Ep #14: Erik Wilde on Focusing on the Business Case for your API

Ep #14: Erik Wilde on Focusing on the Business Case for your API

May 9, 2022

Eric Wilde is a prolific YouTuber, author, standards contributor and Catalyst at Axway. He's been working in web technologies and APIs for most of his career. And has just finished the second edition of his book Continuous API Management.

Eric shares his perspectives on the business aspects of APIs, specifically:

1:55 Drive Value From Your APIs

3:53 Focus on a Super Valuable Business Capability

8:23 B-School Students Focus on API Biz Cases

11:54 The Internet of APIs - APIs Under the Hood

15:17 The Best API Style is Determined by the API's Purpose

17:13 Why Security is Important to API Health

23:30 API Observability vs. API Monitoring

26:28 Measuring API Success via Metrics and Conclusions

30:15 The Future of the API Ecosystem as a Whole