Enterprise API Management

APIs for the reuse of business capabilities

Just as is the case in traditional SOA, whereby one of the key principles is to build reusable web services and not just to avoid duplication of functionality, but also to reduce development costs, in the case of web APIs, the same principle can apply.

It is possible, and, in fact, recommended, that business APIs are created internally, so business functionality that needs to be commonly accessed is then made available as an API. This will not only allow such functionality to be accessed in real time and in a standard, controlled, and secure way, but it is also a much better alternative to data replication techniques that risk losing visibility and control over who by/why/when/how information is ...