This chapter explained in detail how requirements derived from cloud adoption, digital transformation, and customer-centricity all demand a new set of capabilities that can't be simply satisfied by the adaptation of monolithic integration stacks, such as ESBs and XML appliances. To this end, the chapter walked through the evolution of API platforms, from generation zero to the third generation, in a chronological way, and also highlighted key events in the industry that notably contributed to this progression.
In summary, third-generation API platforms are all about delivering capabilities that facilitate the adoption of modern architectures, which in turn enables businesses to innovate and deliver new products, and offerings, quicker and cheaper, therefore helping them to remain relevant in a highly digitalized world.
For digital giants, such as Google, LinkedIn...