Hasura today announced it has extended its GraphQL engine to make it possible to join data generated by multiple sources. Hasura CEO Tanmai Gopal said GraphQL Joins makes it possible to join data from across different GraphQL services that can then be accessed via a single GraphQL application programming interface (API). The extension of the […]
Kong Enterprise 2.7 Simplifies API Management
Kong Inc. this week advanced its service connectivity platform strategy with an update to Kong Enterprise that makes it simpler to collectively manage groups of application programming interfaces (APIs). Michael Heap, director of developer experience for Kong, Inc., said that capability will make it simpler to, for example, assign rate limits to different tiers of […]
When to Use API Management and Service Mesh Together
Though sometimes described as competing architectures, API management and service mesh have slightly different use cases and can actually work well together. Whereas API management provides the business logic for outside-facing traffic, a service mesh excels at handling intercommunication between microservices. An organization could certainly adopt both simultaneously across their projects. So, when does it […]
How Are API Management and Service Mesh Different?
The use of APIs and microservices is increasing—a recent study from F5 estimated that the industry is approaching 200 million total APIs. As organizations expand their use of APIs and microservices, they inevitably require some form of service management architecture. There are primarily two major design options for implementing this: An API management system or […]
Why API Quality Is Top Priority for Developers
It is no secret that web APIs have become increasingly important to the operation of modern businesses. According to RapidAPI’s Developer Survey and Insights report, 61% of developers used more APIs in 2020 than 2019, with 71% planning to use even more in 2021. We are no longer tied to a small number of monolithic […]
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to API Management
As API use has exploded across IT departments large and small, the need to manage APIs as independent entities—both APIs themselves and calls to them—rapidly became apparent. We have been through this cycle several times before–ORBs, DCOM, object repositories … the list goes on. There are several competing goals when introducing some management structure into […]
Postman Employs Browsers to Simplify API Collaboration
Postman today announced it is making its namesake platform for managing application programming interfaces (APIs) available via a browser to make it easier to share and inspect APIs. Previously, Postman required DevOps teams to download a desktop application to access the Postman platform. Kin Lane, chief evangelist for Postman, said agent software developed by Postman […]
Challenges of Designing API-Driven Experiences
As SaaS and mobile application development–and cross-software integration and communication–continue to become increasingly important for organizations across all industries to remain competitive today, APIs play a critical role. In fact, APIs dominate digital experiences today, with an average of 220 new APIs published every month, representing a 30% increase over the previous four years. As […]
Why Integration Must Be Hybrid
Integration is the central piece that ties your enterprise together. The need to integrate has only increased with the proliferation of SaaS applications, IoT sensors and devices, B2B e-commerce supply chains and mobile app development in addition to the vast number of applications that still reside in on-premises data centers which also host mainframe, legacy […]
Axway Extends API Management Reach
With application programming interfaces playing a larger role in the DevOps environment, Axway has added to its API toolkit for developers. The company expanded its AMPLIFY API management platform to include a visual tool for composing and integrating APIs and enhanced its API Manager tool so that it now can be invoked to scale resources […]