This document provides an overview of an APIForce community meeting. It introduces the APIForce team members and includes an agenda for the meeting. The agenda includes discussions on API trends for 2022, an API-led approach at Sika, and wrap-up/next steps. It encourages attendees to register for an upcoming onsite event on March 18, 2022 and closes by looking ahead to future APIForce community meetings.

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Welcome to APIForce
Swiss API Community
Fiona Leibundgut, Creativity Success Artist
fiona.leibundgut@mulesoft.com

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APIForce Community
Introduction of the Team
Andreas Oberrauter Amir Khan
API Artist
aoberrauter@mulesoft.com
API Activist
amir.khan@mulesoft.com
Mihael Bosnjak
Error Handler
mbosnjak@mulesoft.com
Fiona Leibundgut
Creative Success Artist
fiona.leibundgut@mulesoft.com

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APIForce Community
Special Guest
Raul Jimenez
Team Head eCommerce & Digital Integration
jimenez.raul@ch.sika.com

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APIForce Community
Agile Board for Today
TODO DONE
15 min
Welcome & Introduction to APIForce
API Trends 2022
30 min
API-led Approach at Sika
30 min
Wrap-up, closure & next steps
15 min

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APIForce 1.0
API Community
Andreas Oberrauter, API Artist
Mihael Bosnjak, Error Handler

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APIForce 1.0
Community Content
Virtual Meetings
(open for everyone)
Onsite Meetings
(Switzerland-based,
MAR 18, 2022)
New blogs and
content
(apiforce.dev)
Newsletter via
Email

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APIForce 1.0
Community Content
Future Roadmap

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APIForce Community
Topics
Trends Real-world
examples
Capabilities Best Practices Technology
Security Deployment DevOps Testing
Design

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APIForce Community
Let’s get started
https://www.menti.com/wfqq2qzp29
or go to menti.com & enter 3941 0472

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APIForce Community
Agile Board for Today
TODO DONE
15 min
Welcome & Introduction to APIForce
API Trends 2022
30 min
API-led Approach at Sika
30 min
Wrap-up, closure & next steps
15 min

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Amir Khan, API Activist
API Trends 2022
APIForce 1.0

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Let's get the community trends
The voice of the community
https://www.menti.com/hq5tu33vxp
or go to menti.com & enter 9771 7876

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Top API Trends 2022
Design-First
Design-Test-First
Zero Trust
Security-centric
Composable
Business
Share & Reuse
API Lifecycle Mgmt.
API as Product
Hyper Automation
RPA Integration
No Code /
Low Code
API as enabler
AI + ML
API as enabler
API as Product
API-First
Business
Technologist
Innovation
Multi-protocol
Mix of pattern
Multi-Cloud
Flexibility
Communities
API Portals

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APIForce Community
Top API Trends 2022
Design-First
Design-Test-First
Zero Trust
Security-centric
Composable
Business
Share & Reuse
API Lifecycle Mgmt.
API as Product
Hyper Automation
RPA Integration
No Code /
Low Code
API as enabler
AI + ML
API as enabler
API as Product
API-First
Business
Technologist
Innovation
Multi-protocol
Mix of pattern
Multi-Cloud
Flexibility
Communities
API Portals

17. API Design First Approach

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Drawbacks of Code-First
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
API development starts here
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
API development starts here UI development starts here
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
Idle time for UI development
Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Delay due to system availability
Move to next sprint
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Causing delay in frontend dev.
Move to next sprint
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
Project delay
Design-First
Specification

25. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

26. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Start with API design & prototype incl. mocking service
Design-First
Specification
Mocking Service

27. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
UI development can start earlier
Mocking Service
Shift-left
Design-First
Specification

28. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
UI development can start earlier
Mocking Service
Shift-left
Design-First
Specification
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI

29. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
Save Time
Mocking Service
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Faster Delivery
Design-First
Specification
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
Higher Quality
Test-First Approach
Parallel workstreams
High dev experience
Reusability of APIs

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Challenges Design-First solves
Design-First
Specification
● Clear specifications and expectations
● Contract with the consumers before
development
● Enables parallel consumer development
(front-end, integration, etc.)
● Enables Design and Test First approach
● Well-designed and -documented, consistent
APIs provide positive consumer experiences
Traditional Model

31. Zero Trust

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Traditional Perimeter Approach
API GATEWAY
Backend
Zero Trust
Security-centric

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Traditional Perimeter Approach
API GATEWAY
Backend
Zero Trust
Security-centric

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Zero-Trust Approach
Backend
Zero Trust
Security-centric

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Challenges Zero-Trust solves
Zero Trust
Security-centric
● Reduces business and organizational risk
● Access control in a distributed fashion
● Secures multi-/hybrid cloud strategies
● Helps reduce the risk of a data breach
● Supports compliance initiatives

36. Composable Business

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Benefits of Composable Business
Composable
Business
API Portals
● Deliver innovations faster by reusing
existing digital capabilities
● API as enabler to drive change
● Collaboration at the center of everything
● Organization self discoverability
● Transformation of CoE

38. API Lifecycle Management

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Benefits of API Lifecycle Management
API Lifecycle Mgmt.
Agility
● Only API Management is not sufficient
anymore
● Full process and traceability is required on
the APIs
● Need for parallel version deployments
● Reusability & sharing
● Role-based access to artefacts

40. Hyperautomation

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Benefits of Hyper-automation
Hyperautomation
RPA Integration
● Supports deployment of multiple
technologies such as Low-code, RPA, APIs,
Machine Learning to increase the overall
Automation
● Citizen and expert automation engineers
contribution
● Overall goal is to increase operational
efficiency and productivity

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Questions?
API Trends 2022

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APIForce Community
Agile Board for Today
TODO DONE
15 min
Welcome & Introduction to APIForce
API Trends 2022
30 min
API-led Approach at Sika
30 min
Wrap-up, closure & next steps
15 min

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API-led Approach at Sika
Raul Jimenez

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APIForce Community
Agile Board for Today
TODO DONE
15 min
Welcome & Introduction to APIForce
API Trends 2022
30 min
API-led Approach at Sika
30 min
Wrap-up, closure & next steps
15 min

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Wrap-Up and Next Steps
Fiona Leibundgut, Creativity Success Artist

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API Community
Coming up next…

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APIForce Community
Agile Board for Today
TODO DONE
15 min
Welcome & Introduction to APIForce
API Trends 2022
30 min
API-led Approach at Sika
30 min
Wrap-up, closure & next steps
15 min
Register for the Onsite Event on 18th March 2022
7 weeks to go

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