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Headless architecture: Seven things to know

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Stephanie Buga
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1,319
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English
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Summary

The concept of headless architecture describes a decoupled approach to building applications, where the frontend and backend are separated, allowing content, media, and data to be delivered to multiple frontends without being restricted by a single device or layout. This enables companies to build and manage multichannel digital experiences with ease, accommodating new channels such as mobile apps, wearable technology, voice assistants, AR/VR, and the internet of things (IoT). By decoupling content from presentation layers, headless architecture supports agile workflows, allowing teams to iterate and deploy new functionality quickly, without interdependencies common in tightly coupled monolithic architectures. This approach also improves the workflows and capabilities of developers, editors, marketers, and anyone else involved in creating, updating, and managing content, by supporting composable content that can be easily edited and reused on other channels or in support of new content and experiences.

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