Enterprise API Management

A strategy and implementation guide for building, deploying, and managing APIs

Key Features
Comprehensive, end-to-end guide to business-driven enterprise APIs
Distills years of experience with API and microservice strategies
Provides detailed guidance on implementing API-led architectures in any business
Book Description
APIs are the cornerstone of modern, agile enterprise systems. They enable access to enterprise services from a wide variety of devices, act as a platform for innovation, and open completely new revenue streams.

Enterprise API Management shows how to define the right architecture, implement the right patterns, and define the right organization model for business-driven APIs.

Drawing on his experience of developing API and microservice strategies for some of the world's largest companies, Luis Weir explains how APIs deliver value across an enterprise. The book explores the architectural decisions, implementation patterns, and management practices for successful enterprise APIs, as well as providing clear, actionable advice on choosing and executing the right API strategy in your enterprise.

With a relentless focus on creating business value, Luis Weir reveals an effective method for planning, building, and running business products and services with APIs.

What you will learn
Create API strategies to deliver business value
Monetize APIs, promoting them through public marketplaces and directories
Develop API-led architectures, applying best practice architecture patterns
Choose between REST, GraphQL, and gRPC-style API architectures
Manage APIs and microservices through the complete life cycle
Deploy APIs and business products, as well as Target Operating Models
Lead product-based organizations to embrace DevOps and focus on delivering business capabilities
Table of Contents
The Business Value of APIs
The Evolution of API Platforms
Business-Led API Strategy
API-Led Architectures
API-Led Architecture Patterns
Modern API Architectural Styles
API Life Cycle
API Products' Target Operating Model
Authors
Luis Weir

Luis Augusto Weir is a Director of Software Development at Oracle and a former Chief Architect at Capgemini, Oracle Ace Director and Oracle Groundbreaker Ambassador. An API management and microservices evangelist, Luis has over 17 years of experience implementing complex distributed systems around the world. Co-author of 3 other books as well as numerous articles and white papers, Luis has been a frequent speaker frequent speaker at known events such as CodeOne, Devoxx, Gartner AAD&I, Oracle OpenWorld, Java2Days and many user groups and meetups. Luis holds an MS in Corporate Networks and Systems Integration from the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) and a BS in Electronics Engineering from the Universidad Nueva Esparta.