Last January I wrote a State of the API Economy 2019 blog. Going into this year it was not my intention to write another, but there were a few new observations that extended last year’s content that I wanted to share. So, let’s take a look at what is going on as we enter 2020… [caption id=...
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“ Effective API programs lay the foundations for digital transformation by enabling organizations to build a platform and develop an ecosystem. ” With this statement Gartner introduces their most recent Magic Quadrant for Full Lifecycle API Management. In 2012 IBM API Connect (V1)...
Thanks again for making IBM's API Management the undisputed #1 in market share– for the second year in a row! [caption id="attachment 11119" align="aligncenter" width="182"] Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay [/caption] IBM's API Connect solution has repeated this year as the...
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The UK's Royal Mail Group is one of the oldest mail carriers in the world – pre-dated only by the mail services of Portugal, and of the Roman Empire. The modern Royal Mail, explains Martin Moore (Royal Mail Platform Director), has been innovating with cloud for some time – exposing its APIs in a...
Some IT organizations have realized they would be far more successful if they brought the business on-board in their API initiative. But, it has been common that neither the business or IT really want to do this. In some cases, IT is concerned about not being ready to meet a flood of business...
The ability to create a digital ecosystem is critical to digital transformation success. Your success is your network reach. In “ Why Become a Digital Business? ” I discussed how digital businesses drive value for clients and how they “ have shifted to focus externally on their client’s...
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As I look back on the breakthroughs that define major transitions in computing, these occur by overcoming constraints. It has been a long journey from the early days of computing to where we are today. In trying to envision where we are going it often helps to look at the path that got us to...
Gartner has been a proponent of Bimodal IT for almost 5 years. IBM and every other API management vendor have been touting Two-speed IT or Multi-speed Integration or other names for the idea that companies can benefit from APIs enabling a faster time to market for business offerings. However,...
Executing a Digital Transformation to become a Digital Business is among the hottest initiatives now – crossing both business and IT. But, is this just the latest buzzword or is there something to this that is different? Do you know why you should become a “Digital Business”? I may...
If you think implementing technology is difficult, try changing someone’s behavior! Last week I began the discussion about Digital transformation requiring integration modernization . This week I will continue the topic with a focus on the Process and People aspects – probably the harder...