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.

December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
'Shift left' doesn't complete DevSecOps story for fintech

An online banking SaaS company trained its developers to code securely, but API security also required "shifting right" to bolster production-level monitoring tools and training.
December 07, 2021 07 Dec'21
MuleSoft to add API management, governance tools

MuleSoft plans to release tools to catalog and manage APIs across multi-cloud environments to reduce redundancy, apply governance policies and build compliance.
August 24, 2021 24 Aug'21
Solo.io folds API gateway in with Istio service mesh

Solo.io is among the service mesh vendors aligning the emerging tech with existing network management as enterprise adoption expands.
August 20, 2021 20 Aug'21
Real estate firm turns to AI vendor for API security

API security is under scrutiny as businesses digitally transform, and startup vendors are emerging with fresh approaches for secure cloud computing.

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Useful APIs are the ones you can track

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