What Does API Management Mean For Your Business

What Does API Management Mean For Your Business

When it comes to a digital economy, digital technologies are reshaping the development of new products and services by creating new ways for businesses to interact with their customers.

Organizations all over the world are adopting API strategies to respond to the ever changing needs and demands of their customers. However, these demands are not free from challenges. Customers today are facing issues such as ensuring the availability of data in legacy systems, unstructured landscape of APIs; lack of common data structures and making it all come together API catalogues.

The solution to these challenges is not always easy and can be a problem for your business.

Thankfully, we have API management to address some of the issues for us.

What is an API?

Application Programming Interfaces (API) refers to exposed functionalities from a system utilizing open standards, which can then easily be called by other systems.

Managing APIs allows organizations to ensure their practices are in compliance with the corporate policies. It also ensures governance through appropriate level of security.

API Management – Core Componets

API involves various components that shape the way digital interactions take place. Brokers provide a unified means of gathering and distributing credentials to an API based on multiple sources of authentication.
Gateways are programming services that make it easy for developers to create and publish APIs.
Developer portals are the face of API program for consumers and third-party developers. It is an interface that provides consumers to learn, discover and use your APIs.

API Management Lifecycle

APIs go through many stages and cycles in their lifetime. Lifecycles involve the time period from creation to retirement. It provides a means to manage the relevant aspects in each stage and to transition from one stage to another.

 

Here are some stages involved in the API management life cycle.

  1. Idea generation
    In idea generation stage, the API manager develops and plans the lists of APIs, API designs, visibility and scope of API.
  2. Create
    In the creation field, the plans and ideas are used to create APIs as part of the development process.
  3. Secure
    This stage lists security risks and concerns involved in releasing your APIs.
  4. Document
    Documentation is created for consumers to have access to the APIs. Stable and reusable codes for APIs are used to accelerate builds.
  5. Test
    In this phase, tests are conducted to ensure functional performance.
  6. Version
    Before the publishing phase, APIs undergo a few design configurations. The designs are tested and published on a private DevPortal.
  7. Publish
    After the APIs are tested, they are published to provide access to designers.
  8. Promote
    Now that your APIs are published, you can promote them through various platforms such as API Marketplace.
  9. Plan retirement
    In retirement stage, a version of API or API itself is discontinued due to security concerns or technological changes.
  10. Manage and observe
    In this stage you can manage and monitor your APIs that are in production. Though careful monitoring of the usage and functionality of the API, it is possible to reap valuable input for further development of the platform and the individual API’s.

An essential element of API Management includes API governance. Organizations use APIs to provide governed interaction with external partners or information providers. API management is important because it enables organizations and developers to scale, analyze and govern the APIs.

APIs are a great way to improve and facilitate the usage of technological devices. Mobile devices are one example where users can effectively engage with applications. Developers use API Management to create innovative and rich applications that improve the mobile user experience and facilitate business processes.

Why Use API Management?

API management has become a growing necessity in today’s increasingly digital eco system. It provides security, analytics, and monetization for your business.

Augments Innovation

API management allow organizations to gain visibility in their API programs through innovative and complex designs. Opening APIs to business partners allows the opportunity to innovate, solve problems and improve business processes.

Unlocks New Business Opportunities

APIs allows businesses to create ecosystems where others can contribute to the business. The contributions can result in efficient ideas that will help build transformational systems and enabling closer linkage with business partners.

Monetization

One of the key aspects of API Management is, that it is possible to utilize it to generate revenue and will in essence build a new distribution channel. API monetization therefore allows you to create customized plans and charge for their usage.

What does API Management Mean For Your Business?

Business and thought leaders are increasingly using API management in their business models to produce effective solutions.

Easy to do Business With

APIs make your business approachable. If you have a functional API management system, customers will show more interest in adopting your services.

Loyal Business Partners


API management enables secure and effective business practices which help improve your brand loyalty.

Microservice Enabler

Microservices practice allow processes to be independently deployed to serve a specific business purpose. APIs will help deliver microservices to key business stakeholders – both internally and externally.

Customer Experience

Customer experience is essential in the API management process. APIs respond to frequent and rapid changes in customer demands and needs. The process aims to provide improved customer experience and support for your business.

Scalability

APIs are created, promoted, and published in a secure and scalable environment. Scalable designs are extensible and do not limit functionality in your business process.

Security

API management systems also include functionality which helps avoid security issues and vulnerabilities. Built-in functionality includes traffic control and authentication mechanisms ensuring optimal controlled access to your systems – both on premise and in the cloud.

