Mastering Azure API Management: A Practical Approach to Designing and Implementing an API-Centric Enterprise Architecture

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S. MalvikMastering Azure API Managementhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8011-9_2

2. Overview

Sven Malvik¹  

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Fjerdingby, Norway

 

Before we dive into the details of Azure API Management and learn how to integrate this service into an organization, let’s take a step back and talk about the value of having an enterprise API platform. A typical use case of Azure API Management in organizations is to make digital assets available that otherwise would be hidden in legacy systems. Another example of why you would want to use Azure API Management in your organization is the possibility to create new products by bundling APIs from different systems into one common ...