We know that in the software business, experience is everything. 83% US consumers said that having a positive customer experience with a brand is more important than the actual product. And we all know that making customers happy today can be tricky. They’re very sophisticated, with high expectations, and they want to make an emotional…
Category: API Management
Should Your APIs be Open?
Dive into the pros and cons of implementing open APIs Show Notes In the third episode of our new podcast series, Erik Wilde , Mike Amundsen, Matt McLarty and Ronnie Mitra dive into the pros and cons of implementing open APIs—exploring how offering a public API might impact your organization, from a business and strategy…
How To: Fostering a Microservices Culture
In this video, Mike Amundsen of the API Academy applies theories from the worlds of computing and anthropology to define the right organizational approach to Microservices.
API Management 302: Using an API Gateway in Microservice Architecture
Get to grips with the specifics of deploying an API gateway in a microservice architecture In Lesson 304: API Design for Microservices, we describe the essential role APIs play in microservice architectures. In Lesson 101: API Management Basics, we explain why an API gateway is essential to ensuring API security, usability, scalability and reliability. Here, we focus on…
Product Management for Microservices
In this presentation, taken from the API Academy Microservices Bootcamp at CA World 2015, Irakli Nadareishvili shows how the techniques of digital product management can be effective when adopting Microservices.
TechTalk: Common OAuth Security Mistakes and Threat Mitigations
With vulnerabilities recently surfacing in the OAuth implementations of popular service providers like Yammer, Instagram and Facebook, it’s hard to blame anyone for getting the impression that there are fundamental security flaws in the OAuth protocol. Francois Lascelles, Chief Architect at Layer7, answered OAuth questions live, discussed the common security mistakes made in OAuth implementations…
API Management 301: OAuth-Based Access Control
Learn how OAuth provides standard patterns upon which you can deliver API access control In API Management Lesson 201: API Security, we examine typical areas of API vulnerability and share best practices for addressing these vulnerabilities – including the use of OAuth as an access control mechanism. In this lesson, we describe how OAuth provides standard…
API Management 201: API Security
Identify typical areas of API vulnerability and learn best practices for securing APIs In Lesson 103: Choosing a Solution, we discuss the importance of considering functional and operational security characteristics when choosing an API Management solution. Regardless of the solution, understanding the risk profile of APIs is vital to protecting an API against attack. In this…
API Management 102: Architectural Components
To architect an effective API Management infrastructure, it is necessary to adopt and deploy some new technology components. In this lesson, we look into specific requirements and features associated with the components of an effective API Management architecture, including security, performance, data transformation and developer management. In Lesson 101: API Management Basics, we give an overview…
API Management 103: Choosing a Solution
In Lesson 102: Architectural Components, we explain the key technology components required for a full-featured API Management solution. There are various solutions currently on the market, a number of which meet these basic requirements. In this lesson, we provide more practical advice on how to choose between specific solutions. A large enterprise with extensive IT resources…