Talis aspire product update TAUG 2013 slides

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Tuesday, 5 February 13

Talis Aspire User GroupProduct Update 2013

Date: 08/02/2013

Place: University of Kent

Presenter: Keji Adedeji, Product Manager

#talisaspire


2012 Review


Talis Aspire Product Update

2012 Review


Performance Theme• Major project to port Aspire to a new next generation database

architecture• Objectives

–Deliver significant and noticeable performance improvements–Allow us to develop the product better and easier. –Ensure that the product stays technically competitive and cutting edge,

and is capable of growing and delivering the features our customers need and want.


Performance - Objectives• 5 Distinct Phases of Migration

– Phase 1: Reviews and Jobs– Phase 2: Draft Lists Stores - My Lists & List Editing– Phase 3: Bibliographic Resources - My Bookmarks

• Code and functionality re-architecture– My Lists– My Bookmarks


Performance - Objectives• 5 Distinct Phases of Migration

– Phase 1: Reviews and Jobs– Phase 2: Draft Lists Stores - My Lists & List Editing– Phase 3: Bibliographic Resources - My Bookmarks

• Code and functionality re-architecture– My Lists– My Bookmarks

✓✓✓

✓✓


Performance - ProgressFaster Code average decrease in around 400ms per request across

all traffic


Performance - ProgressOverall browser page speed (CODE + NETWORK)

Infrastructure investment in ADN & network acceleration


Performance - Progress



• Summary



• Summary– approximately 30% reduction in page load times, on average around 1

second per page.




second per page.– 40% of this has come from code improvement, 60% from network speed




second per page.– 40% of this has come from code improvement, 60% from network speed– Some transactions much more improved than others (e.g. bookmarking

& page edit before xmas)





& page edit before xmas)• Q1 should show further improvements (Phase 4 & 5)






–We have some more code improvements - publish workflow, speed of rollover, speed of hierarchy, improved searching, user management






–We have some more code improvements - publish workflow, speed of rollover, speed of hierarchy, improved searching, user management

–More network related improvements



• Q1 should show further improvements • Phase 4: List Viewing & Publishing, Hierarchy (In Progress)• Phase 5: User Profiles, Bookmarklet rules, Setup &

configuration elements...everything else.• Additional code improvements - publish workflow, speed of

rollover, speed of hierarchy, improved searching, user management

• Additional network related improvements


Hierarchy Upload


Hierarchy Upload• Deliver improvements to how the hierarchy is manually

updated.



updated.• Deliver the ability to perform bulk updates to the hierarchy by

uploading a file.



updated.• Deliver the ability to perform bulk updates to the hierarchy by

uploading a file.

✓

✓


Reporting Theme


Reporting Theme• Objective



–Make reporting faster



–Make reporting faster–Enable more complex reports & reporting tools




• Additional Columns




• Additional Columns• Filtering




• Additional Columns• Filtering• Improved export





• Phases





• Phases–Dedicated report server





• Phases–Dedicated report server–New report engine/runner





• Phases–Dedicated report server–New report engine/runner–Convert existing report


Reporting Theme - Progress

ASPIRE



ASPIRE

Old dB



ASPIRE

Old dB

UNIVERSE



ASPIRE

Old dB

UNIVERSE

Report Runner



ASPIRE

Old dB

UNIVERSE

New dB

Report Runner


Reporting Theme


Reporting Theme• Reporting directly from the new database

– On selected reports– Additional improvements to filters & enhanced reporting capability


Reporting Theme• Reporting directly from the new database

– On selected reports– Additional improvements to filters & enhanced reporting capability

• New Reports– Resource demand– Library review performance


Digitised Content• Next major feature set of Aspire

– developed and piloted with existing customers– in collaboration with the CLA

• Now released


2013: Ideas Forum


Ideas Refresh


Ideas Refresh• Objective



– Keep the forum maintainable & effective as a means to get and implement product ideas




– Ensure we are focusing our efforts in the right areas




– Ensure we are focusing our efforts in the right areas• Move to annual format: Talis Aspire Ideas 2013




– Ensure we are focusing our efforts in the right areas• Move to annual format: Talis Aspire Ideas 2013• Ideas Survey


Ideas Survey - Quick Summary


Ideas Forum - Status


Ideas Forum - Status• Ideas Archive

– 2 Started– 2 Scheduled– 28 Planned– 41 Under Review


Ideas Forum - Status• Ideas Archive

– 2 Started– 2 Scheduled– 28 Planned– 41 Under Review

• Ideas Forum 2013– 1 Scheduled– 1 Planned– 10 Under Review


Polish Weeks


Polish Weeks

•Polishing the product


Polish Weeks

•Polishing the product•A week of focus


Polish Weeks

•Polishing the product•A week of focus•Stories that can be addressed in time frame


Polish Weeks

•Polishing the product•A week of focus•Stories that can be addressed in time frame •May focus on specific areas e.g. Bookmarklet blitz


Polish Weeks


2013: Next 6 months


PERFORMANCE ACADEMIC DELIGHTS

UI REFRESH INTEGRATION

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

LOOKING AHEAD: READING LISTS


Talis Aspire Reading Lists - Roadmap


Coming Soon - Preview• List Edit• List View UI Improvements• Bookmarking Improvements


IMPORT ROLLOVER

RL INTEGRATION

DIRECT DOCUMENT

SUPPLY & BILLING

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

LOOKING AHEAD: DIGITISED CONTENT


Talis Aspire Digitised Content - Roadmap


Product Takeaways• More new features this year• Get involved - requirements & scoping exercises, product

surveys, BETA programs• Stay up to date: Watch the “In-Progress” board, subscribe to

the Aspire News & Updates forum• More Ideas please.


Questions?


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