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Five Reasons Microservices Don’t Always Work for Your Application
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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

1 day ago

How the USDS is Modernizing Medicare’s 50 Year Old Payment System
API University CMS Quality Payment SubmissionsBlue Button

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently faced with the reality that their legacy system, one that processes 4% of the US GDP, needed to be modernized for a number of reasons. This is the story of what USDS is doing to address the situation and keep a mission critical system online.

Case Study

Wendell Santos

Healthcare, API Strategy, Government

6 days ago

The Blockchain Train Is Leaving The Station. Should You Be On board?
API University

Few trends exemplify the idea of FOMO the way blockchain trends do. But should you invest your time or money into it? This article offers some ways that you can get started with blockchain so that you can be aware of a rapidly growing and evolving market and make the best decision for yourself.

Analysis

Jeremy Glassenberg

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

11-02-2018

HyperLedger is a Platform-Agnostic Toolset For Building Blockchain Apps
API University

While often perceived as competitive to Ethereum, HyperLedger operates on a different wavelength. Hyperledger provides a set of agnostic tools for developers who are building blockchain apps, regardless of the core blockchain layer. Therefore it is a suite of the tools mentioned in this article.

Analysis

Jeremy Glassenberg

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

10-30-2018

Stitch Avoids the End of API Economy as We Know It
API University

Taking advantage of APIs is a quick and inexpensive technique for a business so long as those APIs are available and remain constant. Changes happen to APIs all the time and this is the story of Stitch, a company that found a way to succeed, despite the uncertainties inherent to the API economy.

Analysis

Bob Reselman

API Strategy, Business

10-26-2018

How to Build a Secure API Strategy for the API Economy
API University

APIs, via B2B partnerships and B2C applications, can increase a company’s reach and make digital assets and services available to broader audiences. There are dangers posed by the adoption of insecure APIs in the enterprise. Hence, businesses need a strategy for building and operating secure APIs.

Analysis

Setu Kulkarni

Security, API Strategy

10-25-2018

Remember This Word: Blockchain
API University

This is the beginning of ProgrammableWeb's series on Cryptocurrency and why it matters to developers. In this article we present an overview of the ecosystem including a brief overview of blockchain, Ethereum and more as well as some of the common API types you can expect to see.

Analysis

Jeremy Glassenberg

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

10-22-2018

Why You Should or Should Not Use GraphQL
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Shopify GraphQL Admin

GraphQL, the open source technology originally backed by Facebook has continued to gain momentum since its release in 2015 and with its hype it’s easy to think that GraphQL is the way to go when developing your next API. As with any technology though, it has its strengths and weaknesses.

On the Web

Wendell Santos

API Design

10-21-2018

How APIs Can Drive The Adoption of Meaningful Business Analytics
API University

As enterprises embrace digital business models, they are evolving toward becoming data-driven organizations and harnessing analytics. This article explores the challenges of using traditional analytics approaches, how API management can address these challenges, and mine valuable data for analytics.

Analysis

Srinath Perera

Analytics, API Management, Business

10-18-2018

How PeopleLinx Thrived, Even After LinkedIn Cut-Off Access To Its APIs
API University LinkedIn

As part of our series on the end of the API economy as we know it, we offer a story about a company that survived being shut out of the API that was the lifeblood of its business. This is the story of PeopleLinx, a company that made money using the LinkedIn API, until the API access was removed.

Case Study

Bob Reselman

API Strategy

10-16-2018

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Five Reasons Microservices Don’t Always Work for Your Application
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How the USDS is Modernizing Medicare’s 50 Year Old Payment System
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The Blockchain Train Is Leaving The Station. Should You Be On board?
API University

HyperLedger is a Platform-Agnostic Toolset For Building Blockchain Apps
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Stitch Avoids the End of API Economy as We Know It
API University

How to Build a Secure API Strategy for the API Economy
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Remember This Word: Blockchain
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Why You Should or Should Not Use GraphQL
API University Yelp GraphQLGithub GraphQL
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Shopify GraphQL Admin

How APIs Can Drive The Adoption of Meaningful Business Analytics
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How PeopleLinx Thrived, Even After LinkedIn Cut-Off Access To Its APIs
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