As an API strategy store project manager who is responsible for the API program, you have to look at both of these two sides and find the balance. It’s really hard to say what the correct balance is because it totally depends on the current landscape, on the business models, as well as on the technology maturity that you have. So you have to analyze it, and then look at the maturity model, and have a proper way of increasing or improving the business models as well as improving your technology stack.
What I’m going to do in this article is walk you through the concept of quantum duality of API as a business and API as a technology because a lot of organizations are focusing on API programs, but they are looking at only one aspect of this problem: either the business side or the technology side. However, we need to have a balance. This is where I’m going to discuss and share some of my experience working with different types of enterprises around the globe. The first thing we’ll talk about is the federation and business models around APIs, and then we will move on to how this polyglot and heterogeneous nature affects API development. From the technology side, it will be how you can move to the cloud and leverage cloud-native technologies and how you can modernize the development. All of these four pieces are tied together for a successful API program, so I’m going to discuss these concepts.