Six observations that should make you think about implementing an API Management solution
From the theory…
API Management strengthens value chains with your partners, customers and suppliers…
… to the practice
Observation 1
« More and more of our customers and partners are asking to access our services and data. It is slowing down our expansion »
A standardised API roll-out boosts the scalability of your business model and improves your operational efficiency
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Observation 2
« What with the IoT and various IS services, we are getting lost in a jungle of APIs and point-to-point interfaces »
Separating the orchestration of internal services from external exposure using a gateway architecture simplifies your API governance.
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Observation 3
« We are facing some security risks and can never be certain we are not exposing some strategic part of the information system. »
Having a single point of entry means you can control all system access, permissions and use, all the time, and keep them all secure.
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Observation 4
« Our data has value, but we don’t know how to leverage that value »
Monitoring and monetising the consumption of your data opens the way to new business models while ensuring non-repudiation of data that is exchanged.
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Observation 5
« We already have some internal web services, but we don’t really talk about them. »
Implementing an API portal to showcase appropriate services is one obvious driver to expand usage.
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Observation 6
« We need to differentiate ourselves to our customers and partners. »
API Management is an opportunity to provide additional services, greater visibility and increased transparency.
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