API Trends
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This document provides a summary of an API trends and case studies presentation with the following key points: 1) It introduces API concepts and trends such as API economy, digital transformation drivers, and the role of APIs in integrating systems of record and engagement. 2) It presents four case studies on how different organizations used API management strategies to address challenges like partner integration, legacy system modernization, secure access to sensitive data, and subsidiaries integration. 3) The case studies demonstrate how API management provided benefits like simplified integration, improved security, reduced development costs, and better control over information systems.
API Trends
- 1. API Trends & Cases Studies Know-how Sharing Session #ESSR Salons eCom | Swiss IT Business | SMARC | Retail-Expo 24 & 25 Avril 2018 - Palexpo Genève
- 2. | Your speakers Wout Geldhof Digital Account Executive wgeldhof@axway.com Emmanuel Dupouy Sales Director edupouy@smartwavesa.com April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 2
- 3. | API April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 3
- 4. | Application Program Interface April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 4
- 5. | Accelerated Product Innovation April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 5
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- 8. | 8 API Economy – API-Consumer view Composition for a single Service / Experience CRM M2M Backend Internal Location Customers Opportunities Contracts StatusMaintenance Partner Google Maps Twillo POI … Call …
- 9. | The digital challenge API Trends & Cases Studies To be innovative here Innovate here!! April 2018 9
- 10. | From browser to ubiquity April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 10 Smartphone Tablet Web Application Internet TV Social Media Strategic Partner Integration Connected car Innovation Connected house API API API API
- 11. | Main project drivers April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies Cloud Integration B2B Integration Modernization internal services Omni channel Integration 11
- 12. | • A software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other • Treated more like products than code: designed for consumption for specific audiences, documented, versioned • Adhere to standards (typically HTTP and REST), that are developer-friendly, easily accessible and understood broadly • Stronger discipline for security and governance, as well as monitored and managed for performance and scale What is an API / waiter? April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 12
- 13. | Systems of Record Systems of Engagement CRM ERP Data Warehouse Channels, Apps, and Devices What’s needed? Multispeed IT for efficiency, innovation, and agility Full Lifecyle API Management April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 13
- 14. | Case studies From theory to practice April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 15
- 15. | API exposition Outside in / Inside out April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 16
- 16. | Gateway April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies • Link external apps to internal apps, with security, using SOA and APIs Solution Challenges Identity Management Authentication Authorization Audit API Gateway Services Applications Data Backend Services Messaging Partners 17
- 17. | Service Broker April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies • An “outbound Gateway” • Connects to services, partners, and the Cloud Solution Challenges Applies Security Services Applications Data Backend Services Messaging API Gateway Cloud and on premise Partners Com Agency 18
- 18. | • Convention center managing 100+ shows per year • Information system composed of on premises and cloud applications • Limited IT budget and team (7) • Share volatile information with partners: price list, exhibitor list Context • Automate information sharing: remove manual actions • Complex information access: located in an ERP not designed to expose data • Many integration cases: cash register, web site, mobile • Sensitive information: Need to limit access Challenges Case study 1: digitalize partners’ relationship April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 19
- 19. | On premise Apps Web Site App A Case study 1: solution architecture April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 20 API Gateway ERP Database Enterprise Service Bus Cloud Apps Cash Register DMZ INTERNAL On premise Apps Internet Data access services API Manager IDP Firewall INTERNET ERP Mobile
- 20. | • Simplified and accelerated partner data exchange: 7 API to automate information sharing • Improved data quality: no risk of human error by full automation • Low investment: less than 20 days • Easy integration: no change in the existing applications • Foundation for the future: Easy to add new services in the platform and support current and future integrations • Fresh data and internal systems protected: cache and throttling functions to secure application exposition Results Case study 1: API Management for everyone April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 21
- 21. | Governance Typical use cases April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 22
- 22. | Solution Challenge API Governance April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies • Expose existing applications as APIs, securely. • Onboard developers who want to use your APIs API Gateway Retailers Communication employeesProducts designers 23
