Do you buy or build your own API layer? For some reason, this question never seems to go away, but the answer remains the same. Building a solution might appear to be a less expensive route, but most IT teams ignore the cost and resources it takes to maintain homegrown software. Learn when to build and when to buy in this presentation.

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is an
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run business
every
digital
business

4. Build v Buy
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We’ll try to be
fair, but the
deck is
stacked.!
17% fail so badly as to threaten the company (McKinsey)!
75% of ERP projects fail (Gartner)!
70-80% of BI projects fail (Gartner)!
68% of IT projects fail (ZDNet)!

5. OAuth2, OpenID,
SAML, TLS
OWASP Threat
Protection
RBAC, 3rd party
IDM Support
Bot
Detection
Mediation, Caching & "
Traffic Management
node.js"
run-time Engine
Data Persistence / "
BaaS
Hybrid Deployment /
Microgateway
Secure API
Runtime
API Management
Apps
Backend
Business &"
Developer Metrics
Fine-grained
Performance Analytics
End User Analytics
Custom Data Capture &
Reports
Trace & Diagnostics
Analytics
Customizable
Developer Portal
SmartDocs
Self-service "
Developer On-boarding
API Products
API Monetization
Developer
Management
Partners /
Developers
API-driven "
Platform Automation
Multi-tenancy &
Scaling with Traffic Isolation
Zero Downtime Upgrades
Cross-region Automated
Routing & Failover
Global Policy Enforcement
Operations
Automation
Flow-based Proxy Editor &
Pre-built Policies
API Studio with
Open API / Swagger
Test & Monitoring
Extensibility with "
node.js / Java
Version Management
API
Development
API Team
API Gateway

6. You are not
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7. Netflix spends 10% "
(and 35% of expenses go to R&D)
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Your company probably spends 1.5% of revenue on IT.!

8. Every Company A Software Company? Not By IT Spend…
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Source: Gartner- Pick Your Future Industry to Estimate Digital Business IT Spending Levels, 2014, Potter!

9. What about open source?
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Building masquerading as using off-the-shelf"

11. Let’s look at why people build?
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12. Time to Market
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How can you get to market faster than using a finished product?!

13. Cost
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What are you building?!
Initial development costs!
Maintenance !

14. Control
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We’ll have more control if we build it ourselves.!

15. Scope
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If you want to fly, you need an airplane!

16. Risk
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Which is more secure?!
An alpha test!
Or!
A proven tool which processes billions of transactions!

17. How do I convince others in my organization?
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