Articles : Armand Sultantono

The most significant difference in software development today compared to the past is the rate of deployments: development teams release software to production earlier and more frequently. Customers want more, and they want it now. However, they are quick to leave you for the competition when things go wrong. According to research, 32% of all customers would desert a company they liked after one bad experience.

A centralized control plane for application delivery allows you to use a single platform for all of your application delivery needs. It unites teams involved in the application lifecycle who are usually dispersed across many systems and platforms, with improvements in between. Application Development teams are empowered to deploy applications on their own, with a self-service approach. Platform operations (NetOps, SecOps, Site Reliability, etc.) can set highways not roadblocks, ensuring compliance with corporate security standards without stifling the velocity of development and deployment.

More and more organizations are moving to an API-driven architecture. This powerful approach helps them innovate quickly, integrate with best-of-breed external services, and deliver new services faster than ever before.