- 23. | • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company • Large, complex and distributed information system • Database architecture oriented • Heterogeneous IT landscape (due to acquisitions) • Inter-office messaging via EDI (300-700 messages/sec) Context • Distributed development team: difficult to manage (120 people, 3 countries) • Phased migration: to ensure the continuous running of legacy processes during transition • No global vision of services • Multiple user authentication / authorisation solutions Challenges Case study 2: Custom ERP overhaul April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 24
- 24. | External Apps Case study 2: solution architecture April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 25 API Gateway API Manager Subsidiary Web Application DMZ HEADQUARTERInternet Firewall INTERNET IDP On premise Apps Back-end Services SUBSIDIARY Cloud Application API Gateway API Manager API Portal
- 25. | • Reduce application development time: Standardisation promotes faster, more effective team communication • Improved security: Alignment to standards and best practices • Simplified data access: Homogeneous APIs present data to applications in a unified way • API consumer comfort: API hides implementation specifics to application developers • Smooth application migration path: API consumers adopt new API versions at their own pace • Improved application quality: Audit functionality indicates which legacy API versions are still in use Results Case study 2: One governance to rule them all ! April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 26
- 26. | Token Mediation Simplify complexity April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 27
- 27. | Token Mediation April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 28 Identities TokensRepositories Authorization Security Infrastructure Extensive set of connectors to Security Infrastructure Service Request Service/User Credential Validated Access Throttled Request External App Identity Management Authentication Authorization Audit Transformed Response Standard Response API Gateway • Manage heterogeneous security infrastructure Solution Challenges
- 28. | • Luxury industry • 200+ retailers to manage • Large and complex information system • Share sensitive information with retailers : stocks, prices, product information Context • Identify each retailer: share only the relevant information based on its profile • Existing security solution: need to keep the existing products based on SAML • Give access to internal micro services : need to support OAUTH Challenges Case study 3: Secure sensible information access April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 29
- 29. | Case study 3: Solution architecture April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 30 Active Directory Retailer Application USER BROWSER Retailer Application Backend IDP Micro Services Reverse proxy F5 Internet API gateway INTERNALDMZ SAML OAUTH Token Mediation Service provider
- 30. | • No change in the existing solutions: reuse of existing IDP already in place • Information segregation: end to end authentication guarantees that each retailer access its own information • No information leak: best practices and standards enforcement guarantee highest security level even if connected application are not designed for it • Futureproof: support for the future identity standards • Single point of information for retailers: fresh information because of direct access to the IS Results Case study 3: Agile security! April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 31
- 31. | API Modernization / Integration Typical use cases April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 32
- 32. | API Modernization / Integration April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 33 Solution Challenges • Integrate with heterogeneous back end platforms • Protocol and message mediation • Service Modernization Services Applications Data Backend Services Messaging Services Applications Data Backend Services Messaging HTTP REST/SOAP JSON/XML FTP JMS JMS HTTP REST/SOAP JSON/XML FTP API Gateway For Backend Service
- 33. | • Luxury industry • 20+ subsidiaries • Large and complex information system • Heterogeneous systems: SAP, Dynamic, Custom • Share sensitive information with subsidiaries : stocks, price list, product information Context • Distributed information system: integrate remote ERPs • Secure information transfer: guarantee information will not be corrupted and not intercepted • Manage remote sites: distribute integration code Challenges Case study 4: Integrate subsidiaries information system April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 34
- 34. | Headquarter Application Headquarter Application Case study 4: Solution architecture April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 35 Headquarter ERP Headquarter Subsidiary A ERP Internet Subsidiary A Subsidiary A Application Headquarter Application API gateway Firewall Firewall API gateway Subsidiary N… ESB
- 35. | • No change in the existing solutions : Integration capabilities of API gateway are enough for light integration cases in the subsidiaries • Worldwide solution managed in one place: DevOps practices to automate integration code distribution • Simple secured solution: All security matter (encryption, transport…) located in one place, the API Gateway • Reduced maintenance and support workload: End-to-end traceability facilitates problem investigation and resolution Results Case study 4: Simple integration, secured transactions April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 36
- 36. | Conclusion April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 37
- 37. | Better ROI on existing IS resources Open enterprise to the world in a secure way Reduce cost to onboard new partners and customers Innovation on the user experience by combining own and 3th party assets Enabling / improving work between different technical teams Improved control / visibility on the information system No lock on deployment model (Cloud / On Premises) API Management benefits April 2018API Trends & Cases Studies 38