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Powering Internal
API Communities
Ian Goldsmith
Sachin Agarwal
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API and SOA Resources
• Resource Center
– http://resource.soa.com/
• Webinar Recording
– http://resource.soa.com/resource/webinars
• Follow us on:
www.facebook.com/soasoftware
www.linkedin.com/company/soasoftware
@soasoftwareinc
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What is an Internal API Catalog?
The application of API technologies inside the enterprise
• Easy to consume
• Well documented
(human-readable)
• Self-service
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Why do Enterprises need API Communities?
• Support Digital Transformation Initiatives
• Reuse of in-house developed assets
• Controlled use of cloud services
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Promise of SOA
• Built using UDDI Registries, WSDL and
SOAP
• Addressed service definition and control
• However, developer adoption remained a
challenge
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Promise of APIs
• Documentation
• Self-Service Access
• Greater Adoption
• However…APIs lack control
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Making Internal API Communities Work
• Make sure you publish the right APIs
– Deliver real value
– Focus on API Design
– Reusable
• Make it easy to consume an API
– Searchable catalog
– Well documented
– Self Provisioned
• Make sure the APIs are:
– Reliable
– High performance
– Secure
Fundamentally, this is Governance
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Publishing the right APIs
• Increase responsiveness to business
• Improve business/IT alignment
• Manage API DevOps
• Automate API and App Provisioning
• Visualize Asset Relationships
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Ensure Reliability and Security
• Authenticate and Authorize, integrate with
existing Identity & Access Mgmt. systems
• Federate API access with Business
Partners - OAuth
• Risk and Compliance factors with
publishing APIs
• Routing and load-balancing for
performance and high-availability
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Developer Engagement
• Search Indexing
• Documentation
• Groups
• Built-in Testing
• Social Platform
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API Platform
• Measure the impact of
your programsAnalytics
• Build your developer
and partner ecosystem
Developer
Engagement
• Secure and protect
your systemsGateway Services
• Simplify and speed up
development
Service
Integration
• Build the right services
& APIs the right way
Lifecycle
Management
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What are the Common Pitfalls?
• Platform lock-in
• Protocol limitations
• Lack of control (lifecycle)
• Not integrating enterprise infrastructure
– IDAM
– Monitoring (SIEM, SNMP)
– SCM
– Databases
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API and SOA Resources
• Resource Center
– http://resource.soa.com/
• Webinar Recording
– http://resource.soa.com/resource/webinars
• Follow us on:
www.facebook.com/soasoftware
www.linkedin.com/company/soasoftware
@soasoftwareinc
