When a government body identifies an opportunity that can be addressed through advancements in technology, and devises a functional plan that could lead to improvements in how organizations and society work, it’s something to be celebrated. The Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) is an example of a regulation that pairs technology innovation with market… Continue reading →

Early in 2015 I predicted that API management and security solutions, microservices development, and application integration across platforms and devices would converge in a major way. I have been predicting this convergence for quite some time (2015, 2014, 2013); first when we established the concept of the API Economy in 2012, and more recently when we… Continue reading →

Recently Forrester’s Randy Heffner published a very good report on The API Management Solutions Market Heats Up. In the report, Akana is mentioned as a leader with “Consistently rich and deep functionality across all core functions. Particularly well suited for broad-based enterprise-level API initiatives.”  Before this report, Forrester published the famous Forrester Wave reports. Akana was… Continue reading →

Why We Changed Our Name and What It Means For Our Business and Yours One of the best things about working here is the collaborative nature of our team. We throw around ideas, critique each other’s suggestions, and ultimately arrive at some pretty smart decisions through a combination of talking, illustrating, venting, analysis, logic, and… Continue reading →

In 2014, we achieved impressive growth for SOA Software When we coined the term “API Economy“, we were talking about APIs being integrated and used to drive better digital business. It was a concept ahead of its time, but now APIs sit in the middle of all of the digital activity whether they are Apps,… Continue reading →

My previous two years’ blogs on predictions were mostly about rapid growth in the API Economy. Increases of adoption of API use, proliferation of API-enabled data connectivity, financial growth tied to API development; these and more like them became the headlining trends that have brought the API Economy to where it is now.  Those predictions… Continue reading →

We have always advised creating and managing efficient, effective integrations between applications in an effort to get the most value from your data. The currency of a digital business lies in the data it processes and delivers, so ensuring access to relevant data repositories is critical to success in the digital economy. For a long… Continue reading →

Enterprise API Essentials 101 All over the globe, school is back in session. While you may not actually be seeking additional credits or loftier academic degrees, we all tend to neglect taking time out to increase our awareness and education for its own sake. As APIs continue to dominate the language of business and IT,… Continue reading →

Forrester Research has just published their definitive report on API Management Solutions, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the results. In their exhaustive and discerning review, they named SOA Software’s API management solution as a leader in enterprise API management and validated us as an impactful and valuable player in the market. With this… Continue reading →

There have been numerous attempts at improving at how medical and wellness care are delivered and managed here in the United States. HealthCare.gov (aka, ObamaCare) had some initial hiccups, but is now helping millions get access to quality and affordable care. Insurance companies are making attempts to simplify services and reporting, and are participating in… Continue reading →

Most people will say that the front-end of a mobile app is where the excitement is. While it’s true that design and look-and-feel can have a big impact on adoption and usage, the test of an app’s value is what it delivers to the user, and what that user can do with it. The value… Continue reading →

Recently we have seen building  internal API community and providing an API catalog that others in the company can benefit from as essential to gaining true advantages for your digital channels. API development and usage is increasing in a massive way, and enterprises and consumers alike are realizing the vast reach of application functionality that is driven… Continue reading →

With a company name like “SOA Software”, and a product line of API management and SOA governance solutions, you might think we run around telling people that SOA and APIs are the same thing. Well, they aren’t, and they are. Certainly we recognize that there is a great deal of overlap, but we think that… Continue reading →

In a previous blog, we looked at the behavior of scripts that run in applications, and how they need to interact with APIs in order for you to gain full advantage of multiple applications running through a single API. We’re going to look at the phase of development that happens after configuring your API. It… Continue reading →

As a developer, you’ve been tasked with one of the most important jobs in helping your company increase its reach, brand awareness, and profit potential. The strategists in the conference room will make their demands, but the heavy-lifting (and let’s face it, the fun stuff) falls to you. There are so many API resources available… Continue reading →

The end of 2013 coincided with the new product launch of SOA Software’s Intermediary for Microsoft. Not a bad way to end the year. SOA Software has always been committed to first class SOA and API management support for the Microsoft community, and Intermediary for Microsoft marks an exciting next milestone in our Microsoft product… Continue reading →

The massive adoption of APIs to drive business operations and increase customer access is fundamentally changing the way the world works; it’s the API Economy, and it’s emerging as a major global force for businesses, governments and non-profits. They’re everywhere and you’re either in the know, or you are wondering what all the fuss is… Continue reading →

When we made our 2013 predictions for the realm of APIs, our premise was that API adoption and use was still a relatively nascent area, but one about to explode once smart people figured out its potential. We were certainly spot-on in that regard, but few believed us when we suggested that the API Economy… Continue reading →

Your business, while certainly complex in its operations and delivery, runs on pretty much the same principles that all businesses run on. You have a product (which could be a hard good, soft good, or a service) that you try to optimize for customers (product strategy, engineering, development), communicate to customers (marketing), and sell to… Continue reading →

San Francisco was overrun with developers and API heads this week as the API World conference held the attention of those who make their living planning, creating and managing APIs. We were at API World this week, a conference dedicated to a huge array of API related issues and trends that included execs, developers, engineers… Continue reading →