System APIs ownership and governance model
In assigning ownership of System APIs, one should consider the near and long term goals for the shared System API.
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API ownership for the modern enterprise
As a guide for developing an ownership model that makes sense for your enterprise, it’s helpful to consider how the API will be used in a business context.
Integration best practices: pioneer digital transformation with community
To understand the value of community and evangelism to your organization, it’s important to imagine one without it.
Zero trust: The key to securing the API economy
There’s no doubt that today’s businesses are under increasing pressure to innovate faster. Looking to deliver innovative offerings at an accelerated pace to meet ever-evolving customer expectations, many are turning to modern development models underpinned by the cloud, microservices architectures, and containerization technologies.
Why an API strategy is critical for your DevOps environment in 2019
As organizations plan their IT strategies for 2019, increasing attention is being given to DevOps.
What are perceived and actual security concerns for APIs?
APIs are rapidly becoming one of the most important infrastructural layers of the Internet while at the same time becoming a critical component of modern day attacks. They are difficult to secure and determined hackers are extremely tenacious in finding ways to exploit them. Despite what some people — even experts — would lead you […]
Why GDPR compliance is a ready-made problem for APIs
If you were existing anywhere but under a rock for the last few weeks, then you were probably subjected to a gauntlet of GDPR notifications from the websites that you frequent, including ProgrammableWeb. They may not have even mentioned GDPR or the General Data Protection Regulation. But the sudden onslaught of these messages while visiting those […]
Microservices versus APIs
I have always been a firm believer that there is no such thing as a dumb question. Many times I have outed myself as the dumbest guy in this room with a simple question, and in the process, I hope I have been able to enlighten others.
Your next integration project should be an API project
During my time at MuleSoft, I’ve had a lot of conversations with people from other companies about their specific challenges and one recurring theme is almost always present: the conversation starts out talking about point-to-point integrations. It’s pretty natural when presented with two systems to want to draw a connection. The data here is needed […]
What type of API is right for my project?
There are various types of APIs, the most popular of which is Web API––otherwise known as a Web Service. A Web API provides an interface for Web applications, or applications that need to connect to each other via the Internet to communicate. Web APIs have exploded exponentially, reaching over 17,000 in 2017. There are four […]