API World + CloudX + Dev Innovation Summit 2024

Arun Narasimhan, Google, Senior Software Engineer

The Internet of Things (IoT) landscape for smart home security is often fragmented, with various providers offering distinct solutions. This presentation explores a collaboration between ADT, a leader in traditional security systems, and Google, a pioneer in smart home devices.

Previously, customers would have had to juggle separate applications and ecosystems from ADT and Google to manage their security needs. This project addressed this challenge by integrating data and functionality from both systems into a single, user-friendly mobile application called "ADT+".

The talk will delve into the technical aspects of integrating siloed systems and explore how APIs were leveraged to this enable it.

Takeaways will include a list of best practices for doing large scale system integrations between industry behemoths.