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API Success: The Journey to Digital Transformation
Authoritative advice on creating and running a successful API program.
The number of articles, books, and documents available on the topic of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) might lead you to believe the topic has been well researched and well documented. But in fact, confusion abounds, especially about the best ways to create and maintain a successful API program. This book addresses that confusion. It encapsulates years of practical experience on how to make the right decisions at the right times when planning, designing, developing, and marketing APIs. It's your go-to resource when you want Technology will come and go, but the best practices for building an API program are here to stay. Make your journey through the world of APIs a successful one with this book as your experienced guide.
Petracek provides an excellent guide on how corporations should leverage an API based service ecosystem to deliver amazing digital customer experiences.
T.M. Ravi, Managing Director, The Hive
Nelson has taken the complex, technical, arcane, but critical topic of application programming interfaces (APIs) and explained them in a manner that allows the reader and Information Technology practitioner to understand.
Salil Kulkarni, EVP & Interim Chief Information Officer, Caesar's Entertainment
This book takes you through everything you need to think about and work through to build an API competency. Each chapter sets out concrete actions for making your program state-of-the-art, and I highly recommend it to anyone involved in that effort.
Maureen Fleming, Program Vice President & Analyst, IDC
The number of articles, books, and documents available on the topic of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) might lead you to believe the topic has been well researched and well documented. But in fact, confusion abounds, especially about the best ways to create and maintain a successful API program. This book addresses that confusion. It encapsulates years of practical experience on how to make the right decisions at the right times when planning, designing, developing, and marketing APIs. It's your go-to resource when you want Technology will come and go, but the best practices for building an API program are here to stay. Make your journey through the world of APIs a successful one with this book as your experienced guide.
Petracek provides an excellent guide on how corporations should leverage an API based service ecosystem to deliver amazing digital customer experiences.
T.M. Ravi, Managing Director, The Hive
Nelson has taken the complex, technical, arcane, but critical topic of application programming interfaces (APIs) and explained them in a manner that allows the reader and Information Technology practitioner to understand.
Salil Kulkarni, EVP & Interim Chief Information Officer, Caesar's Entertainment
This book takes you through everything you need to think about and work through to build an API competency. Each chapter sets out concrete actions for making your program state-of-the-art, and I highly recommend it to anyone involved in that effort.
Maureen Fleming, Program Vice President & Analyst, IDC
329 pages, Paperback
Published June 5, 2020
About the author
Nelson Petracek
2 booksI am an author, frequent speaker, and Chief Technology Officer who helps shape the
development of TIBCO technology platforms and products. With over twenty years’ experience, I draw upon my deep knowledge of APIs, cloud, event-driven architectures, analytical applications, and other innovation areas to advise on information creation and delivery patterns.
development of TIBCO technology platforms and products. With over twenty years’ experience, I draw upon my deep knowledge of APIs, cloud, event-driven architectures, analytical applications, and other innovation areas to advise on information creation and delivery patterns.
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August 31, 2022
Book gives you an understand of what an API is and how you can use them and market them. Doesn’t go into building an API but gives you great examples of different places APIs are used.
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