Maximize API Growth: Strategies from Industry Experts
summary
Six practical rules for scaling APIs: align API, digital, data and security strategy; enforce governance early and use reusable modular components to avoid duplicate effort; pick infrastructure, gateway and CI/CD patterns that support automated vulnerability scanning and rolling updates; measure DORA and platform metrics and expose logging for monitoring; prefer a centralized enablement team that federates when automation and onboarding via an API developer portal are solid. Examples cited: Netflix wins, Blockbuster fails; PayPal revamps docs and adoption skyrockets while 59% slowdown links to security.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:28Integration
- 5:19Organizational Strategy and its Alignment
- 8:20API Governance and Design
- 11:14Technology Choices
- 19:05Team Culture and Principles
- 23:10Effective Team Scaling
- 25:45Summary
- 27:42Quote
- 28:05Connect with the Speakers
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