Taking a look at today's API management services and strategies

Editor's note

There aren't many, if any, software professionals out there today who would discount the importance of APIs and API management. And many of those same software professionals will tell you that APIs have been important for a long time. But talk about their importance has shifted from being a conversation held in tucked-away IT offices to a topic discussed at business strategy meetings among C-level execs. And more and more vendors are pushing API management services as a critical part of staying competitive.

As such, the burden is on software teams to create an API management strategy that not only keeps applications and services running smoothly, but allows the business to find new revenue streams and opportunities for growth, including turning the APIs themselves into assets the business can market and make money from. This may also mean leveraging API management services, a marketplace that is experiencing significant transformation due to vendor acquisitions and changes in strategy.

This guide will walk you through some of the mindsets and strategies behind API management services that not only efficiently maintain APIs, but turn those APIs into a source of value for the company rather than a management burden. It will also take a look at some of the shifts in the API management services market that indicate a change in thinking around APIs by certain companies.