PAUG: MBAAS Overview

MBAAS market overview

Table of contents

Introduction1MBAAS2

Specific features/MBAAS4Features3

Demo/Code5Pricing models and cons6Conclusion7

Introduction1

Mobile app global architecture1.a

HTTP, Websocket, REST, JSON, XML

Server

Server 1

Mobile app global architecture1.a

Server 2

Detailed architecture1.b

Physical infrastructure

Machine and OS

Soft server

Apache,Nginx,Websphere,…

Middlewares

J2ee, php, python, Mariadb, Mongo db, redis, spring, symfony,...

Mobile App

GUI

Business logic

CommunicationLayer

Libs, libs, libs, libs, libs, libs,…

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Detailed architecture1.b

ServerServerServerServerServer

Needs1.c

Reduce development cost

Reduce development time

Improve quality

Reduce maintenance cost

Reduce TTM

Handle Security

Handle app growth

One solution => Mobile Backend As A Service

Mobile Backend As A Service

2

Before MBAAS2.a

IAAS => PAAS => SAAS

Home made OVH App EngineHeroku

Gmail

BAAS

From PAAS to MBAAS2.b

Major cloud actors: • Amazon: EC2…• Google: App Engine

BAAS => no backend programming

MBAAS => specialization for mobile:• Mobile specific features• Mobile SDKs

MBAAS actors2.c

Google: mobile backend starter

Amazon: some AWS products (S3, simpleDB, DynamoDb)

Microsoft azure

Apple: Cloudkit

MBAAS actors2.c

MBAAS market2.d

Growth linked to global mobile market growth

$216.5 million revenues in 2012

$7.7 billion by 2017 (Markets and markets)

Features3

User management3.a

Register

Login

Update/delete

E-mail validation

Password reset

User meta data

Data management3.b

NoSQL databasesREST for all objectsSQL like queriesHandle relationshipsFile upload

Push/analytics3.c Integrated push

Integrated analytics

Social networks3.d Simplified social networks login

Retrieve contacts from social networksQuery social networks graphs

Mobile SDK & Backoffice3.e

App administration

Analytics

User management

Data browser

Push service

Platform support

Specific features/MBAAS

4

Specific features4.a

Custom server side code

Offline caching

In-app payment

User segmentation, Ads

Geo point support

Third party products integration

Games, Visual designer,…

Specific BAAS/MBAAS4.b

Realtime: FireBase, pusher

MMO • AppWarp • Google Play Games Services• Kii

Geolocalization services: Geoloqi

Marketing: Flurry, Urban airship, Capptain,…

VisioConf: QuickBlox

Demo/Code5

Demo5.a

Mix two MBAAS => Kinvey and Firebase

Live Quizz Demo

Use case:

• Build a quizz in your mobile app

• Activate it

• People connect and answer

• Get results in realtime

Demo5.a

Download App

Register

Refresh

Select quizz

Answer

http://goo.gl/ni50p2

Quick look on the backend side5.b

http://www.kinvey.com/

https://www.firebase.com/

http://www.kinvey.com/

https://www.firebase.com/

Dive into the code5.c


Login

Dive into the code5.c List my quizzes and active quizzes


Publish quizz on firebase for live updates

Start a question

Dive into the code5.c Listen to question changes

Pricing models and cons

6

MBAAS pricing models6.a

Free for small appsPay as you growEnterprise plansThe more technical the more expensive

MBAAS pricing models6.b

Price may depend on:

• Data storage used

• DAU: daily active users

• API calls

• Number of push performed

• Mails sent

• Bandwidth, requests/sec

Cons6.c

Platform dependency• Platform life expectancy• Platform limitations (OS support, features)• Migration cost

My data is in the cloud !!!

Community size and support quality

Price:• Price not fixed• Hard to evaluate

Conclusion7

MBAAS7.a

Backoffice that cover most needs

Ease of use

Scalability

Pricing models

Highly technical features INNOVATION

Advices7.b

Identify clearly your needs

Take time to choose the right MBAAS

Great platforms

• Kinvey

• Parse

• Firebase

• BaasBox

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