What Does API Monitoring Have to Do With Governance
What does API monitoring have to do with governance, and what is the gap with traditional APM solutions of the type that we're using today. Traditional application performance management tools measure application infrastructure — server response times, error rates, resource utilisation. API governance needs something different: contract conformance, consumer-perspective measurement, and evidence of SLA adherence.
What does API monitoring have to do with governance, and what is the gap with traditional APM solutions of the type that we're using today
Traditional application performance management tools measure application infrastructure — server response times, error rates, resource utilisation. API governance needs something different: contract conformance, consumer-perspective measurement, and evidence of SLA adherence. This video explains why APM tools leave a governance-shaped gap, and how purpose-built API monitoring fills it — covering the specific capabilities that matter most for teams trying to govern APIs at scale.
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