Factors to consider when architecting systems that uses third-party systems

Factors to consider when architecting systems that uses third-party systems ↦

In this post, I will talk about important factors you should consider when architecting systems that are powered by third-party systems. The factors I detail are:

deployment model
technology coherence
NFRs and SLAs
Infrastructure and hardware needs
API style and documentation
Idempotent APIs
Getting data out of the third party provider
Community