apidays LIVE New York 2021 - API-driven Regulations for Finance, Insurance, and Healthcare July 28 & 29, 2021 API narrative: A true story of APIs and I Div Manickam, WW Infrastructure Services Portfolio Marketing and Management at Lenovo

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Div Manickam
API Narrative: A true story of APIs and I

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Agenda
 Introduction
 API: A Business Viewpoint
 Rise of API Economy
 Digital Transformation Trends
 Women In APIs

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
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Div Manickam
Mindfulness | Essentialism (Stress & Anxiety-free)
Diversity | Belonging
Inspire
Trust & Credibility
Influence
Extreme Ownership
Impact
Results & Relationships
July 2021
Good Reads
Explore. Dream. Discover.

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
IF YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN IT
SIMPLY, YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT WELL ENOUGH.
- ALBERT EINSTEIN
SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE
SOPHISTICATION.
- LEONARDO DA VINCI

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
What is an API?
A business viewpoint

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
API not IPA

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Weather API
Retail & Shipping API
Banking API

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
What’s your favorite API?

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Rise of API Economy
API Provider
API Consumer
Source: Evolution of APIs, Rakuten

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Future of APIs
1. Better API Experience on Mobile Devices
2. New Business Models w/ Event-Driven APIs
3. Better Standardization for APIs
4. Rise of Microservices for Delivering APIs
5. API Driven Architecture for End User Apps
6. APIs as Information Superhighways for
Enterprises
Source: Evolution of APIs, Rakuten
Source: Open Banking, PSD2 and API Economy, Boomi

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Digital Transformation &
API Trends

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
The Sorry State of Digital Transformation
Base: 1,559 business and technology decision makers
Source: “The Sorry State Of Digital Transformation In 2018” Forrester.

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Digital
Transformation
is the Goal
Source: Forrester’s Q1 2018 Digital Process Automation Survey

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Fragmented Data
and Orgs Impede
Customer Journeys
Source: “The Integration Imperative Of Digital Experiences” Forrester 2018

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
2021 Trends for API-powered Digital Transformation
1. Increasing
SaaS and Hybrid
Cloud-based API
Deployments
2. Analytics
Expand
Competitive
Advantage
3. AI and ML -
Powered API
Management is
Gaining Traction
4. API
Ecosystems Are
Innovation Drivers
5. API Security
and Governance
More Important
Than Ever
Source: Google Cloud API Management - 5 Trends for Digital Transformation 2021

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Business and IT Roles - Diversity & Inclusion
Source: Gartner 2018 Hybrid Integration Platform
Source: SlashData - Developer Economics 2021

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Let’s build the next evolution
of APIs together!

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Being a
member of the
Women In APIs
community
Connect Learn
Mentor Volunteer

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
API = Assume Positive Intent
Source: WordFestLive, Leo Gopal

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API Days New York July 29, 2021 @divmanickam
Thank You
divmanickam
divmanickam.medium.com