WHY CIOS MUST CARE ABOUT NEW API MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS. HINT, IT'S ABOUT MOBILE APPS
blogs.forrester.com
on 03/17/2013
Excerpt: Thanks to the good work of my colleagues Eve Maler and Jeffrey Hammond, we have a new Forrester Wave on API Management Platforms, including evaluations of Layer 7, Mashery, WSO2, Intel, IBM, Vordel, and 3Scale. I won't spill the beans on the leaders, but I will share some of their analysis with my own interpretation to explain why you must care. First, let's define API management platforms as:
Middleware that developers use to publish and configure interfaces and that applications use at runtime to connect to the data services they need. Here's why API management platforms matter:
As you build mobile apps for customers, partners, and employees, you need apps that perform well over the last wireless mile.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, APIs, Forrester, InfoSec, Platforms
The Forrester Wave: API Management Platforms, Q1 2013
www.layer7tech.com
on 02/06/2013
Excerpt: Earlier this week, Forrester Research, Inc. released The Forrester Wave: API Management Platforms, Q1 2013. This report addresses products targeted at several different audiences including API business owners, technical administrators and application developers consuming APIs. We’re proud to announce that the Layer 7 API Management Suite has been recognized as a Leader in the category, with some significant distance between ourselves and our peers. What I’m most proud of is our consistently high marks in every category; we have worked hard to make sure that our products provide both ease-of-use and deep functionality.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Forrester, Industry, Reports
Mobile Backend-As-A-Service: The New Lightweight Middleware?
blogs.forrester.com
on 12/19/2012
Excerpt: It’s no secret that demand for mobile applications is skyrocketing in both the consumer and enterprise space. To meet that demand, application development shops are continually looking for new ways to accelerate development of apps that meet their consumers’ needs. In response, many new ISVs are beginning to offer a set of cloud-based, server-side mobile services to make app development quicker and easier to deploy. ISVs are referring to those services as “mobile backend-as-a-service” (not a particularly good name, but we’ll use it for now).... read the full post.
Tags: BaaS, BaaS, Forrester
Excerpt: Earlier this week, Forrester Research, Inc. released The Forrester Wave: API Management Platforms, Q1 2013. This report addresses products targeted at several different audiences including API business owners, technical administrators and application developers consuming APIs. We’re proud to announce that the Layer 7 API Management Suite has been recognized as a Leader in the category, with some significant distance between ourselves and our peers. What I’m most proud of is our consistently high marks in every category; we have worked hard to make sure that our products provide both ease-of-use and deep functionality.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Forrester, Industry, Reports
