Why mobile projects require API-led connectivity

Why mobile projects require API-led connectivity

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  94% of organizationseither have or are working on a mobility strategy, but IT departments are struggling to build and deliver mobile applications as fast as the business demands them. API-led connectivity will help enterprises achieve the speed, productivity, and operational efficiency necessary for a successful mobile strategy. THE PROBLEM: IT Departments Are Struggling to Enable Mobile App Deployment Why Mobile Projects Require 54% 70% FAST FRONT END DEVELOPMENT DEPLOY APPS QUICKLY, IN A REPEATABLE WAY CHANGE APPS FLEXIBLY ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY FAST BACK END DATA ACCESS 20-25 CAN’T DEPLOY APPS FAST ENOUGH CAN’T HANDLE THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS time the average application takes to roll out Mobile apps are in use 24/7, which increases the number of calls to back end systems, and the risk of breakage THE REASON: Back End Connectivity is Essential for Speed Speed is dependent on two things THE SOLUTION: API-led Connectivity is the Solution to Rapid Mobile App Development API-led connectivity has helped Anypoint Platform customers: One customer deployed a mobile application that would have taken them 6 months in 3 weeks, and started releasing 1 new mobile app every 3 weeks. Data access for one loyalty app required 81 back end integrations. With Anypoint Platform, app changes that would have taken 6 months only took 1.5. One customer sales team added 400,000 working hours per year thanks to mobile access to customer data. With savvy mobile developers, leveraging tools like of a project’s investment goes into integrating the back end with existing enterprise apps and systems of enterprises are developing API strategies to enable backend data access in tandem with their mobile strategy SAP IBM Kony Adobe BACK END SYSTEMS CAN’T HANDLE THE FREQUENCY OF ACCESS number of updates in 2014 to the highest-rated mobile applications DEVELOPERS CAN’T EASILY UPDATE EXISTING APPS 50% 85% of companies reported a mobile backlog of 1-20 applications reported a backlog of 10-20 apps Sources Anypoint Platform is the only unified platform that offers API-led connectivity to all data sources and all front end mobile applications. Contact us today at MuleSoft.com/Ask to learn more. http://blogs.sap.com/innovation/files/2012/06/Mobile-in-the-Enterprise-The-Gap-Between-Expectations-and-Expertise-.pdf http://www.outsystems.com/1/mobile-trend-statistics/ http://resources.idgenterprise.com/original/AST-0114203_iRiseCIO_wp0416_v2.pdf https://www.downtowndevelopment.com/pdf/2_us_retail_Mobile_Influence.pdf http://hitconsultant.net/2013/09/09/infographic-healthcare-mobility-trends/ http://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/consumers-and-mobile-financial-services-report-201403.pdf http://www.businessinsider.com/app-update-strategy-and-statistics-2015-1 https://www.gartner.com/doc/2788018/it-leaders-need-know-mobile SAP Microsoft Oracle SFDC SAP Microsoft Oracle SFDC API API API APIAPI API API API count on them to generate revenue need to improve the experience of existing apps want to create a superior customer experience THE LANDSCAPE: The Need for Mobile of executives rate mobility a moderate, high, or critical priority 75% 64% 52%58% Mobile apps are proving to be game changing across industries RETAIL of retail revenue by 2016 Mobility is expected to influence 17-21% FS&I count on them to generate revenue 33% HEALTHCARE of healthcare providers use mobile devices to access EMRs 70% Mobile is no longer a supplementary channel 3-12 months API-LED CONNECTIVITY IBM IBM