Enterprises must be lean and agile in order to compete. Yet in many organizations, consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions have created fragmented, non-integrated systems and processes that drain financial and human resources and diminish your ability to respond to a changing market and the relentless demands of customers and partners. Perficient’s integration and application program interface […]
Posts Tagged ‘API Management’
4 Things to Look Forward to at TIBCO NOW 2016
TIBCO NOW is the largest user conference for TIBCO products, taking place May 16-19, 2016, in Las Vegas. With nearly 100 sessions, this year’s conference is themed around Destination Digital and utilizing your TIBCO products to drive digital transformation in your organization. Here are four things to look forward to if you’re attending TIBCO NOW 2016. 1. […]
Mobile Backend-as-a-Service Using Web APIs
Mobility is no longer a nice-to-have, but a must-have in order to connect to customers. Mobile applications and the cloud continue to drive requirements for backend services. But according to surveys, 70% to 80 % of the time spent in mobile “app” development is building the backend services. These backend services are necessary to build […]
Forrester Recommends Perficient as Vendor for API Strategy and Delivery
APIs are exploding in the digital marketplace with almost 15,000 public APIs now available. Business executives are realizing the value of APIs in: Driving business innovation Building mobile apps and customer engagement Creating seamless operational efficiency Enabling business agility Serving hybrid integration internally and externally Optimizing existing infrastructure As businesses grow their adoption of both […]
API Management Enables Agility and Reduces Time to Market for Cricket
Cricket Communications, the operating subsidiary of AT&T, is a rapidly expanding, nationwide low-cost provider of mobile wireless services. As the sixth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, Cricket provides wireless services to more than 5.4 million customers in all 50 states. Cricket’s rapid growth into new markets left it with aging systems that […]
Steps to Monetize APIs to Grow Your Business
Eric Roch, principal of SOA and Integration Solutions at Perficient, recently wrote about the architecture needed to enable successful adoption and monetization in your API program. “APIs are a foundational technology that enables companies to participate in the digital economy,” wrote Eric. “APIs open up the potential for the creation of entirely new business models […]
The Business of Architecting APIs
APIs are certainly in the purview of many organizations today. However, often the promises of unlocking new value streams for the business may be expressed in terms of the IT API Management capability. While the choice of an API management technology is an important aspect of the new API economy, organizations should take precautions to ensure […]
Why we need web APIs
A few commonly asked questions by people around Web APIs are: Why do we need it? How is it different from SOA? What value will it add to my company? Here, I discuss how companies can benefit from implementing web APIs. I’ll cover the myths between SOA and APIs in a future article. Today, we […]
Top Integrate Posts of 2015
2015 is almost behind us, along with over 60 posts on integration – from data quality to middleware migration. We have sorted through all of that content and pulled together the list of your top 10 favorites. 10 | 5 Leading-Edge Releases from Informatica in 2015 Check out Informatica’s top 2015 releases announced at their Informatica […]
Is IBM the right API management tool for you?
There are a lot of API management vendors in the marketplace. How do you know which one is right for you? If you’re considering IBM’s API management platform, here are a few indicators that it might be a good fit for your organization.
What I Learned on Day 1 of the I LOVE APIs Conference
The second day, called “Day 1” here at I Love APIs begins the speaker series for Strategy, Developer, and IT forums. What is I Love APIs? Go here for a run down of the conference by Alexandra Haefele: How to Get the Most Out of the I Love APIs 2015 Conference 10:30 AM A late start to […]
What I Learned on Day 0 of the I Love APIs Conference
Follow me @prftarvin! This will be updated hourly. Today is the first day of I Love APIs in San Jose, CA. The force is strong with everyone here, and the API energy is vibrant – even before the coffee station was out. Day 0 is a major workshop day with: Foundational Topics in Apigee Edge Advanced Topics […]