Software architecture could determine the winners as businesses digitize
Summary
Companies’ adoption of new technologies went into overdrive in the past two years as public health guidelines forced businesses to find new ways to buy, sell, and interact with customers and colleagues. As consumer preferences and expectations changed, a company like Spotify, for example, was able to disrupt the old model of delivering music, leaving hundreds of radio stations scrambling to remain relevant. Shifting focus to APIs as a new and separate discipline helps expand digital offerings, allowing businesses to easily adapt and emerge as winners just as Spotify has. The strategy concerning software architecture should become a focal point in your company’s digital evolution, and should not be siloed from the work and planning taking place in other departments. Humans and computers alike need to be able to understand and interact with the API, and its design will inform the creation of every digital tool created by your company moving forward.