How to Choose an API Automation Tool for a Distributed Cloud-based App: Top Selection Criteria
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This document discusses criteria for choosing an API automation tool for distributed, cloud-based applications. It lists important criteria like license type, code generation abilities, programming language support, scalability, and monitoring/logging. A 7-step process is provided for comparing API platforms that includes making a list, defining criteria, assigning weights, testing solutions, and scoring them. The document promotes an API comparison study from Altoros that analyzes Apache UserGrid and WSO2 API Manager.
How to Choose an API Automation Tool for a Distributed Cloud-based App: Top Selection Criteria
- 1. How to Choose an API Automation Tool for a Distributed Cloud-based App: Top Selection Criteria Sergey Sverchkov Solutions Architect www.altoros.com | @altoros Alex Khizhnyak Director of Tech Communications
- 2. @altoros@altoros Table of Contents 2 • Examples of APIs in Use • Why Automate? • Evaluation Criteria: What Is Important and Why? • 7 Steps for Comparing API Platforms • Further Reading
- 3. @altoros@altoros APIs in Use 3 • A distributed cloud-based architecture: shared resources accessed via API • Microservices on Cloud Foundry: services communicate through API • Complex business logic: adding a new layer as a separate app
- 4. @altoros Why Automate? 4 • Generate API code automatically • Speed up backend development and release cycles • Implement access to data storage as a service • Easier to maintain!
- 5. @altoros@altoros Criteria: What Is Important? 5 1. License type / open source 2. API code generation 3. Request-response model and endpoint 4. Programming languages / platforms 5. Availability as a service 6. Stateless processes 7. Authentication and authorization 8. Monitoring / logging 9. Scalability 10.Data storage support
- 6. @altoros@altoros Criteria: Why? 6 open source automation as a service stateless multiple instances authentication standards monitoring / logging = customization = time = test and use = simpler + high scalability = scalability = integration = debugging
- 7. @altoros Steps for Comparing API Platforms 7 1. Make a list of API products 2. Collect your requirements 3. Define comparison criteria based on the requirements 4. Assign relative weights to each criterion based on its importance 5. Try each solution 6. Score them across the criteria to make a short list 7. Compare the total scores
- 8. @altoros Want More? Download This Tech Study! 8 Comparison of API Automation Tools: Apache UserGrid vs. WSO2 API Manager Get the Comparison • A scoring framework for selection (19 tech criteria) • A comparison table • Step-by-step deployment guideshttp://paas.ly/17GFEUQ
- 9. @altoros Altoros deploys and integrates solutions offered by the Cloud Foundry ecosystem. Training Managed ServicesConsulting Integration We’re behind some of the world's largest Cloud Foundry deployments! In Case You Need Assistance... 9
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