Narayanan Chathanur
Director, API and Microservices, Infosys Limited
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Market forces are transforming large enterprises…2
…and technology is at the core of this shift.
Disintermediation
of value chain
New business
models
Digital vs.
physical
Entry
barriers
Nontraditional
competitors
Renewing the core is equally important
API-led legacy
modernization
Enterprise
process centers
Policy
externalization
?
BPO
digitization
Fast apps
platform
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Legacy modernization in the digital age. Why it matters?
Growth of APIs since 200713x
43%Of IT executives believe a failure to integrate with legacy systems is the
biggest barrier to implement future initiatives.
70%IT maintenance cost of the total IT budget increased because information
was available in silos
39% Of overall software reuse within organizations after enabling service APIs
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Bn
Number of calls received by Google daily – served by API Enablement
Number of calls served by Facebook daily
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Industry challenges demanding API enablement of legacy systems
Banking platforms
• Rising customer expectations
• Omnichannel and
personalized engagements
• Increase in mobile app
transactions
• Platforms need to cater to
increasing services, channels,
and products
• Innovation from nonbank
services and fintechs adding
new source of competition
Retail supply chain
• Deep integration of customer
experience across channels
and systems for greater
impact
• Streamline access to internal
systems for a personalized
and engaging customer
experience
• Manage growth for dynamic
and high-traffic events such as
Black Friday holiday shopping
Quantified healthcare
• Requirements for health data
interoperability
• Regulation change,
technology advancement, and
consumer expectations
• Focus on payment for
outcomes instead of for
services requires new
business models
Media
• Media content must be
delivered seamlessly from
disparate sources and formats
• Digital native non-industry
upstarts seek to
disintermediate established
companies
• Supporting the never-ending
stream of new devices slows
innovation
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So what is holding organizations back?
How to handle the
monolithic code?
How to bring agility?
How to expose Z assets
to mobile world?
Is it possible to reuse
existing SOA modules?
Will it handle load
in peak hours?
Digital enablement of mainframe.
Will it be a success?
How to ensure security
and governance?
Typical Patterns:
• Spaghetti application
• SOA-based applications
• Storedprocs for direct data access:
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How can it be achieved?
API enablement options for legacy integrations
All terminal screens can be integrated via screen-scrapping technology tools provided by IBM and other vendors
Benefits• Quick and easy GUI integration
• High time to market
Products• IBM HATS, MF RUMBA, Rocket LegaSuite
API-led digital integration helps in enabling your monolithic legacy code to be exposed as service and easily build
APIs
Benefits• Integration to multiplatform applications
• Enables to build loosely coupled services
• Delivers high reusability
Products• MuleSoft, Z/OS Connect
Access system of records available on multiple repositories residing on Z/OS and rebuild business logic layer.
More commonly used for ETL processing techniques
Benefits• MIPS usage can be reduced if the new interface is built
outside mainframe
• Faster access to legacy data
Products• DB2 Direct Connect, IMS Connect, VSE
Emulation
Digital enablement
Data integration
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Digital enablement architecture using API
Architecture overview Enablers overview
Business services
Application Programs
(CICS Cobol, PL1, C,
IMS Cobol)
CICS TS
Web server
Z/OS
REST (JSON)
JS
ON
EXCI
TCP / IP - SSL
Presentation Application Enablers Business & data
HTTP, TCP /
IP
JSON
With digital enablement, through REST
APIs mainframe assets can be exposed
to mobile applications, cloud, or web.
Through MuleSoft connectors and API
platform – create and deliver RESTFUL
APIs for Z Systems Assets in a unified
manner across Z/OS subsystems with
integrated auditing, security, and
scalability features.
API gateway
/ ESB
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How do we do it?
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Services we offerSERVICES
API-readiness
assessment
Curate the
complete
landscape and
provide API
recommendations
Quick conversion
of SOAP / Green-
Screens into
REST-based
services
Rapid API
conversion
API dev &
life cycle
management
Full implementation
of API enablement
into SOAP or
REST-based
services based on
enterprise
alignment
API
governance
Setting up API
environment for
future app
development
and POC
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Key benefits of API enablement with Infosys and MuleSoft
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03
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05
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Accelerated
implementation
Automation to minimize
manual intervention
Performance improvement
Dead-code elimination,
componentize to achieve, high
reusability, improved maintainability
Low risk and disruption
Externalization, componentization
of business logic, no impact on
other systems
Reduced cost
Savings vis-à-vis non-tool-
based approach
Quick social, IoT, analytics,
and cloud adoption
Easily and quickly adopt into
any one or more of the options
Builds future-ready applications
Highly scalable, agile architecture
to address evolving needs
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A business-specific solution from MuleSoft and Infosys13
MULESOFT
ANYPOINT
PLATFORM
Integrated
with DevOps
Any cloud
/ platform
support
Integrated with
QA tools
Pluggable
common codes
Server-less
frameworks
Container-based
frameworks
Retail / commerce
Consumer banking
Supply chain partner
interaction
Manufacturing plant
systems
Smart APIs for
utilities
Insurance agencies
interaction
Healthcare
compliance APIs
Parts and overhaul
management
Infosys
microservices
Technology
platform
API for every business
API as a Service
The right ‘integrator’ is the biggest enabler of digitization
70+
300+Global Clients
Partnerships16,000+
Digital
Experts
1,000+Engagements
New-age integrators Reliable yet creative Outcome-based costingHolistic partner
Services, consulting,
partnerships, products and
platforms, and operations
Consumer-centricity with
high resilience and
predictability
Guaranteed value,
efficiency, and
effectiveness
Focus across consumer,
enterprise, and
ecosystem
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