Description
Learn not only to design APIs securely and efficiently, but also to use them strategically to make companies more scalable, value-adding and future-proof.
In this training course, you will learn to understand APIs as an essential component of modern software architectures and digital business models. We look at APIs not only as technical interfaces, but also as drivers of digital transformation and value creation. You will learn how APIs support business processes within and between companies and can even be marketed as stand-alone products.
In addition to the technological basics, we look at different API styles, their areas of application and the key design principles. We go beyond purely technical API design and also look at strategic aspects. Description languages such as OpenAPI and AsyncAPI play a central role, especially in the entire API lifecycle. After the training, you will know which technical and organizational measures are necessary to successfully use APIs in companies.
Agenda
- Where do APIs come from and how have technologies developed?
- How and where are APIs used in companies?
- How do APIs differ from other types of integration?
- How do APIs create value in organizations and how do these models work?
- Overview and comparison of different API styles (HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, …)
- API design from the perspective of API consumers
- Strategies for versioning and their consequences
- Description of APIs with languages such as OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, or GraphQL
- The API lifecycle and typical activities and tools during the lifecycle
- General concepts of API security and the OWASP API Security Top 10
- Use and management of API platforms
- API governance as active maintenance of the API landscape in companies
Your Benefits
You understand APIs from a technical and business perspective.
You will learn how to use APIs strategically in companies.
You will learn how API landscapes remain scalable.
Audience
You are already involved with APIs and want to understand them from a broader perspective. The training is particularly suitable for:
- Software developers who want to better understand and use APIs beyond their purely technical role
- Architects who want to use APIs more broadly and strategically
- Business architects who want to better understand how APIs fit into digital transformation
Training Objectives
In-depth understanding of APIs
Knowledge of current approaches to designing APIs
Make informed decisions when weighing up the API design
Designing secure APIs
Strategic use of APIs in organizations
Management of API landscapes
Your Trainers
Erik Wilde
INNOQ
Digital transformation, API strategy, API management
- Application Programming Interfaces
Erik Wilde is an internationally recognized expert in digital transformation and API strategy and management. He holds degrees in computer science from TU Berlin and ETH Zurich and is the author of numerous specialist articles, books and standards. As a regular speaker at international conferences, he is actively involved in promoting exchange in the API community. His YouTube channel “Getting APIs to Work” offers professionals in-depth insights into technologies, tools, standards and current developments. As an OpenAPI Ambassador, he promotes the use of standards worldwide. At INNOQ, he supports companies in the development of successful products and platforms. Connect with Erik on LinkedIn.
Falk Sippach
embarc
Architecture reviews, Java expert
- Agile Software Architecture
- Application Programming Interfaces
- CPSA Foundation Level
- Documentation-as-Code
- Evolution and Improvement of software architectures
- Fantastic diagrams
- Flexible architectures
As a trainer, consultant and architect, Falk is always on the lookout for the spark of passion that he can ignite in his participants, customers and colleagues. He has been supporting mostly agile software development projects in the Java environment for over 15 years, initially as a developer and later as a project manager, architect and coach. Falk is convinced that lifelong learning is the prerequisite for professional self-development and lasting enjoyment in what you do. Despite his enthusiasm for new things, he always keeps an eye on people and established structures in order to develop balanced solutions. As an active member of the community, he likes to share his knowledge in articles, blog posts and presentations at conferences or user group meetings and supports the organization of various specialist events. Video: What is Documentation as Code? Falk explains it to you in the stream with Lisa Moritz.
Thilo Frotscher
Thilo Frotscher
Java Enterprise, APIs (Web) Services and System Integration
- API Design with OpenAPI
- Application Programming Interfaces
Thilo Frotscher has been working as a freelance software architect and trainer for over twenty years. He is an expert in Java and the topics of system integration, APIs and (web) services. In addition to numerous in-house training courses, Thilo regularly gives talks and workshops at international specialist conferences, training events and user groups. He is a member of the program advisory board of the “API Conference”, betterCode API() and other specialist events. Finally, Thilo is also the author of numerous articles for IT journals, as well as the (co-)author of several books.