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Why Segment Moved from Microservices to a Monolith
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Segment shares its experience developing with both the microservices and monolithic architecture, and details the pros and cons of each and why they chose the monolith in the end. The journey was a difficult one. The company's developers where pushed to their limits, but they succeeded in the end.

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Why a Holistically Conceived Digital Strategy is Key to Monetizing APIs
API University

The decision “to API or not to API?” should not be a technology conversation. Many companies fail after attempting to monetize APIs without specific business outcomes in mind. That journey, marked by a four pillar API strategy blueprint, starts with a business conversation and "outside-in" thinking.

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ProgrammableWeb Staff

API Strategy, API Management

6 days ago

4 Ways Shutterstock Creates Lasting API Partnerships
API University Shutterstock

Customer and partner retention is a mission-critical metric for your API programs success. After first launching its API in 2012, learn how Shutterstock has expanded it today and how it focuses on partner engagement to discover how best to offer exactly what their API partners need.

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ProgrammableWeb Staff

Images

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Merging Companies? 4 IT Questions to Answer
API University

Mergers inevitably increase the IT complexity an organization faces. APIs are universal connectors, so the ways in which businesses monitor and manage their APIs can turn those connections into points of leverage and opportunities for the increased insight and control needed in an M&A.

Analysis

David Feuer

Business, API Management

12-20-2018

Why Intuit’s Strategy for Monetizing APIs Starts with the Customer Experience
API University Intuit QuickBooks Online Accounting

In Intuit’s case, the business strategy started with the right customer experience. Once they had an idea of the end-to-end customer experience it needed to enable, next came some strategic platform and ecosystem decisions.

Analysis

David Berlind

API Strategy

12-19-2018

How DataSift Survived Twitter's Merciless Business Behavior in the API Economy
API University Twitter

In this last installment of our series "The End of the API Economy As We Know It" we look at how DataSift had their licensing agreement with Twitter unexpectedly terminated. This story details how DataSift coped with the setback and provides lessons for any company that relies on third-party APIs.

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Bob Reselman

API Strategy, Social

12-11-2018

How to Succeed in the API Economy; a Prescription from ProgrammableWeb
API University

In aggregate, the organizations around the world that directly or indirectly monetize their APIs form the basis of what the media often calls the “API Economy.” As a subset of the total global economy, the API economy is responsible for the exchange of trillions of dollars of value annually.

Analysis

David Berlind

API Strategy, API Design

12-03-2018

Is the API in Your App a Trojan Horse?
API University

Attackers know that API calls originating from inside an app are a blueprint for the infrastructure inside your data center. Further, they can use those same API calls to hide their malicious purposes, like a Trojan horse ready to slip through the front door. Apps are the new emerging threat vector.

Analysis

Aaron Lint

Security, API Design

11-29-2018

Open APIs – The Need for Common Standards in Banking
API University

The ripple effects of regulation such as the EU's PSD2 and Open Banking initiatives in the UK and APAC, designed to stimulate increased competition in banking, are being felt worldwide. But what do these changes mean in practice for developers seeking to build fintech apps to work with bank APIs?

Analysis

Joseph White

Banking, API Design, API Strategy

11-27-2018

Five Reasons Microservices Don’t Always Work for Your Application
API University

Microservices, an approach where software can be broken into small, distinct components offers many advantages over monolithic architectures. But, they are not a catch all solution for your application. This article looks at when moving to a microservice approach may not be in your best interest.

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Wendell Santos

Microservices, API Design

11-18-2018

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