How to do it?

If you find API Management interesting and relevant for your organization, we at INVIXO would like to help you initiate your API Management journey and help you create your digital foundation.

The below illustration shows the process of how we at INVIXO approach API Management. It is essential to initiate the process with a series of workshops to identify and define your needs and preferences regarding the API Management landscape in your organization. Therefore, we offer to initiate with a kick-off discussing and agreeing on how the series of workshops should be structured, to identify your existing challenges and needs before diving into the API Management journey. Ensuing the kick-off, the next step is proper positioning of API Management from a business and technical perspective. It is therefore crucial to leverage relevant stakeholders, such as executive management, IT-personnel, etc. We find it essential for success to align the needs of the technical organization and the business organization to better position API Management and get relevant stakeholders onboard. The following topics from the illustration are as well relevant to succeed with API Management, the order is however determined in collaboration with you to match your preferences.

Scroll to Top

LOOKING FOR OUR NEW
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN BUSINESS SUPPORT

Do you love working with data and strategic process improvements and do you prefere always doing things right?

Are you intrigued by the thought of working at a scale-up? Are you contemplating a career in Finance and reporting?

THE JOB

We seek a student assistant for approx. 10-20 hours a week to 1. Improve, describe and facilitate new or existing business processes 2. Further develop our ESG framework and reporting 3. Ad-Hoc business support in Business Enablement

THE "YOU"

We are searching for somebody who has 1-2 years left of their studies within Business, Finance, Administration or Processes, someone who is striving for a career within Finance and reporting and who is Interested in working with business data and improving work processes

LOOKING FOR OUR NEW
HR SPECIALIST

Can you make a better job advertisement than
this?
And do you want to work with and develop the most ambitious employees in the world? 

THE JOB

You will be working as our HR Specialist in collaboration with our CFO with a primary focus on recruitment, talent and culture development. 

THE "YOU"

You have a DO'er mentality, and a drive to always improve. You might have experience with career models for IT specialist and can set a clear direction and promote a culture of teamwork, learning and belonging. 
 
We are very aware of the individuals we hire at INVIXO, as we value a diverse culture and are always on look-out for people fitting our cultural fit.

STUDENT ASSISTANTS FOR DIGITAL PROJECTS

Do you want to apply your technical expertise in a complex and rewarding setting while forming strong bonds with like-minded your colleagues?

Become one of our new student assistants

If you can see yourself developing software solutions, contributing to architectural decision, being part of a growing product development organization and have client contact, working with highly competent developers, then you might be the person we are looking for!

THE JOB

You will work with cutting edge technologies, in a team of like-minded professionals, helping our customer enable their digital potential. 
Lokation: Copenhagen/Aarhus
Part time: approx. 20 hours pr. week

THE "YOU"

You need to be willing to learn. That's the single most important ask we have for you. Experience with development, system integrations or similar is a big plus, but not a requirement. Only requirement is your motivation to expand your knowledge to new fields of technology. 

On a personal level, you must be open minded, able to motivate yourself and to work in a team of colleagues with various seniority and skills sets

LOOKING FOR OUR NEW
SAP PROJECT MANAGER OR FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

Do you possess a technological skillset, a well-profound analytical toolbox, and do you want to enable digital transformations with best-of-breed products?

Do you want to be part of developing SAP software solutions, contributing to architectural decisions and being part of a growing product development team?

Then we are looking for you – and you are looking for us!

THE JOB

you will be part of our SAP Solution team and work closely with our product development team and our SAP Integration architects and developers. INVIXO ‘s Boomi aXis for SAP customers is based globally, but most tasks can be done remotely, however, some travel will be required.

THE "YOU"

You are an experienced SAP Project Manager or SAP Functional Consultant with multiple successfully delivered technical IT-projects as either Project Manager or Functional consultant or even better a combination of these

Looking for a Junior SAP Consultant

DO YOU POSSESS A TECHNOLOGICAL SKILL SET, AN ANALYTICAL TOOLBOX, AND DO YOU WANT TO ENABLE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS?

At INVIXO, we transform business processes, develop custom solutions, empower digital landscapes, and improve commercial value creation within architectural design, integration solutions, process optimization, and business data solutions. We are focused and devoted to creating, driving, and growing the businesses of our clients with open and honest communication and with clear and measurable results.

