Table of Contents

Partial Contents: Architecture; End-to-end lifecycle; Design and development; Traffic management; Mediation; Security; Monetization; Consumption; Enterprise integration; Analytics; SAP API Business Hub.

About the Author

Carsten Boennen works for SAP SE within the strategic product management for SAP Cloud Platform. He received his MA in computer linguistics and artificial intelligence in Germany in 2001 and started working at SAP that same year. Initially a Java developer and trainer, he soon became a consultant and led strategic projects in the then-new field of enterprise portals. Since 2002, he has worked as a product manager for SAP NetWeaver Portal, SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, SAP Gateway, and SAP API Management. For another four years, he has worked as director for technology strategy for the Strategic Alliance Management at Microsoft.

Harsh Jegadeesan is the vice president and head of product management for SAP's integration and API platform. Harsh helps enterprises to craft and execute their digital strategies by accelerating integration and opening up to real-time digital interactions with APIs. Harsh was instrumental in establishing SAP's own global API program and the SAP API Business Huba marketplace for enterprise APIs. Harsh has broad experience in enterprise technology across applications (SAP ERP, SAP CRM), data management, and cloud business platforms. Harsh loves mentoring designers, developers, and product managers to help them build blockbuster products. Harsh is a computer scientist by training and holds a PhD in computer science.

Divya Mary works for SAP SE within the product management team for SAP Cloud Platform Integration. She has worked at SAP for more than 14 years. Before starting at SAP, Divya received her bachelor's in Technology in Electronics and Telecommunication in India.

Shilpa Vij is a product manager for SAP's integration platform. She started her professional journey at Tata Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd as a C++ developer after receiving her bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering in 2007. She then worked towards being a business analyst, pursuing her passion for client interfacing and consultancy roles. Shilpa has spent almost a decade at SAP Labs India, where she is a seasoned cloud engineering expert, program lead, product expert, and now a product manager. At SAP, she is dedicated to and contributes to product and customer success. She provides enablement sessions and expert-level workshops in the areas of API management, SAP Cloud Platform Integration, and open connectors. Currently, her area of interest lies in discovering and projecting product management as an art.