Bringing GraphQL to the Enterprise: When IBM met Apollo
summary
Describes how IBM consolidates ~30 REST microservices into a single GraphQL gateway using Apollo and an open‑source Gramps library, claims 2.5x performance gains and shows a proof‑of‑concept that renders an explorable UI at 1.4s vs ~18–33s for the old page. Details the datasource starter kit, per‑team repos with schema+resolvers+connector, normalized error IDs for tracing, CI hooks, an npx CLI for scaffolding, and production rollout timing.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:08GraphQL and Apollo client benefits
- 3:17Proof of concept with IBM Cloud dashboard
- 5:52Enterprise challenges with microservices
- 8:30Centralizing data while decentralizing control
- 11:17Introducing Gramps for schema aggregation
- 13:03Improving error handling with Gramps
- 15:12Making adoption effortless
- 17:44Scaling GraphQL globally
- 18:30Conclusion and open-source call
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