Predictions Report

Predictions 2016: Modern Development Goes Mainstream

Leading-Edge Practices Spread From The Best To The Rest Of Application Development And Delivery Shops

November 19th, 2015
Diego Lo Giudice, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Diego Lo Giudice Vice President, Principal Analyst
Jeffrey Hammond, null
Jeffrey Hammond
Kurt Bittner, null
Kurt Bittner
John Rymer, null
John Rymer
Jost Hoppermann, null
Jost Hoppermann
John M. Wargo, null
John M. Wargo
Randy Heffner, null
Randy Heffner
Michael Facemire, null
Michael Facemire
With contributors:
Sharyn Leaver , Christopher Mines , Dominique Whittaker , Claudia Tajima , Rachel Birrell

Summary

The world of software development and delivery is changing fast, but the most significant changes — like continuous delivery, DevOps, composable apps, microservices, and API management — have remained the province of the most advanced application development and delivery (AD&D) teams so far. That will change in 2016. This brief highlights the 12 shifts that AD&D professionals should expect in the coming year and what each one means.

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