Becoming API- & Cloud-First at the LEGO Group
summary
LEGO moves to API‑and cloud‑first by retiring a central IT gatekeeper and creating 220+ product teams that own OKRs, budgets and run their services. A public developer portal called Base Plate developer portal (built on Backstage) and an API catalog enable discovery while Kong API gateway provides management; APIs are versioned, contract‑first and globally available. Cloud is multi‑provider with serverless first and edge compute for factory image QC. The LEGO Builder app ships QR 3D builds and social build and the approach proves repeatable.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:38Agenda
- 6:20Business Agility
- 8:07Novelty
- 11:25Lego Builder App
- 12:46Social Build
- 15:21Challenges
- 15:40Difficulties
- 18:35Organization
- 21:06OKR
- 22:42Consumer Protection
- 27:42Traditional Architecture
- 31:09CloudFirst
- 36:07Not all compute belongs in Cloud
- 38:21Automating Central Governance
- 40:22Strategically MultiCloud
- 42:14API First
- 45:38What can you expect
- 47:27Baseplate
- 53:18Questions
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