Connectivity Benchmark Report: The Enterprise’s Connected Future - APIs on the Rise

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The Enterprise’s Connected Future: APIs on the Rise

July 2015

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Outline

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(1) IT Priorities

(2) Integration Index

(3) IoT on the Horizon

(4) APIs Have Arrived

(5) Conclusion


Between May 1 and May 6, 2015, MuleSoft surveyed 300 IT decision makers (ITDMs) to assess how organizations of all sizes are implementing and planning for APIs, the Internet of Things (IoT), microservices and other connected technologies.

The survey’s overall margin of error is +/-4.17 percentage points at a 90 percent confidence interval.

About the survey

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Executive summary

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• The digital era has created new opportunities for enterprises to connect the unconnected. The survey results point to a world that is rapidly embracing digital transformation.

• Traditional businesses are quickly evolving into “composable enterprises” built out of hundreds of connected software services, applications and devices.

• Most are adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) and microservices technologies like Docker. A large number of organizations are integrating wearables, like smart watches.

• APIs are at the center of this business transformation, which is driven by cloud, mobile and IoT. The data reveals that the majority are generating revenue or plan to generate revenue with APIs within the next year.

IT Priorities


8.7%

41.3%36.7%

11.0%

2.3%

Extreme pressure

A lot of pressure

Moderate pressure

Small amount of pressure

No pressure

Most ITDMs are under high pressure to deliver faster

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How much pressure are you under currently to deliver IT services faster than last year?

86 percent of IT respondents say they’re under “moderate” to “extreme” pressure to deliver services faster than last year.


SaaS, data and APIs are at the center of business plans

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Microservices (e.g. Docker)

NoSQL databases

BYOD

Legacy apps/infrastructure

Predictive analytics

Custom mobile app development

IaaS/PaaS

Internet of Things

API development for self-serve IT

Business intelligence/data analytics

SaaS

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

2.3%

2.3%

2.7%

3.7%

6.7%

6.7%

7.3%

8.3%

11.3%

18.3%

30.3%

Which will be the most important to your organization's business plans in the next 12 months?


30.7%

34.7%

22.7%

9.7%

2.3%

Very important

Important

Somewhat important

Not important

N/A

Microservices are more than a buzzword

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How important are microservices (e.g. Docker) to your organization’s business plans in the next 12 months?

Microservices aren’t just hype. Approximately 66% of respondents consider them “important” or “very important” to their business strategy.

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65.0%

29.1%

4.9% 1.0%

Mobile is driving new investment

More ITDMs are increasing their investment in mobile. Approximately two-thirds of large enterprises (10,000 employees or more) will be investing more in mobile.

How do you characterize your organization’s investment in mobile platforms and applications?

Large enterprises (10,000 employees or more)

60.3%

34.3%

4.0% 1.3%

Investing more

Investing about the same

Divesting

N/A

All ITDM respondents

Integration Index


SaaS is the top integration priority

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NoSQL databases

BYOD

Microservices (e.g. Docker)

Legacy apps/infrastructure

Custom mobile app development

IaaS/PaaS

Predictive analytics

Internet of Things

Business intelligence/data analytics

API development for self-serve IT

SaaS

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

2.3%

3.0%

4.7%

6.3%

7.3%

8.0%

8.3%

8.3%

12.3%

14.3%

25.0%

Which will be your top integration priority in the next 12 months?

Top 3 IT initiatives of organization's business plans (from slide 12) are also top 3 integration priorities in the next 12 months.


73% of organizations integrate more than 20 apps

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5 or fewer 6 - 20 21-50 51-100 100 or more Don’t know0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

1.7%

25.0%

30.7%

24.3%

16.3%

2.0%

Approximately how many applications does your organization currently integrate?


The largest organizations integrate 100+ apps

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Less than $10M

$10M to $99M

$100M to $499M

$500M to $999M

$1B to $2.4B

$2.5B to $4.9B

$5B to $9.9B

$10B or more

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

50.0%55.8%

26.7% 22.2%18.8%

11.1%14.3%

6.9%

16.7%

30.2%

37.8% 42.9% 35.4%

25.9% 14.3%

10.3%

16.7%

9.3%

22.2% 19.0% 33.3%

51.9%

32.1%

24.1%

16.7%

2.3%13.3% 12.7%

4.2%11.1%

35.7%

58.6%

2.3%2.1%

3.2% 6.3% 3.6%

100 or more

51-100

21-50

6 - 20

5 or fewer

Don’t know


Almost 60% of organizations with $10 billion or more in revenue are integrating 100 or more apps.


Healthcare is the biggest integrator

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More than 50% of healthcare organizations are integrating more than 50 apps.

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

34.8%26.2% 20.6% 12.5%

37.5%

27.3%

13.0% 27.1% 32.4%50.0%

31.3%48.5%

39.1% 23.4% 23.5%

25.0%6.3%

15.2%

13.0%22.4% 20.6%

6.3%

18.8%

6.1%

0.9% 6.3%2.9% 6.3% 3.0%

100 or more

51-100

21-50

6 - 20

5 or fewer

Don’t know


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