Full lifecycle API management entails not only technology solutions but also the data-driven processes and mindsets that those solutions enable. For enterprises to succeed, it's essential to have visibility into every stage of the lifecycle-from the developer experiences to API performance to emerging business opportunities. Data plays a huge role in aligning business and IT leaders around the ways developer activity contributes to revenue-and much more.

How Six Companies Innovate with API Management

Enterprises across all industries are looking for innovative ways to engage their customers and grow beyond traditional business models. For many, this means exploring new digital channels and ecosystems and building a digital platform for their business. As leaders embark on their ecosystem strategy, they often find that APIs are critical building blocks for developers that are creating new connected experiences for customers. In this research note, Gartner explains the role of APIs and shares best practices for managing APIs as you create your digital platform.

API monetization is a key way to unlock value from your API programs and increase API adoption. Monetization enables API providers to reach beyond current business models, scale API programs, and open new opportunities with customers, developers, and partners. Our newest eBook takes a deeper look at maximizing the business value of digital assets via API monetization and shares best practices Apigee has observed while working with hundreds of top enterprises.

This is the age of API driven businesses and enterprises need to create great developer experiences to build an ecosystem for their APIs. Many enterprises now view developers as one of the most essential actors in their value chains-the people who translate digital assets into digital experiences that move the business needle.

Microservices have opened the door for enterprises to become more agile and innovative than ever before, but adopting this new approach has left many teams with microservices "growing pains." Originally intended for use in small teams, microservices have grown well beyond their original use cases and are now leveraged to share important functionality throughout enterprises and even with external partners.

Tame complexity and extend value with API management and a service mesh

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