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Reduce Development Costs

While boosting productivity.

Ambassador Blackbird eliminates bottlenecks in API development, streamlining efficiency so your teams move faster with fewer dependencies. Our production-like environments streamline testing, reducing late-stage bugs and DevOps overhead. By cutting out unnecessary setup, Blackbird keeps engineers in the flow, making API development as efficient as possible.

Business benefits with Blackbird

Cut infrastructure costs

  • Reduce development infrastructure
  • Reduce rework
  • Reduce CI runs

Faster time-to-value

  • Lower cycle time
  • Multiply API output
  • Faster delivery

Streamline teamwork

  • Reduce dev onboarding time
  • Increase output
  • Improve DevEx

Reduce risk and remediation

  • Improve code maturity
  • Reduce system downtime
  • Reduce incidents and remediation

How to reduce infrastructure costs

Blackbird reduces infrastructure costs by:

  • Eliminating separate environments: provide a dedicated, production-like environment.
  • Built-in API mocking: dynamic and static mocking to reduce reliance on expensive third-party servers.
  • On-demand access: Instant access to testing environments without setup.

The bottom line: save money with fewer idle resources and fewer CI runs, while your team gets more done faster.

How to improve time-to-value

Blackbird improves time-to-value by:

  • Efficient development loops: focus on cycle time and change failure rate.
  • Built-in hybrid development: combine local and remote development benefits.
  • On-demand test environments: containerized environments available on demand.

The bottom line: developers spend less time on resource management and more time building products, with resources scaling automatically.

70%
McKinsey states top tech companies' developers spend 70% or more time in inner dev loop activities.

API development lifecycle

Not optimized

Inner loop
Outer loop

Optimized with Blackbird

Inner loop
Outer loop
Building, coding, testing
Deploying, releasing, verifying

How to reduce risk

Blackbird reduces risk by:

  • Early and continuous testing: test in isolated, production-like settings.
  • Automated testing: built-in automation and industry-standard frameworks.
  • Shift left testing: Identify and fix issues early to prevent production failures.

The bottom line: ensure high-quality output and minimize costly errors and security vulnerabilities.

How to improve developer experience (DevEx)

Blackbird improves DevEx by:

  • Simplified development: streamline container-based development.
  • Parallel work: enable front-end and back-end teams to work simultaneously.
  • Seamless collaboration: reduce integration headaches and context switching.

The bottom line: keep engineers focused on their primary role, accelerating development cycles and improving job satisfaction.

Ready to improve developer efficiency?

Streamline development and speed up your release cycle with higher-quality output. Blackbird helps take your API-led innovation to new heights.

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