apis: what, why and how
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APIs: What, Why and How
Angela Maurer
APIs - What are they?
TESCO.COM
APIs
APIs - Why have them?
• Encourages innovation
• Build a developer community
• Enables collaboration
• Less reliance on internal IT resource
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What opportunities has it opened up for us?
Better relationships with suppliers/3rd
parties – more opportunities for collaboration
What opportunities has it opened up for us?
Better relationships with suppliers – more opportunities for collaboration
External developer community creating apps for customers
What opportunities has it opened up for us?
More opportunities for collaboration with suppliers and 3rd parties
External developer community creating apps for customers
Easier & faster development of prototypes for testing with customers
Where next?
• Enhance API functionality
• Create APIs for our other businesses
• Support the developer community to deliver some great applications for customers
