Service Oriented Architecture means that many times your servers and software will be communicating with cloud based API’s instead of other physical servers.
API’s give you services that a server would be too expensive to deploy for. An example is using Twilio for SMS notification services. For a few dollars you can add SMS services to your code vs. spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to stand up a server of your own
API’s are not just for platforms such as Facebook, but even for hardware from companies like Cisco.
API Considerations
- Coding languages supported
- Cost can rise significantly
- Usage Limits – some API’s have hard usage limits that initially seem large, but in production become less than you need.
API Problems
- API’s can be pulled at anytime, or usage rules can change
- You have no idea what the platform is doing with the data you submit to the API. It may be logged, sold, or used to create a competitor to your company
- You can out grow the service
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