CA Technologies Study Finds APIs Widely Used for Application Economy Success, but Few Adequately Prepared to Maximize Their B...
March 22 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
API Capability Index Shows a Third of
Organizations have Implemented Multiple API-enabling
Capabilities
A global study commissioned by CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA)
showed widespread use of APIs in an effort to support essential
elements for success in the application economy. But not all
organizations have the important capabilities in place to help them
achieve comprehensive API success.
In the study titled “APIs and the Digital Enterprise: From
Operational Efficiency to Digital Disruption,” respondents reported
using APIs to build mobile and web applications (76 percent and 78
percent respectively), integrate back-office systems (79 percent),
enable third-party developers and incorporate third-party services
(74 percent each). They also cited the customer experience (85
percent), faster delivery of new apps (84 percent) and extending
digital reach (84 percent) as the top current and future drivers
for using APIs. Those elements all contribute to application
economy success.
Despite the widespread use and key business drivers for APIs,
few respondents felt they had overcome some top API challenges,
ranging from getting the right infrastructure in place and finding
the right suppliers, to simply setting strategy and objectives.
“APIs can add tremendous value to a business, but simply having
them is not enough. Like products, they have to be properly
created, managed, monitored and secured or bad things can happen,
as we saw in recent connected car incidents or the Snapchat breach
two years ago,” said Rahim Bhatia, general manager, Developer
Products, CA Technologies.
The view that overcoming API challenges is a work in progress is
supported by the API Capability Index, a segmentation created based
on feedback from 920 IT respondents who participated in this
study.
The survey participants were asked if they had 10 API-enabling
capabilities in place, which were grouped into four categories:
Lifecycle Support, Core Security, Run-time Environment and
Operational Management. The responses were assigned a numeric
value, scored accordingly and broken into three groups based on how
well they were prepared to support APIs – Advanced, Basic and
Limited. The global responses were evenly split with 34 percent
Advanced and 33 percent Basic and Limited.
“One of the most striking findings from this research is the
strong correlation between the level of API-enabling capability and
the benefits achieved from API-related investments. On average,
advanced adopters are two to three times more likely to be citing
significant benefits than their peers at the other extreme with
limited capability,” said Tony Lock, distinguished analyst,
Freeform Dynamics, the firm that conducted the study. “It’s not
just about whether you use APIs, but how you implement and manage
them.”
For example, when it comes to API business drivers, the study
showed 65 percent of Advanced API users have been able to deliver
an improved customer experience versus only 25 percent of Limited
users. Similarly, 61 percent of Advanced users have experienced
faster delivery of revenue-enhancing apps versus 23 percent of
Limited users. And in terms of extending digital reach, which is
critical in the app economy, three times as many Advanced users as
Basic users (61 percent vs 21 percent) have seen this benefit.
“As the leader in API management, CA proudly helps customers
maximize the use of APIs by providing them with a secure,
developer-friendly environment that can address today’s large scale
mobile and IoT initiatives,” Bhatia added.
Resources
- Research Paper: “APIs and the Digital
Enterprise: From Operational Efficiency to Digital Disruption”
- Infographic: “Building the App Economy
with APIs”
- API Management Playbook: Master the API
Lifecycle
Survey Methodology
The global online survey of 1,442 senior IT and business
executives was sponsored by CA Technologies and conducted by
industry analyst firm Freeform Dynamics in July 2015. It was
augmented by in-depth telephone interviews with key industry
executives. For full survey methodology details, see the report
“APIs and the Digital Enterprise: From Operational Efficiency to
Digital Disruption.”
About Freeform Dynamics
Freeform Dynamics is an IT industry analyst firm. Through our
research and insights, we aim to help busy IT and business
professionals get up to speed on the latest technology
developments, and make better-informed investment decisions. For
more information, and access to our library of free research,
please visit www.freeformdynamics.com.
About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) creates software that fuels
transformation for companies and enables them to seize the
opportunities of the application economy. Software is at the heart
of every business in every industry. From planning, to development,
to management and security, CA is working with companies worldwide
to change the way we live, transact, and communicate – across
mobile, private and public cloud, distributed and mainframe
environments. Learn more at www.ca.com.
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