Now that so many IBM i users are adopting APIs to automate their communications with customers and partners, we are receiving many questions about how to manage the traffic. In my last blog, I talked about monitoring and how to check the health of your APIs. In this blog, we will talk about throttling and […]
Are Your APIs Too Loved?
Controlling API Cost and Resource Use Read More »
If you have joined the thousands of IBM i users who are starting to realize the huge benefits of API enabling their IBM i applications, then you know that it is critical to keep those APIs up and running. Electronic processing via APIs can dramatically increase revenue and reduce costs but if the APIs are
Are We Still in Business? API Health Checks for Continuous Uptime Read More »
According to the latest statistics, almost 60% of all web traffic is initiated from mobile devices. More than 50% of business to business web interactions now come from mobile (check out mobile statistics here). Yet, for many IBM i shops, building native mobile apps is expensive and requires skills they don’t have in house. How
If You are Not Looking at Progressive Web Apps, You Should Be! Read More »
We were on a family to trip to Disneyland this past weekend and my kids wanted to go on the Indiana Jones ride. We really don’t like long lines so we kept checking our Disney app to see if the current wait for the ride was less than ninety minutes. After checking several times an
Tired of Waiting for Data? Try Webhooks! Read More »
It’s scary how many IBM i users I’ve spoken to in the last few months whose networks have been hacked. Unfortunately, the frequency of those calls is growing rapidly. It is no longer safe to assume that if you don’t connect your IBM i to the internet, you will be safe. If any of the
Help, I’ve Been Hacked! Read More »
The number of calls we have gotten recently from IBM i users that have the need to share functions and data with their .Net counterparts has been surprising. We are seeing strong demand to provide real-time, high-speed integration between the two environments. The use cases range from customers who are building a new UI for
Connect .Net Applications to Your IBM i Applications Easily and Securely Read More »
If you are an RPG programmer, the above code probably looks totally foreign. But if you are among the 15% or so of IBM i shops that use COBOL, you know this as the data descriptions you work with every day. Some of the largest IBM i shops in the world are built around
Calling all APIs: Now for COBOL Users! Read More »
In 2021, we saw accelerating movement through the API maturity model. Companies began leveraging the power of APIs to increase revenue, decrease costs and improve customer satisfaction. At the same time, they tightened up security to ensure their systems were safe. Maybe it was the snarled supply chain or maybe it was Covid or maybe
2021 Year in Review Read More »
The old saying “The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance” can be updated today to read “The Price of Online Access is Eternal Vigilance”. We just got hit over the head with a reminder of the importance of eternal vigilance with the discovery of the log4J Java security vulnerability. For the last several years, millions
Keeping Your IBM i Safe in the Face of Attacks Like Log4Shell Read More »
I spoke recently with an IBM i Engineer who had become frustrated with the difficulty she was having in getting her business executives to understand the value of investing in APIs for their IBM i applications. She was looking for help in how to show the business return on investment from APIs. Together, we were
Top Five Ways APIs Will Transform Your Business:
Finding the ROI in APIs Read More »
