The Real Challenge of Mobile Apps is Real-Time
Can you imagine a scenario where you ask Apple’s Siri a question, and she says, “Can I get back to you in 5 minutes?” Wouldn't that be irritating? Information and requests for information have a shelf life. The information is requested at a specific time for a reason. If you send me the information in 5 minutes I have probably moved on to something else. In a recent survey I conducted with 79 participants involved in mobile technologies and projects, 83.7% said they or their clients' have IT systems that are too slow or incapable of supporting real-time mobile application requirements. That is a problem. Many organizations are facing a challenging time supporting the real-time data requirements of mobile applications. They are recognizing that significant work needs to be done inside their complex IT environment to ensure that data queries and reports can be produced instantly for use on mobile applications. In many organizations upgrading and enhancing their IT ecos