API turf war heats up as MuleSoft buys ProgrammableWeb
Don’t like the lay of the API land now? Wait a second, it’s gonna change as companies snap up API management expertise and other relevant resources. Read more »
CA snaps up Layer 7 as API management arena heats up
Last week it was Intel buying Mashery, now it’s CA buying Layer 7. Both Mashery and Layer 7 are in the business of managing application programming interfaces. Read more »
MuleSoft rakes in more moolah to connect your applications to the world
MuleSoft wants to push its Anypoint Platform as the Switzerland of application integration,and now it has $37 million to promote that vision. Read more »
With SaaS, it’s not just about your apps — it’s how you connect those apps, too
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Competitive advantage used to come from using pricey enterprise applications to create operational efficiencies. Ross Mason of MuleSoft says SaaS and APIs have killed that model, and the future belongs to companies that integrate applications to discover new business models. Read more »
Wanted: Shiny, happy APIs (with a business rationale)
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API love is all fine and dandy. But successful application programming interfaces should have a real — and measurable — business value, according to API experts speaking at GigaOM Structure Europe on Wednesday. Read more »
Will the cloud ‘hit the wall’ without good integration?
There are currently well over 2,000 SaaS vendors by some counts, and according to Gartner over 95 percent of companies have expressed interest in maintaining or increasing their current SaaS usage. The success of this first generation of SaaS and cloud vendors has sparked a “Cloud […] Read more »
