API management strategy

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November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
Top enterprise application trends require revamped thinking

Gartner experts revealed the top 10 trends in application architecture they expect to unfold across enterprises within three to five years.
August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18
How API-based integration dissolves SaaS connectivity limits

Oracle's vice president of integration, Vikas Anand, explains how SaaS app silos occur, drivers for API integration adoption and how DevOps can avoid integration project obstacles.
August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18
Manage APIs with connectivity-led strategy to cure data access woes

MuleSoft founder and VP Ross Mason discusses API-led connectivity as a linchpin in an enterprise API strategy to dissolve data silos and speed adoption of new apps, such as AI and FaaS.
June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18
Jitterbit Harmony update brings API management to iPaaS

The Summer '18 release of Jitterbit's Harmony iPaaS platform adds API management and over 500 self-service recipes for easy SaaS-to-SaaS app integration.

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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

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Useful APIs are the ones you can track

APIs are effective, in part, because developers can collaborate on them and make them better. Still, useful APIs are ones that are carefully tracked and secured. Continue Reading
When to manage APIs with cloud-native vs. third-party tools

As enterprises break out applications into smaller components, both in the development cycle and for operational scalability, APIs become more important -- as does proper management. Continue Reading
Open source tools to consider for your RESTful APIs

Software teams don't have to break the bank when they shop for RESTful API management tools. The right combination of tools that use open source code can help manage the whole lifecycle at low cost. Continue Reading

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The value of APIs and microservices gateway tools

Make API gateways actually work for you. To deliver the right applications to the right places, you'll need a management layer that ties everything together. Continue Reading
Three keys to cloud API management success

Document and authenticate your way to API management success. Here are key elements of a sensible strategy to help you get the benefits of APIs without the headaches. Continue Reading
How to use microservices to manage serverless APIs

Monolithic applications may be a little bit heavy for development of serverless APIs, but microservices can make all the difference. Here's how to make it work. Continue Reading

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5 common traps lurking in RESTful development

Unfortunately, many RESTful API developers fall into the same traps during design. Here are five common mistakes that you can avoid with the right planning. Continue Reading
Should I use tools that support the OpenAPI Specification?

Thinking about applying the OpenAPI Specification to API development? Analyze OpenAPI's automation and standardization benefits and see if it will ease your API design difficulties. Continue Reading
Sound application development rests with secure APIs in the cloud

APIs are the secret sauce that simplifies the integration of clouds, data, applications and containers. Learn how to overcome API security risks with this handbook. Continue Reading

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