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Key Use Cases for GraphQL APIs

GraphQL has become a preferred option when flexibility and efficiency are top priorities. GraphQL is also easy to integrate with existing applications, since implementations are available in JavaScript, Python, PHP, and several other languages. Here are three use cases where GraphQL shines. This article highlights three specific use cases where GraphQL shines.

Adapting Continuous API Management for Cloud Architecture

In his latest blog, Adam discusses best practices for Continuous API Management , including several significant ways that drives change when the API is operating on cloud architecture. API management, whether on the cloud or off, comes down to discovery, documentation, monitoring, alerting, and authentication/security. How well you implement best practices in these areas will make or break your service. In this article, we’ll summarize several considerations for adapting to the cloud.

Q2 TechTalk

Our API Academy quarterly TechTalk is April 28th at 9:00AM PDT/12:00PM EDT, and has Noname Security experts joining the API Academy team for what promises to be a most interesting discussion. Our team will be talking about API Security – not only from an API management perspective (i.e. locked down gateways, best practices, secured mobile apps) but also enterprise-wide API security tactics, as well as emerging threat vectors.

Q1 TechTalk

Our Q1 TechTalk had API Academy members Francois, Aran, and myself reminiscing about the 20th anniversary of Layer7 and the 10th anniversary of API Academy – and many of the “things” that have come and gone over the last 20 years – with a dive into protocols – past, present, and emerging. Definitely worth a watch!