There's no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to API management. But, with federated APIM, you can fine-tune your enterprise's solution to meet the API deployment, security, adoption, and other challenges imposed by a changing multicloud architecture. Plus, you'll be poised to take advantage of opportunities as they happen. Here are 5 reasons why federated APIM is the only way forward.
01 You'll rule the API multi-verse
Complexity sets in quickly when you're facing multiple deployment options, portals, gateways, vendors, and integration styles. A federated APIM solution from Axway gives you the freedom to master this.
- Deploy on-premises or using cloud gateways such as AWS and Azure in the same way
- Eliminate multiple portals by using an API marketplace as a federated portal to store APIs and events
- Support new API styles like GraphicQL, AsyncAPI, and gRPC, in addition to REST and SOAP
- Give developers the autonomy to use the tools that work best for them
02 API adoption by developers is a lot easier
You can do everything else right, but if developers can't find your API product, you'll fail. A federated portal like Amplify Enterprise Marketplace gives app developers easy access to the perfect API.
- Curate your APIs as products complete with documentation and examples
- Take an outside-in approach to API-based innovation that prioritizes API adoption
- Streamline API adoption using automated, agent-based API discovery and reuse
- Prioritize the developer experience to expedite your next new digital service
03 The business value of APIs is an endgame you can win
Bottom line: you need to wring the most business value out of each API you have. With a federated API platform, you can determine which ones are pulling their weight and which ones aren't.
- Align your API strategy — and track APIs — to specific initiative objectives for business growth
- Create potential new revenue streams through direct and indirect monetization of API products
- Track API performance metrics and use that insight to make better API investment decisions
- Start reaping API ROI sooner by getting your latest digital innovation into the market faster
04 You'll sleep better knowing your APIs are secure
Having visibility into all your APIs and having a grip on unsecured, unmanaged APIs eliminates the API sprawl and complexity that keeps people up at night. Axway's federated APIM makes that possible.
- Ensure compliance to security standards with a single API registry and point of truth
- Prevent use of unsecured APIs with a federated model that automates API discovery and verification
- Reduce risk by finding and remediating duplicate and lost APIs that are unmanaged
- Implement user authorization and connect with identity and access management (IAM) frameworks
05 Processes will run smoother, smarter, and faster
Federated APIM delivers huge process efficiencies thanks to automation and scalability that leads to the realization of higher ROI sooner.
- Engage an API product manager to create and market APIs that align with business goals
- Increase productivity with greater developer autonomy while maintaining centralized governance
- Reduce manual workarounds with automated pipelines and processes
- Eliminate time and effort of building duplicate APIs since there are no APIs that are unknown
Ready to learn more about why you need Axway's federated APIM platform, Amplify?
