Cloud Computing Application Development

As Cloud Computing changes the way businesses develop and deliver software, GlobalLogic is helping clients utilize more dynamic and adaptable products and environments that accommodate shorter project sprints, on-the-fly configurability and greater collaboration. GlobalLogic has consulted and worked with over 100 clients to build Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications based on best-in-class Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) platforms and utilizing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environments for scalability and flexibility.

Software-as-a-Service Application Development

At the core of GlobalLogic’s Cloud Computing expertise is our ability to help clients develop SaaS products or evolve their existing products to a SaaS/on-demand model. Our capabilities include:

• Assessment, Product Management, Architecture and Technology Advisory
• Engineering and Development
  
  • New products that are enabled using an on-demand business model
  • Existing products that are re-architected and re-launched to a different customer segment with different levels of functionality
• Testing, Performance Engineering and Scalability
• Deployment
• Monitoring and Operations
• Customization

Platform-as-a-Service Development & Deployment Platforms

Utilizing a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution is key to adapting a software product to a Cloud environment. As compared to the traditional means of building a SaaS application, PaaS enables developers to create products in less time and with increased quality. GlobalLogic provides product development expertise for the three classes of PaaS platforms:

• Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Platform Solutions: Salesforce.com, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, Apprenda SaaSGrid, Aptana Cloud Studio
• Enterprise & Commercial Platforms: IBM, Aptana Cloud Connect
• GlobalLogic Homegrown Environments: GlobalLogic Chrysalis

Clients can also choose to use our Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for SaaS product development. GlobalLogic’s SDP provides a tested, reusable, extensible framework for launching new SaaS products or migrating legacy products to a SaaS model.

Infrastructure-as-a-Service Strategies

Although IaaS provides elastic models for Cloud application deployment, GlobalLogic realizes that it must extend beyond just providing a dynamic infrastructure. We are able to leverage IaaS as a deployment mechanism for an application’s infrastructure so that it reduces operating and capital expenses by sharing computing resources. Our engineers have strong, hands-on working experience with IaaS enablers in both private and public environments (e.g., Amazon EC2, Joyent Accelerators, Microsoft Azure, Nimbus, Eucalyptus, etc.).