The Cloudcast 2025 State of APIs
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Nov 12, 2025 James Higginbotham, an API strategist and founder of LaunchAny, dives into the evolving landscape of APIs. He highlights crucial trends shaping enterprise API strategies, including treating APIs as products. The conversation covers managing API sprawl through classification and governance, and the balance of build versus buy in API services. James discusses the influence of AI on code generation and business empowerment, while emphasizing the need for robust API security measures. He also shares resources for API training and coaching, making this a must-listen for industry professionals.
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APIs Are Strategic Digital Front Doors
- Enterprises now treat APIs as digital front doors and strategic assets, not just technical chores.
- Conversations focus on portfolio management, governance, and how APIs map to business value.
Classify APIs To Set Governance Levels
- Classify APIs by purpose (platform vs. supporting) to determine governance and rigor.
- Catalog, secure, and apply different compliance levels based on that classification.
Create Golden Paths And Federated Coaching
- Provide a golden path so developers avoid infra complexity and deliver observable, secure APIs.
- Build a small centralized COE and a federated coaching program to scale API product thinking.
