In this session, Asanka will explore how leveraging the correct level of abstractions can drive agile software manufacturing and improve customer experiences in the experience economy. By viewing their business as a set of APIs and using other abstraction layers, businesses can build modular and customer-centric systems that enable rapid innovation and growth. Attendees will gain insights into real-world examples of businesses leveraging APIs to drive growth and competitiveness. They will leave with practical strategies and tactics for streamlining software manufacturing processes and unlocking new revenue streams in the experience economy.

1. Hello!
Asanka Abeysinghe
CTO at WSO2
asankaa AT wso2.com

2. Your Business, as APIs
Leveraging Abstractions to Drive the Experience Economy
May, 16 2023

3. Abstractions:
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They’re common as
your morning
coffee.

4. 4
Navigating
Reality:
The Map as an
Everyday
Abstraction
Image source: https://unsplash.com/

5. 5
Turning into
the Past
The Transistor
Radio a Gen X
Abstraction
Image source: https://www.pexels.com/

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software universe.
Abstractions in the
From physical to digital:

7. Foundational Principles: Exploring Encapsulation and Partitioning
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Module
Operations
Encapsulation

8. Foundational Principles: Exploring Encapsulation and Partitioning
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Module A Module B
Module N

9. Evolving Abstractions: The Solution to the Software Crisis
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Abstract data types
Barbara Liskov
Relational databases
Edgar Codd
Kubernetes

10. Cell-Based Architecture:
A Pragmatic Architectural
Abstraction
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https://github.com/wso2/reference-architecture/blob/master
/reference-architecture-cell-based.md

11. Cell-Based Architecture: A Pragmatic Architectural Abstraction
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https://github.com/wso2/reference-architecture/blob/
master/reference-architecture-cell-based.md

12. Great Abstractions
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are the game changers,
revolutionizing domains by
crafting new mental models and
understandings.

13. 13
Crafting Digital Landscapes:
The Artistry of Technologists

14. 14
The Rise of the Experience Economy:
Why We Build Digital Experiences

15. The customers of the future are not
asking for efficiency, they want
experiences, happiness and relationships.
- Gerd Leonhard, Author, Filmmaker -

16. Behind the Scenes:
The Software Industry as a Creative Ensemble
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17. Abstractions.
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To unleash our creative potential
in the software industry, we must
embrace the power of
business

18. The Triple Layer: Levels of Business Abstractions
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Deployment Abstractions
Business Abstractions
Domain Abstractions

19. Visualizing Complexity: An Enterprise View of Business Abstractions
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CI/CD, DevOps, GitOps, SecOps, Observability, Multi-cloud, ……

20. Visualizing Complexity: An Enterprise View of Business Abstractions
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Services, Functions, APIs, Events ,Data,.....

21. Visualizing Complexity: An Enterprise View of Business Abstractions
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22. Visualizing Complexity: An Enterprise View of Business Abstractions
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23. An Internal Developer Platform
isn't just a tool, it's the bedrock for business
abstractions.
Don't build it, buy it, and lay a solid
foundation for your business.
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24. APIs are to Digital
Business what Services
are to the Economy
Representing the business as a set of APIs facilitates your
developers to create new business value quicker, allowing your
business to be more agile, adaptive, and evolvable.
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Internal Digital
Experiences for
Employees
External Digital
Experiences for
Consumers
External Digital
Experiences for
Institutional/Business
Customers,
Partners, Suppliers,
API buyers
Your
Business,
as
APIs
B2C
B2E
B2B
B
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C
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A
M
B2C CIAM
B
2
B
C
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A
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WEB
Apps
Mobile
Apps
Workflows
Automations
API
Products
WEB
Apps
Mobile
Apps
WEB
Apps
Mobile
Apps
Workflows
API
Products
Experiences
IoT
Apps
Experience APIs
Systems of
Record
Domain APIs
Domain Services
LLM

26. Run it anywhere
WSO2's Contribution: API Management Tailored to Your Need
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API Platform for
Kubernetes
API Manager
Choreo API Manager
Run it on Kubernetes
SaaS
https://wso2.com/

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Whole enchilada: Internal Developer Platform
● All of the slices working together
seamlessly, plus
⦿ Multi-level domain driven design and
architecture
⦿ Multi-level observability and insights
⦿ Multi-level marketplace for sharing &
discovering APIs, events, data and apps
⦿ CIO views
Products
● SaaS API Management
● Enterprise Integration Platform
aaS - iPaaS
● DevOps Platform
● Cloud Native Application
Development Platform aaS
https://wso2.com/choreo/
WSO2's Contribution: Choreo Your SaaS Application Dev. Suite

28. Key Takeaways from our Journey
● Abstractions are pervasive, shaping our understanding of everything from our
morning coffee to complex business systems
● The software industry, like the movie industry, is fundamentally a creative
endeavor - fueling the experience economy
● Embracing business abstractions can unlock our creative potential and drive
innovation in the software industry
● Your Business as APIs' revolutionizes the way we approach and navigate the
digital business landscape.
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Guidance for Your Journey Ahead
Build
Buy Just Add
Developers
Deployment Abstractions
for Business Efficiency
Your Business on the Solid Foundation
of Deployment Abstractions
Unleash the Potential:
Reduce the Complexity
Internal Developer
Platform
Business
Abstractions

30. Let’s connect
https://blog.architect2architect.com
https://muckrack.com/asankaabeysinghe/
asankaa AT WSO2.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/asankaabeysinghe/
@asankama

31. Question Time!