IBM Technology Expert Labs ADVISE Offerings webMethods API Management

IBM Technology Expert Labs will provide deep, technical consultants specializing in webMethods API Management to work alongside your business and I/T stakeholders to provide end-to-end planning support for a solution or use case(s) that can be deployed rapidly, with minimal risk and with all the desired functionality.

Business and I/T Drivers may include:

• Need to augment your internal team's skills for a short term project (e.g., under-staffed while growing your technical teams)
• Staff augmentation needs in general and possibly ad hoc
• Acceleration to adopt best practices from experts while implementing to improve productivity
• Inability to investigate issues and concerns on current initiatives and gain confidence in your webMethods API Management environment (another set of "eyes")
• Need to gain hints and tips based on multiple engagement experience on how to leverage webMethods API Management capabilities
• Limited skills to create and manage APIs that are shielded from attacks with DMZ-strength security measures, helping to ensure data integrity and trust
• Requirement to reduce trial and error

Scope Activities and Key Deliverables may include:

• Recommending and mentoring on "how to" optimize your solution implementation
• Providing insights and guiding on best practices methodologies
• Instructing on "how to's" to mitigate risks
• Understanding how to manage the full API lifecycle Treat your APIs as products - from planning to retirement - so they support your business strategy from Day 1 and consistently stay up to date
• Recommendations on creating and managing APIs that are shielded from attacks with DMZ-strength security measures
• Leading a series of workshops and documenting high level requirements, success criteria and creating a solution design overview for webMethods API Management
• Documenting a plan, architecture and/or approach

Outcomes Desired may include:

• Any tried-and-tested solution template(s) that helps to accelerate deployment
• Custom design assistance with best practices applied to handle any API Management centralized administration, management and security needs
• Reviewing any automation best practices recommendations
• A plan, recommendations and/or architecture presented and documented