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 DescriptionAPIs 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

Who this book is forArchitects, developers, and technology executives who want to deliver successful API strategies that bring business value.