{"id":1915,"date":"2010-09-23T15:12:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/analystik.ca\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2017-02-08T14:06:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T19:06:46","slug":"web-applications-and-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystik.ca\/blogue\/language\/en\/web-applications-and-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Web applications or Windows ? No, Web applications & Windows!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The debate has been raging for over a decade and the heights the confrontation and rivalries. So, what is it, Web applications<\/strong> or Windows<\/strong>? At the time, these two diametrically opposed visions each had hard core advocates who had sworn allegiance to the death. Much water has passed under the bridge since then and today we understand that reality is not quite so simple; not everything is black or white.<\/p>\n

The vast majority of businesses \u2013 be they big, medium or even small \u2013 have purchased numerous office software programme licenses from Microsoft<\/strong> (Windows, Office, SharePoint<\/strong>, etc.) since the arrival of Windows and a great many of these have invested in the development of applications custom built in Microsoft\u2019s<\/strong> .Net framework<\/strong> or other platforms. And today, almost all IT<\/strong> managers are turning to the Web<\/strong>\u00a0applications where they are seriously considering or at the very least evaluating their options there.<\/p>\n

Walking the Web applications \/ Windows high wire with my business<\/h3>\n

We now know the many Windows software applications successfully migrate to the Web (Silverlight, SharePoint<\/strong>, etc.) and that many open source software solutions haven\u2019t been as effective as they were initially deemed to be.<\/p>\n

Although we\u2019re not interested in a simplistic analysis of these two approaches, it should be noted that we now know all too well, the costs of deploying an open source application are more often than not, less than or equivalent to the cost of a Windows<\/strong>-based solution. Moreover, the personalisation costs of either Windows<\/strong>– or Web<\/strong>-based solutions are for the most part the same. Finally, remember as we mentioned in our preceding post, that<\/p>\n

\u201cSo why should I pick one side over the other?\u201d<\/p>\n

5 factors conducive to the development of a Windows application<\/h3>\n

Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no doubt that running behind your company\u2019s firewall, reduces exponentially security risks to your data. It\u2019s a no-brainer. Still need convincing? Answer this question: are you ready to use software that is compatible with the Web, for example?<\/p>\n

Size<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your company\u2019s size or your applications are such that a development environment using a database such as VisualFox<\/strong> Pro or Access<\/strong> responds adequately to your needs; well then forget the Web!<\/p>\n

Interface<\/strong><\/p>\n

The complexity for your interfaces is high.<\/p>\n

Business rules or business intelligence contained within your application require frequent and complex validation.<\/p>\n

Notoriety<\/strong><\/p>\n

The type of applications that you need is widely covered by, tried \u2018n tested, driven, fed and supported by a Windows community.<\/strong> For example, you need an ERP<\/strong> or accounting software.<\/p>\n

Expertise\/ experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have on-hand a firm or a group of Windows-based developers who have previously developed Windows applications that corresponded perfectly to your business reality and your business processes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

In this post we\u2019ve looked at the Windows \/ Web applications<\/strong> rivalry in terms of the end result: the end-user of \u00a0Web<\/strong>\u00a0applications or Windows<\/strong> software. We excluded the case where a developer uses a Web<\/strong> environment for development via which the user stores data on the Web, as is the case with Forces.com<\/strong> for example. That\u2019s another story that we can debate another day.<\/p>\n

So for you\u2026, which factors tilt the balance to Web applications or Windows<\/strong> for your business!<\/p>\n

Of course, you can always chose to mix it up, deciding for each application based on the required level of development in Windows<\/strong> mode (client<\/em><\/strong>) and Web<\/strong> mode (browser<\/em><\/strong>) by levels of usability, compatibility, performance and autonomy desired. Is this one of the revealing characteristics of an Enterprise \u2026 2.0<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

The majority of today\u2019s IT<\/strong> directors would like to migrate all of their applications to the Web;<\/strong>\u00a0you can probably guess why, right?<\/p>\n

Have a great week,<\/p>\n

Michel<\/em><\/a> & <\/em>Denis<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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