I speak to businesses about managing APIs but am often asked about providing APIs. This indicates that there may be confusion between APIs that...
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Digital Transformation is focused on improving customer experience. In a Forrester study (commissioned by IBM), Forrester found large numbers of businesses (over 85%) are:...
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The most frequent request I’ve been getting lately is “Help me build an API Economy Strategy”. Quite a bit goes in to answering this...
by I joined the world of enterprise technology at an interesting crossroad – where many companies who have been developing in SOA for years are now...
Stories are frequently referenced by speakers about industry disruption – Uber, Airbnb, Apple Pay… the list goes on. While these incursions into an...
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Determining the appropriate Governance processes for an API initiative is not easy. There are camps inside the company that tend to pull in conflicting...
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Believing you are not going to have to version an API is like believing you are not going to have to change a baby’s diaper....
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Most businesses are looking at an API initiative because of business drivers such as speed to market, reaching new customers, or improving the ability to...
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Businesses start to consider APIs and the API Economy at various times. Many are long down their API journeys, while others are still considering...
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Most businesses have organized themselves internally as multiple lines of business (LoBs). Separating in this manner provides all sorts of business benefits, but often...
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