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I write a number of little scripts every week and I am trying to share them more with the community. I have written a simple shell script that will run on each OVA of an API Connect cluster. This script will validate all network ports are open for the node it is run on. For the script please...
Following up from my previous article these are the considerations you need to make when working with the Reserved Instance. Previous Article **Thanks to Rick Moorhouse for his support with this** 1. Getting the CA to load into datapower. This is used with step 1 `curl -o - http://apps...
IBM API Connect was the first API Management solution to support multi cloud deployments. This is where you can deploy each component of a the API Cloud into different clouds as required. This article will go through the steps to configure a DataPower in Kubernetes (or Openshift) that can be...
Upgrades! We love using the new, exciting capabilities that come along with them, but we dread the planning and process that are required along the way. They’re required because no two deployments of enterprise software solutions are the same. There is a broad range of reasons why an upgrade is...
IBM API Connect is hosting a meetup to illustrate how API testing is made simple! If you're an API Developer/QA Champion and wondering what can make your lives HEAPS easier from manually testing your App/API code, come join us this Thursday, Dec 17th, 9:30 AM PST to learn about Shifting...
In general, migrating to Reserved Instance follows the same set of steps as an on-premises migration between v5 and v10 as described in the v5 to v10 Migration runbook although some of the steps will be carried out by the API Connect team on your behalf. The gateways deployed as part of the...
API Connect has seen a number of changes in its API Gateway in the last few years. This article will go through the current gateways how they compare and what the elusive V5e is. To read this article please go to my blog https://chrisphillips-cminion.github.io/apiconnect/2020/11/30...
Things ‘Everybody Knows’ about governance: Governance is important. Governance provides controls. Governance enforces consistency. Governance appears to reduce the velocity of development. Governance does not provide value but it does reduce unplanned expense. This is part four...
IBM API Connect v10 is now available for new Reserved Instances on IBM Cloud. Reserved Instance is our single-tenant IBM managed SaaS deployment of API Connect and with this latest upgrade, we have new and exciting new capabilities for you: New features for API Management...
“ API usage, and the need to govern it, is increasing rapidly driven by remote working, platforms, ecosystems, innovations, digital transformations and regulations. ”* With this statement Gartner introduces their 2020 Magic Quadrant for Full Lifecycle API Management. ...