Roy Singham

Software is just pure bit/byte, zeros and ones. By definition, software has no physical boundaries; it forces us to think about the pure form of human organization. We have such an unlimited, unrestricted realm, the true objective must be intellect and communications of humans. We get to play at the coolest edge of this revolution.

The challenge for IT leaders is to offer their businesses options for cost-cutting, accelerated time-to-value from ongoing projects, and new projects to support revenue growth while steering justifiable "future foundation" investments initiatives safely across the shoals of budget reductions. Agile project management and development methods can help across the board. IT leaders can also leverage the lessons from 25+ years of global experience with Lean manufacturing techniques - adapting the key lessons to IT.

We’ll explore two exciting topics in our industry with the potential to change the way we structure and deploy software: DSLs and cloud computing. The emergence of “cloud” computing offers a potential game-changing opportunity for many businesses and allows scaling of infrastructure as demand dictates instead of requiring large up-front hardware investments in anticipation of future growth. How do we continue to meet the increasing demand for software development? The productivity comes from working close to the problem domain in the DSL; the power comes from the abstraction layer simmering just below the surface. Expressive DSLs on top of powerful languages will become the new standard.