Trends Report

Microservices And External APIs Underpin Digital Business

Firms With Digital Business Priorities Invest In Architecture For Agility

October 17th, 2017
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Randy Heffner
With contributors:
Christopher Mines , Amy Homan , Andrew Reese

Summary

Digital transformation, APIs, and microservices all make headlines these days, and our data shows the relationship between them: Enterprises with top priorities like changing their business models or accelerating digital business are up to twice as likely to be investing in APIs and microservices. These key investments foster business agility, and agility is key to sustainable transformation. This report uses Forrester data to guide application development and delivery (AD&D) pros crafting architecture strategies to lead their organizations.

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