The need to integrate the ballooning range of software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools being used within enterprises is driving the adoption of application programming interfaces (APIs.) While many think of APIs in the enterprise as being introduced as a way to leverage a microservices architecture or as part of a broader cloud migration effort, integration is actually the early driver for using APIs in many businesses across industry sectors.
“The number one use case for APIs occurring at the enterprise is integration,” said Mark Geene, CEO and co-founder of Cloud Elements. “The pervasiveness of the duplication of data is driving demand. An average enterprise is using 1,000 SaaS apps, and every one of those is its own island of data,” said Geene.
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