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API management strategy

• For API-based integration, a gateway is your friend

  Gateway technology makes API-based integration and microservices more secure, more efficient and more manageable. But beware API management pitfalls. Continue Reading

• How API gateways work -- and why you need them

  Learn the essentials of both API gateways and API design. Then, grasp how to use them to modernize monolithic apps and facilitate cloud-native microservices. Continue Reading

• RESTful API

  A RESTful API is an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. A RESTful API -- also referred to as a RESTful web service -- is based on representational state transfer (REST) technology, an ... Continue Reading

• Quick quiz on creating APIs and managing APIs

  API management and development processes are complicated, and developers need to know their way around many types of APIs. Prove what you know about creating APIs and managing them. Continue Reading

• interoperability

  Interoperability (pronounced IHN-tuhr-AHP-uhr-uh-BIHL-ih-tee) is the ability of different systems, devices, applications or products to connect and communicate in a coordinated way, without effort from the end user. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • RESTful API
  • interoperability
  • API economy
  • API management

  • application program interface (API)
  • cPanel (cPanel Control Panel)
  • OAuth
  • polyfill

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• Should I use in-house or SaaS tools to develop APIs?

  It's perfectly viable to approach API development using either in-house or SaaS-provided tooling, but each path has its place. Learn how to choose between these two methods.Continue Reading

• API economy

  API economy (application programming interface economy) is a general term that describes the way application programming interfaces (APIs) can positively affect an organization's profitability.Continue Reading

• Integration drives Red Hat 3scale API Management platform roadmap

  Red Hat's Steve Willmott discusses the evolution of 3scale and gives advice for organizations looking to prepare for the future of API management.Continue Reading

• How to smartly manage APIs through their full lifecycle

  Even the most useful and well-designed APIs need to be managed. With the right tool, you can keep the upper hand on the API lifecycle from start to finish.Continue Reading

• Why deploying APIs on serverless frameworks spurs innovation

  Explore why deploying APIs on serverless frameworks can help businesses grow faster and provide innovative services while decreasing developers' workloads and lowering IT costs.Continue Reading

• API deployments on serverless frameworks catching on

  In a stealthy way, serverless APIs have moved out of the “shiny new thing” phase to being enterprise software developers’ favorite way to bypass development overhead when delivering applications, ...Continue Reading

• How the use of APIs helps spur business innovation

  Change isn't always cheap. However, by taking an API-first approach, businesses can innovate in a safe, effective and low-cost manner.Continue Reading

• API management

  API management is the process of overseeing application programming interfaces (APIs) in a secure, scalable environment.Continue Reading

• Test your IQ on microservices principles and strategies

  Think you have a good handle on microservices and how to properly introduce them to your organization? Take a shot at this quiz to find out for yourself.Continue Reading

• A guide to open source technology in application development

  Open source has certainly made an impact, including in application development and management. This guide looks at some of the latest open source tools and strategies to consider.Continue Reading