Oracle API Management 12c Implementation

by Luis Augusto Weir, Andrew Bell, Rolando Carrasco

About This BookExplore the key concepts, goals, and objectives of API Management and learn how to implement it using the Oracle API Management SolutionUnderstand the concepts and objectives of the Application Service Governance (ASG), along with the governance framework that encompasses people, processes, and technologyGet to grips with API Management readiness assessments, gap analysis, digital reference architecture, and implementation roadmapsWho This Book Is ForThis book is for Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Technical Architects, and SOA and API Consultants who want to successfully implement API Management using Oracle API Management solution products.What You Will LearnUnderstand how to manage a set of APIsDiscover the similarities and differences between API Management and SOA Governance, and where and how these two disciplines converge into Application Services Governance (ASG)Learn about ASG and how to define an ASG Governance frameworkUnderstand the challenges for organizations looking to expose APIs externally. Identify common issues and how to solve themDefine an Oracle API Management deployment topologyInstall, configure, and implement Oracle API Catalog (OAC), Oracle API Manager (OAPIM), and Oracle API Gateway (OAG)Learn about API subscriptions and API community management with the OAPIM portalImplement Oracle API Manager (OAPIM) including the creation, publishing, management, and deprecation of APIsIn Detail

Oracle SOA Governance is a comprehensive, service-orientated Governance solution that is designed to make the transition to SOA easier. API Management is the discipline that governs the software development lifecycle of APIs.

This book illustrates how to successfully implement API Management in your organization. It starts by describing all of the fundamental concepts of API Management and related disciplines, such as SOA Governance and DevOps, in order to dispel the confusion surrounding these topics. The book then takes you on a journey through implementing API Management, using a realistic case study of an organization that needs an API Management solution. The book concludes by providing some tips and guidelines for defining a deployment topology for Oracle API Management products and the steps to install them.

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 2015