refer to as ‘Renewable Enterprises’ – and SAP plays a crucial role in achieving that competitive lead. This chapter features articles from Capgemini SAP experts, Maarten Stam, Fina Piazza, Marien Krouwel, Ruud de Wit, Alex Bulat and Claire Knoester, and explores how to unlock the true value of your SAP software by combining it with DevOps best practice, low code platforms and even sustainability initiatives to speed up product lifecycle and drive innovation in application development.

Maarten Stam	Fina Piazza	Marien Krouwel	Ruud de Wit
	Alex Bulat	Claire Knoester

The Agile and DevOps way of Working!

Agile and DevOps have earned reputations for defining the way we approach software development today. And yet, despite being widely revered, there are those that question whether Agile has become obsolete, with some leaders struggling to achieve the desired level of performance from their Agile teams. Our Capgemini Agile and DevOps experts, Rik Pennartz, Stijn Follet, Saket Kulkarni, Matthijs Greep and Sanne Kuijpers, argue that it’s not the framework that’s the issue – but rather the way in which it’s applied. What many businesses forget is that it’s people, not tools, that drive a successful Agile/DevOps transformation. It’s all about finding the right team and making Agile and DevOps frameworks fit your individual needs.

Rik Pennartz	Stijn Follet	Saket Kulkarni
Matthijs Greep	Sanne Kuijpers

The Convergence of Applications with the Physical World

In order to fully utilize the innovation happening in application development, organizations and their software need to adapt to a culture of continuous integration and continuous deployment. But do so moderately. True Agile leaders understand when to move quickly, and when to make time for reflection. Hear from Capgemini software and IoT experts, Milé Buurmeijer, Arjan de Bruijn, & Wybe Horsman on how to use your existing data to drive your transformation.

Milé Buurmeijer

Arjan de Bruijn

Wybe Horsman

Bonus articles

Additional articles from our experts, Sanne Visser, Mark Oost & Reinoud Kaasschieter on how to infuse software applications with ethics, privacy and security.

Sanne Visser

Mark Oost

Reinoud Kaasschieter

Accelerated by external factors in society and technological innovation, trends like microservices, AI, machine learning, API and cloud native will become the new normal in application development. The task for businesses across all sectors, is to understand how to effectively incorporate these evolving technologies within your own organization. Applications Unleashed is a great place to start.