Headless Applications: Understanding Definitions for Headless, Hybrid Headless, Precomposed, and Monolithic Applications — Business User Perspective

Headless Applications: Understanding Definitions for Headless, Hybrid Headless, Precomposed, and Monolithic Applications — Business User Perspective

This IDC Perspective will guide readers through the basic terminology and distinctions between application design concepts and technical deployments of monolithic, headless, and composable applications. It outlines the differences between modules, microservices, and components that use API interfaces to interact with and connect to headless systems."Headless technology at the application level can at first appear to be a daunting undertaking if a buyer lacks critical comprehension of the core concepts," says Heather Hershey, director, Worldwide Digital Commerce at IDC. "Start by thinking of the types of CX your organization needs to deliver to attain a competitive advantage, and then get down to the work of composing those experiences via informed software investments."

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