Don't let broken APIs get you down. This talk looks at how API Ops, a new wave in DevOps, lets you design, build, test and release APIs more rapidly, frequently and reliably. Whether you're building public facing APIs, internal APIs, or building a microservices architecture, API Ops can help. We look at how the whole API lifecycle, the API tools, and the API teams all fit together to build better APIs and services.

1. HowAPIOpsisthenext
waveforDevOps
John Musser @johnmusser
GlueCon 2016

2. APIscanbegreat,
but notalways…

5. APIOpstotherescue

6. Butwhat isAPIOps?

7. APIOps =>DevOps

8. Hmmm,
but whatisDevOps
anyway?

9. “DevOps is a culture, movement or practice that
emphasizes the collaboration and communication of
both developers and IT professionals while
automating the process of software delivery and
infrastructure changes.
It aims at establishing a culture and environment
where building, testing, and releasing software, can
happen rapidly, frequently, and more reliably.”
Source: Wikipedia

10. Source: Wikipedia

11. DevOps=
development
+
operations

12. APIOps=
APIdevelopment
+
APIoperations

13. Yeah,but aren’tthey
kindathe samething?

14. Sortof.
Same,butdifferent…

15. People
Gateways
Debugging
Support processes
Testing processes
Monitoring
Rate limiting
SecurityUsage patterns
Tools
Standards
Design patterns
APIOps:what’s different?
Versioning
Infrastructure
Deprecation
CI/CD

16. Q:WhyAPIOpsnow?
What’schanged?

17. 1995
Why do we need
a Web site?
2000 2005 2010
Of course we have
a Web site
Of course we
have an API
Why do we need
an API?

18. 1995
Why do we need
a Web site?
2000 2005 2010
Of course we have
a Web site
Of course we
have an API
Why do we need
an API?
Youarehere

19. A:Maturity
10+yearsofwebAPIs
Bestpractices,tools,conventions
(andacouplestandards)

20. A:Ubiquity
APIs areeverywherenow
Internally andexternally

21. A:Criticality
APIs matter more now
Alotmore…

22. Howdowe knowAPIs
mattermorenow?

23. The Register, 9/20/15

24. Alexia Tsotsis, TechCrunch, 2/3/12

27. APIOps:
Design,build,testandrelease
APIs morerapidly, frequently
andreliably

29. Elephant inthe room?
Microservices

30. Doingmicroservices
without APIOps?

31. Doingmicroservices
without APIOps?
Goodluckwith that.

32. Culture
Lifecycle
Teams

33. Culture
Lifecycle
Teams

34. Rememberthe
APIculture wars?

35. Remember
SOAP?

36. Weallhada
SOAPhangover

37. Whichmeant:
RESTgood,
standardsbad

38. Butthen…
thehangover
subsided

39. Hmm,maybe
standards
aren’tallbad…

40. Hmm,maybe
specs
aren’tallbad…

41. Hmm,maybe
APIspecs
aren’tallbad…

44. Atthe same time,
APItoolswentto11

45. APItools,the first generation

46. APItools,the secondgeneration

47. Whyallthetools?

48. Culture
Lifecycle
Teams

49. TheAPILifecycle
Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations

50. TheAPILifecycle
Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
1st generation
API tools
focused here

51. TheAPILifecycle
Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
1st generation
API tools
focused here
But it
turns-out
now we
need help
elsewhere
…

52. 2016
istheYearof the
APILifecycleJ

53. Backtospecs…

54. specs areartifacts

55. artifactsaregood

56. artifactsareglue

57. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations

58. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations

59. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
Collaborate,
check-in,
update,
repeat

60. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
Generate code,
libraries

61. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
Generate tests,
validate spec,
load / perf testing

62. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
Use std deploy tools,
smoke test,
generate docs

63. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
Manage,
monitor,
measure

64. Requirements
Design
Development
QA / Test
Deployment
Operations
Iterate,
improve,
update

65. Evenyou’renot
“doingspecs”
allthesestepsmatter

66. it’s
CI/CDforAPIs
Continuous Integration /Continuous Deployment
(sameprinciples,samegoals)

67. TheseallstillworknicelyforAPIOps

68. TheseallwillworknicelyforAPIOps

69. Isthe futureofAPIscontainerized?

70. APIsfor APIOps:
manylayersof
meta

71. We cannowuse APIsto:
CreateAPIs
Test APIs
DeployAPIs
Manage APIs
MonitorAPIs

72. Or,it’sAPIsalltheway down…

73. Culture
Lifecycle
Teams

75. Integrated Siloed

76. Dev
Test /
QA
Prod /
Ops

77. Dev
Test /
QA
Prod /
Ops
APIs: Internal / External

78. APIOps:
Design,build,testandrelease
APIs morerapidly, frequently
andreliably

79. Remember:
APIs areajourney,
notadestination

80. ThankYou
@johnmusser
@basho
basho.com

81. Photo credits
Elephant: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mobilestreetlife/4179063482
Wave: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126928999
Amplifier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankos/3059986305
Containers: https://www.flickr.com/photos/russellstreet/4608648934
Bayeux Tapestry: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fogey03/9463752627
Gears: https://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/3879736075
Silos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34106201@N00/7995999741
Winding road: https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewthecoolguy/7518274258