Cloud computing services are gaining a lot of ground in the business sector due to the extensive range of benefits that they offer to businesses across different industries. Azure is one of the most famous cloud services businesses utilize to optimize their services and data management. Azure API Management adds to the efficiency of the management of APIs operating within the cloud. With Azure API Management, businesses get minimal Denial of Service (DOS) attacks and better security of their backend services.
Let’s get a sneak peek into the basic concept of Azure API Management and its core aspects.
What is Azure API Management?
We know the core function of an API. An API provides the protocols and definitions in the form of an interface to allow various components of applications to communicate with each other and perform their dedicated tasks with efficiency. Similar APIs are present in Azure which is meant to keep the resources and applications on the cloud in communication with each other.
Azure API Management allows the publishing, consuming, and managing of these APIs on the cloud. With this management mechanism, you can easily track the performance of APIs and authenticate their usage within the cloud for optimal performance. You can track and manage thousands of APIs which are actively functioning across different platforms on your Azure cloud.
Azure API Management system is made up of three main components:
- Azure Portal — Defines and imports API schema
- Developer Portal — Tests API calls and tracks access analytics
- API Gateway — Accepts and routes API calls along with the creation of call logs
Various Aspects of Azure API Management
As a management mechanism, Azure API Management has a lot of functions that businesses can leverage in accordance with their IT operations and business needs. Here are some of the major functions which Azure API Management offers:
- You can track and maintain a log of errors and responses within your cloud infrastructure. This allows you to explore the hidden issues beforehand and take necessary action to tackle these issues before they compromise the performance of your IT infrastructure.
- The inclusion of policies becomes easier with Azure API Management where you can integrate the desired functionalities without causing any disruption in the IT infrastructure.
- It allows optimal access and authentication control mechanisms where you can keep real-time supervision over overutilization and accessibility.
- You can easily report and review usage analytics.
