DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c2dfa0/custom_application) has announced the addition of the "Custom Applications: A Horse of a Different Color" report to their offering.

Custom Applications: Use of Custom Applications Exceeds Use of Packaged Applications in Today's Companies

The latest research found that use of custom applications exceeds use of packaged applications in today's companies. Clearly, these applications are essential to today's businesses. However, they also drive unique costs and risks.

EMA research has uncovered key differences between the way custom and packaged applications are managed and should be managed. This paper draws on EMA survey data to identify the challenges these often complex applications bring to the table, and outlines ways the challenges can be mitigated.

It explores the following questions:

• What kinds of applications are most common and why?
• How do support practices differ between custom and packaged applications?
• What kinds of tools can help reduce the costs and risks associated with developing and supporting custom applications?
• What are some specific examples of such toolsets, and how can they help?

The paper also includes extensive product profiles from 15 leading vendors in the application management space. These profiles illustrate the capabilities each vendor and product brings to the application management marketplace, and how these capabilities can make IT organizations more efficient in developing, maintaining, and managing custom applications. The profiles are also posted in EMA's online "End-to-End Application Management Solution Guide.

Key Topics Covered:

Overview

Custom Applications as Organizational Assets

Custom versus Packaged Applications: Different Animals, Different Care and Feeding

Differing Requirements for Managing Custom and Packaged Applications Uncovered by EMA Research

• Custom and Packaged Application Problems: Different Escalation Processes
• Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis Takes Longer for Custom than Packaged Applications
• Analysis
• More People Involved in Root Cause Analysis for Custom Applications
• Analysis
• Total People Hours: Significantly Higher for Custom than Packaged Applications

Summary

Appendix A: Vendor Products that Can Ease the Burden of Custom Application Support

Vendor Profiles

• AppDynamics
• ASG
• Black Duck Software
• BMC
• CA
• Compuware Corporation
• IBM
• INETCO
• iRise
• Nastel
• Nolio
• OpTier
• Original Software
• OutSystems
• Protecode
• Rally Software

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