API management

APIs continue to be one of the biggest parts of effective application and architecture management. Proper API management involves a combination of proper design considerations, testing techniques, documentation and secure processing. In this section, we take a hard look at top-of-mind API management concerns, as well as both standardized and emerging API protocols.

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Components of an effective API management strategy

We're using more APIs than ever before, and you need one central location to monitor their security, application connections, and traffic. Open this guide to see what makes an effective API management strategy.

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Form.io, SearchSOA's Editors' Choice for Innovation, simplifies the creation of front-end business process forms by integrating back-end API data management.
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Don't miss the API development train: How to stay ahead of the curve

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October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13
What CIOs, developers should know about the 'API economy'

'API economy' is a catchphrase fueled by evidence that APIs are a rapidly expanding economic force.
May 08, 2013 08 May'13
Inside the world of Web APIs, the cloud and mobile technology

Rob Daigneau offers his expert insights on the convergence of the cloud, mobile technology and Web APIs.

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API management Get Started

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Serverless testing in CI eliminates surprises in production

Writing in a functional language without intuitive unit test coverage? Don't have control over resources or scaling? Here's how to make serverless testing work anyway. Continue Reading
Think carefully about API language standards

API language standards were few and far between in the past, but now cloud has made API standardization more important than ever. Learn what you need to know about these standards. Continue Reading
REST (REpresentational State Transfer)

REST (REpresentational State Transfer) is an architectural style for developing web services. REST is popular due to its simplicity and the fact that it builds upon existing systems and features of the internet's HTTP in order to achieve its ... Continue Reading

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API gateway comparison: Kong vs. Tyk

API gateways help organizations smooth out interactions among microservices. This side-by-side rundown of Kong vs. Tyk will help you choose which tool fits your business' needs. Continue Reading
What's the difference between API and web services testing?

Web services and APIs aren't the same -- or are they? How do web services and API testing differ, and what does each type of test aim to achieve? Continue Reading
How do you choose between SDKs and APIs for enterprise apps?

Explore the pros and cons that differentiate SDKs and APIs from each other and come to understand what types of applications call for SDKs, APIs or both. Continue Reading

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Manage API management

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

How to overcome IoT performance testing challenges

IoT that interacts with things -- rather than human users -- introduces new challenges in effective testing, but IT pros can use design best practices to ensure applications will scale. Continue Reading
Use an API mapping tool to demystify complex API integrations

Whether a simple diagram or more complex model, an API mapping tool can bring order to loosely coupled application components, speed up debugging and simplify application updates. Continue Reading
ICYMI: How to select and manage serverless APIs effectively

Explore how API selection and API management in a serverless architecture can make all the difference between getting results and having your project fall flat. Continue Reading

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Problem Solve API management Issues

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These 6 microservices architecture design patterns solve problems

Navigate the benefits and drawbacks of standard architecture design patterns that aim to diminish microservices deployment and performance miseries. Continue Reading
Can API mapping fix data integration problems?

The more distributed and complex a modern application is, the more likely an API mapping tool should join the developers' arsenal for efficient design and troubleshooting. Continue Reading
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

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