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The SaaS Providers Handbook for 2022

Many companies find that it is not enough to simply keep up with the competition in their industry. Such well-known organizations as Amazon and Microsoft continually expand their service offerings, making it hard to compete. Innovation continues to be a huge buzzword in the software industry. Tech companies need a reliable way to provide clients with what they need most, which is service wherever and whenever they need it. One industry that does this best is the SaaS (Software as a Service) space.

The Top 10 Benefits of Retail Digital Transformation

There is no doubt that eCommerce is a staple in the economy post-COVID, which is why omnichannel retail will continue to be a competitive advantage moving forward. Over the past decade, online shopping channels have transitioned from an attractive option to a requirement — but this is just the beginning. You can effectively collect, integrate, and act on customer data through greater business intelligence by implementing digital technologies into your overall retail strategy.

What the heck is DPoP? | IAM Community Meetups - 2022

An Application-level proof-of-possession protections for access and refresh tokens. DPoP (Demonstrating-Proof-of-Possession) is an additional security mechanism for the token generation which overcomes the issue of bearer token which will not validate between who is requested token and who is actually using the token for the access of a particular resource. In DPoP, this will be avoided by validating the client who requested the token is the one who is actually using the token using the Signed JWT tokens known as DPoP Proof.

Kong Gateway 2.8: Increase Security and Simplify API Management

Today, we’re excited to announce the release of Kong Gateway 2.8, which further simplifies API management and improves security for all services across any infrastructure. This announcement demonstrates Kong’s continued commitment to our customers and community by providing a next-generation service connectivity platform to intelligently broker information across modern architectures.

Best Big Data API Management Platforms

Every time someone uses an app, information travels from a database to the user via an API. Single instances may not seem very important. As long as they perform the required task, people don’t think too much about how applications work. From a business perspective, the big data flowing through APIs could unlock important knowledge that helps tap into emerging trends and target customers better. To get the best results, companies need the best big data API management.

How to Migrate from the Open Source WSO2 Identity Server to the Subscription Version?

WSO2 Identity Server is the most popular open-source CIAM system on the market, and it is widely used by educational institutions and government agencies as an on-premise CIAM solution. Single sign-on/sign-out (SSO), identity federation, strong authentication, identity administration, account management, identity provisioning, fine-grained access control, API security, monitoring, reporting, and auditing are all possible with WSO2 Identity Server's seamless integration capabilities.

Parameter Binding: Native API/Native Code vs SourcePro DB

In the previous article, we walked through an example of how to query and retrieve data from a MySQL database using the native MySQL C API and then compared that to the clean simplicity of using the SourcePro DB API. In this article, we are going to take that a step further and look at input parameter binding. Building off the system we discussed previously that manages the accounts for a credit card system, we are now going to implement a simple application that can add transactions to an account.

7 Habits of Effective API and Service Management

Organizations face many challenges every day, and every day new challenges emerge. You have the day-to-day obstacles to overcome and then there is new twist. Today, the biggest challenge emerging on the market is how to adopt and implement effective API and service management habits. The number of APIs and services a company uses is growing exponentially every day, managing them individually or with a corporate wiki is just not possible.