The Right profile

The ideal candidate is familiar with OR has a willingness to learn about the expertise areas listed above and has knowledge/experience with SAP OR a willingness to learn about it. You are motivated to expand your field of technical-, data- and process competencies and you thrive in a project-based environment where collaboration and communication are critical success factors. Skills within project coordination and project management are considered an advantage – this will however also be taught as part of your training.

The Job

You will be working as an SAP Junior Consultant, which means that you will primarily be working with one or more of your colleagues for our clients. You will be responsible for delivering tasks to customer projects and occasionally internal strategic initiatives. Tasks and responsibilities cover all phases of delivering technical integration projects; scope, analysis, design, and build to closure. Furthermore, you will learn from our world-class integration consultants, software developers, business data solution-, process, and management consultants, providing you with insight and a profound understanding of the link between business processes, data platforms, and system integrations.

ER DU VORES NYE SENIOR DATAKONSULENT?

Vil du være med til at bygge fremtidens digitale fundament for både danske og internationale virksomheder? Har du lyst til at være med til at rykke den gængse markedsopfattelse af hvordan data integreres, udstilles og forbruges?

Vi søger dig, som er den traditionelle BI konsulent eller har arbejdet med data på anden vis og har lyst til at udvide din faglige palette til at inkludere hele data værdikæden. Det er ikke forventet at du kommer med alle kompetencerne fra start af, det springende punkt er at du har lysten til at lære.

THE JOB

Som Senior Data Consultant i INVIXO vil du hovedsageligt arbejde med BI og analytics løsninger ude hos vores kunder. Du vil både løse tekniske BI opgaver, men også arbejde med at designe et projekts arkitektur samt have muligheden for at få ansvaret for de projekter du bliver en del af, hvilket både inkluderer projektledelse, sikre forventningsafstemning med kunden på vegne af INVIXO samt potentielt drive et mindre leveranceteam (3-5 personer).

THE "YOU"

Du har omkring 5 års erfaring med data og gerne BI specifikt. Du besidder et akademisk mindset, der formentlig kommer fra en kandidatuddannelse (eks. cand.merc.(bi), cand.merc.(it), cand.(it) eller cand.scient(physics)). Du har derudover en professionel nysgerrighed, der drager dig til altid at lære nyt og holde dig skarp og opdateret. Det er også vigtigt, at du har passion for at lære fra dig, til dine yngre kolleger, da din erfaring vil gøre, at mange vil søge sparring hos dig og dette er en vigtig del af INVIXO kulturen.

ER DU VORES NYE
DATAKONSULENT?

Vil du være med til at bygge fremtidens digitale fundament for både danske og internationale virksomheder?

Har du lyst til at være med til at rykke den gængse markedsopfattelse af hvordan data integreres, udstilles og forbruges?

Vi søger dig som er på rejsen som den traditionelle BI konsulent eller har arbejdet med data på anden vis og har lyst til at dine faglige kompetencer får potentialet til at favne hele data værdikæden på sigt. Vi skal nok sørge for at lægge planen sammen med dig for at sikre at du får den fornødne træning og sparring til at tage et fagområde ad gangen.

THE JOB

Som Data Consultant i INVIXO vil du hovedsageligt arbejde med BI og analytics løsninger ude hos vores kunder. Du vil komme til at løse tekniske BI opgaver, og lære at designe et projekts arkitektur. Du vil indgå som en del af et leveranceteam, der har ansvar for 1-3 kunder, hvor du vil arbejde tæt sammen med kollegaer med forskellig anciennitet for at sikre din fortsatte faglige udvikling.

THE "YOU"

Du har omkring 2 års erfaring med data og gerne BI specifikt. Du besidder et akademisk mindset, der formentlig kommer fra en kandidatuddannelse (eks. cand.merc.(bi), cand.merc.(it), cand.(it) eller cand.scient(physics)). Du har derudover en professionel nysgerrighed, der drager dig til altid at lære nyt og holde dig skarp og opdateret. At være nysgerrig er en stor del af INVIXO kulturen

LOOKING FOR OUR NEW
ABAP DEVELOPER

Do you possess a technological skillset, a well-profound analytical toolbox and do you want to enable digital transformations with best of breed products?

If you can see yourself developing software solutions, contributing to architectural decision, being part of a growing product development organization and have client contact, working with highly competent developers, then you might be the person we are looking for!

THE JOB

You will be working as an ABAP developer in collaboration with other developers with a primary focus on ABAP development for new products or already existing products.

