Slides related to a talk I gave on the evolution of Backend-As-A-Service to Services-As-A-Backend.

1. BAAS
SAAB

2. Backend-as-a-Service is an
important first step on the road
to Services-as-a-Backend

3. ackend-As-A-Servic

4. Their Pitch
“We’ve taken the hassle out of building
and operating mobile backends”
“Our platform eliminates or reduces
many of the backend challenges
associated with building, deploying
and growing a mobile business.”
“Parse allows your team to focus on
creating a great user experience and
forget server maintenance and
complex infrastructure”

5. Data
Store
Cloud
code
Access
control
Social
Data
Push
notific-
ations
BaaS APIs

6. The Truth
A hosted, custom data-store exposed
as a REST API with nice iOS, Android,
and javascript client libraries.
A hosted, custom data-store exposed
as a REST API with nice iOS, Android,
and javascript client libraries.
A hosted, custom data-store exposed
as a REST API with nice iOS, Android,
and javascript client libraries.
(basic)

7. The Result
BAAS
Data-
store
One interface

8. The Result
BAAS
Data-
store
One data-store

9. The Result
BAAS
Data-
store
One experience

10. Backend-as-a-Service
providers are addressing a
critical problem using APIs –
The next step is to address the
distributed data reality of
tomorrow (and today).

11. ervices-As-A-Backen

12. Custom
SaaB APIs
Data stores

13. Many sources
Many interfaces
Many experiences
Leverage the right data
model for the right use

14. Dave Goldberg
Twitter: @davidgoldberg
Email: dave@ritc.io
Web: ritc.io
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