The State of the API Industry Paolo Malinverno, VP Research, Gartner Apply to be a speaker here - https://apidays.typeform.com/to/J1snsg

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Paolo Malinverno
The State of the
API Industry

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The Hackathons Virtuous Circle

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VALUE!
The Fundamentals of the API Economy Still Work
App usersDevelopers
They need to:
 Be reached
 Be interested
 Get paid
APIs
Apps (*)
Look
here first
Developers
here too
(*) Meaning with that all application constructs
API providers

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APIs Serve User Interactions
Web Mobile Partners
iPaaS/ESB, Application Servers, Databases
API Layer
Devices
Not Here
Start Here
Personal
Assistants

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Here Are the MegaTrends APIs Enable
 Raging Digital Transformations
– The API platform has to enable new user interactions, and business moments
 Open Banking
– Everywhere but the US, regulations are increasing, starting from payments
 Platforms and Ecosystems
– As per the good old API Economy, working its way into digital
 Artificial Intelligence APIs
– Being careful about what works and what doesn’t
 Privacy and Culture being in the background of all things above

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APIs and Microservices
See: “How a Service Mesh Fits Into Your API Mediation Strategy” (G00373257 )

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A Sample Open Banking Digital Marketplace
Ecosystem
Portal
Marketplace
APIs
Platform
Corporate
Clients
and Other
Partners
Deposits
Loans
Payments
Built by
the Bank
Built by
Partners
Integration
With Partners
Fintechs
Blockchain
Smart Current Account
CustomersEmployees
Partners
Customers
Business
Ecosystems
Digital Advisor
Source: Gartner (July 2016)
PSD2

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Full Life Cycle
advanced security,
analytics to
measure API
business value,
monetization
governed
API versioning
and support for
API
retirement
Deploy & Run
(basic)
Versioning &
Retirement
API operational
management,
security, format
translation and
usage metrics
Implementation
& Testing
Planning
& Design
"API first" or
generated from
existing
infrastructure, and
thorough API
testing
plan and design the
right APIs for
business purposes,
frequently to enable
digital
transformations
Deploy & Run
(advanced)
Full Life Cycle API Management

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 Added: AWS, Kony, Microsoft,
SmartBear, Tyk
 Dropped: Akana (now Rogue
Wave)
 Honorable Mentions
– Econocom Bizmatica, Nevatech,
OpenLegacy, SEEBURGER and
Varnish Software (did not reach
minimum revenue)
– Informatica (does not offer a
developers' portal)
Magic Quadrant: Full Life
Cycle API Management
From: "Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management," 30 April 2018

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The Fine Artist Called API Product
Manager
API Product Manager
Administer policies and compliance
Optimize developer experience
Manage the API roadmap
Prepare for API monetization
Champion the business value of APIs
Developers
API Consumers
 Create solutions using
APIs
 Contribute API
product suggestion
Developers
API Provider
 Create APIs
 Build and run the
inner services that
fulfill outer APIs
See: "Create the Role of API Product Manager as Part of Treating APIs as Products" (G00320767)

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