API

What is the Snowpipe Streaming API The Snowpipe Streaming API is a new Snowflake innovation that exposes a streaming API that can be used to connect and write directly to a Snowflake database using your own managed application. This prompts low-latency loads of streaming data rows using the Snowflake Ingest SDK and your own managed application…

Large companies often deal with complex org structures that challenge both their IT and People Ops teams. We see, for example, large customers composed of multiple, independently-managed business units or regional offices operating independently from one another. These organizations face heterogeneous regulatory environments and tend to make…

Microservices architecture, also known simply as “microservices,” is an approach to building software with modular services that are distinct and independent from each other.  In recent years, microservices have become a popular choice for designing and deploying applications. They allow apps to be broken into smaller and loosely coupled pieces …

Since its beginnings, the vision for Okta has been to enable any company to use any technology—that promise includes use of the ubiquitous Powershell code in enterprise environments through the Okta platform.  Microsoft Powershell is commonly used as part of the Joiner, Mover, Leaver identity-centric business processes to manage Microsoft…

Designing and deploying an app is rarely simple. Customer needs are constantly evolving and your app probably looks and functions much differently today than when it was first released. The success of any modern application relies on how well it can adapt and grow along with customer needs—which requires your developers having the ability to…

API is an acronym that stands for “application programming interface,” and it allows apps to send information between each other. While there are numerous protocols and technologies involved, the underlying purpose of APIs is always the same: to let one piece of software communicate with another.  APIs (sometimes described as web services) work in…

Whether you’re building a new app or migrating a legacy app to the cloud, you face a choice: build everything in-house or selectively use out-of-the-box services to make the job easier and faster. Out-of-the-box services like Twilio, for messaging, and Braintree, for payments, have gained popularity because they help lean dev teams remain agile…

By embracing COTS- and API-based solutions, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to be at the forefront of IT modernization amongst U.S. government agencies. The new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program is a prime example, as the scheme is likely to play a huge part in transforming care delivery models as we know it…

The digital age has dramatically transformed a wide array of experiences that used to be brick-and-mortar, from banking to retail to entertainment, raising consumer expectations for quality user experiences. Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, for example, consumers have quickly grown accustomed to watching whatever they want, whenever,…

When we think of compromised API security, we typically see an image of a hoodie-wearing hacker toiling away in a darkened room, targeting a bank’s server. We can imagine them compiling a custom tool, launching it against the system, and celebrating as your 401k becomes theirs. Alternatively, we may even picture armies of hackers using…