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…
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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…
API Management 101: API Management Basics
In API Design Lesson 202: Architectural Layers, we explain how key API functionality can be abstracted away from the implementation itself and handled via centralized server architecture. Here, we explain the technology components needed for this architecture and how they create the basis for an ongoing process of API Management. When launching an API program, it…
TechTalk: Open APIs featuring API Evanelist Kin Lane
This was an live Q&A with API evangelist Kin Lane where he took questions live on API Management and Open APIs
TechTalk: Enterprise Mobility – APIs, Apps, and Mobile Strategy
With employee demands for anywhere access to information and the rise of the mobile device in driving new consumer experiences, it’s more important than ever to have a solid enterprise mobility strategy. We discussed the key elements which are making today’s enterprise mobility programs successful with Layer7 mobile experts SVP and Distinguished Engineer Scott Morrison…
TechTalk: Avoiding Data Silos Using Linked APIs
Practical problems that software architects on modern product teams face increasingly go far beyond the familiar. Case in point: “Big Data” doesn’t just mean petabytes of data or a data-set that doesn’t fit in a single large RDBMS, anymore. A “distributed system” doesn’t just mean a clever multi-tier architecture or even an AWS deployment happily…
TechTalk: Mobile World Congress 2014 Panel Discussion on Top Trends
Live panel of mobile and API experts discussing major trends and developments coming out of Mobile World Congress 2014.
TechTalk: Optimizing APIs Using Akamai and Layer7
This live, interactive event featured Akamai’s Gary Ballabio alongside Layer7’s Francois Lascelles. They chatted and discussed CDN API Management Using Optimized API Distribution.
TechTalk: APIs – Fueling Cloud, IoT, Mobile, BigData featuring Matt Mclarty
Live interactive Q&A with Layer7’s VP, Client Solutions and use-case expert Matt McLarty responded to questions. We discussed how APIs are fueling today’s biggest tech trends: cloud, IoT, Mobile, Social, BigData.