THE "YOU"

We are searching for ABAP Developers with 2+ years of experience
OBS: we are however also looking for individuals with less experience, but with the right mindset towards the task at hand and the willingness towards this learning opportunity of a high in demand competency
 
We are very aware of the individuals we hire at INVIXO, as we value a diverse culture and are always on look-out for people fitting our cultural fit.

LOOKING FOR OUR NEW FRONT-END DEVELOPER

Do you possess a technological skillset, a well-profound analytical toolbox and do you want to enable digital transformations with best of breed products?

If you can see yourself, planning and developing new features, writing unit/integration tests, fixing bugs in existing features, working with highly competent developers, then you might be the person we are looking for!

THE JOB

You will be working as a front-end developer in collaboration with 1 or more other developers with a primary focus on front end development for new products or already existing products.

THE "YOU"

We are searching for Front-End Developers with 2+ years of experience within Front-End development. 
We are very aware of the individuals we hire at INVIXO, as we value a diverse culture and are always on look-out for people fitting our cultural fit.

Looking for a Junior Integration/Development Consultant

Do you possess a technological skillset, an analytical toolbox, and do you want to enable digital transformations?

At INVIXO, we transform business processes, empower digital landscapes, and improve commercial value creation from architectural design, integration solutions, process optimization, and business data solutions – because the digital force drives change in every part of the company. We are focused and devoted to creating, driving, and growing the businesses of our clients with open and honest communication and clear measurable results.

The Right profile

The ideal candidate is familiar with OR has a willingness to learn about the expertise areas listed above and has knowledge/experience with either SAP or Dell Boomi OR a willingness to learn about it. You are motivated to expand your field of technical-, data- and process competencies and you thrive in a project-based environment where collaboration and communication are critical success factors. Skills within project coordination and project management are considered an advantage – this will however also be taught as part of your training.

The Job

You will be working as a Junior Integration Consultant and/or Development Consultant, which means that you will primarily be working with one or more of your colleagues for our clients or in our Product Development team. You will be responsible for delivering tasks to customer projects and/or be involved in product development and occasionally internal strategic initiatives. Tasks and responsibilities cover all phases of delivering technical integration projects; scope, analysis, design, and build to closure.

Looking for Senior SAP Integration Consultant

Do you possess a technological skillset, a well-profound analytical toolbox, and do you want to enable digital transformations with best-of-breed integrations?

Do you want to be part of our SAP Integration team, contributing to architectural decisions and being part of a growing team?

The Right profile

We are looking for both senior and less experienced IT Compliance & Process consultants. As an important part of the job will be to support our software development and integration solution business, you have a strong technical understanding and are able to understand and discuss technical issues with our developers and architects

The Job

We are searching for senior consultants within our integration solution area. The ideal candidate is familiar with the team expertise areas listed in the posting and has experience with these. The ideal candidate is also motivated to expand her/his field of technical-, data- and process competencies and thrive in a project-based environment where collaboration and communication are critical success factors. Skills within project coordination and project management are considered an advantage.

Looking for competent Delivery Team Lead/Project Manager

Do you have a solid toolbox of delivery team and project management gear, a well-profound it-technical understanding, and do you want to manage a delivery team that drive large-scale digital transformation projects?

Become our new Delivery Team Lead at INVIXO Consulting Group.

The Right profile

You are a seasoned and experienced Project Manager with either a few years of experience within technical project management or strong multiple successfully delivered technical IT-projects.

The Job

You will be handling stakeholders on all levels in the client’s organization, and all aspects of Project Management. Experience with regulated industries or the public industry is and advantage.

Looking for our new Integration Consultant

Do you possess a technological skillset, a well-profound analytical toolbox and do you want to enable digital transformations?

At INVIXO, we transform business processes, empower digital landscapes and improve commercial value creation from architectural design, integration solutions, process optimization and business data solutions

The Right profile

We are searching for both junior and senior consultants within our integration solution area. The ideal candidate is familiar with the team expertise areas listed above and has experience with either Boomi, Kong, Solace, Informatica, or with integrations in general. You are motivated to expand your field of technical-, data- and process competencies and you thrive in a project-based environment where collaboration and communication are critical success factors. Skills within project coordination and project management are considered an advantage.

The Job

You will primarily be responsible for delivering customer projects, but may occasionally be involved in product development, internal strategic projects, or pre-sales activities. Tasks and responsibilities cover scope and design integration projects as a subject matter expert with the project owner, deliver technical integration aspects of all phases: analysis, design, build and close.