TechValidate Research on CA API Management

Introduction

This case study of a Global 500 computer software company is based on a May 2014 survey of CA Layer 7 customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

• Purchased CA API Gateway to achieve the following:
  • Support business growth objectives
  • Reduce Costs
  • Improve security
• Solved the following challenges with CA API Gateway:
  • Extended their reach into new markets

Use Case

• Uses CA API Gateway to expose APIs to the following:
  • Internal developers
• Has 1-5 APIs running using CA API Gateway.
• Connects to the following operating system end points with CA API Gateway:
  • OS X
  • IOS
  • Android

Results

• Chose CA API Gateway over the following competitive options:
  • Intel (Mashery)
  • Apigee
  • 3Scale
• Rates the following CA API Gateway capabilities as they compare to the competition:
  • performance: differentiated
  • security: most differentiated
  • flexibility: very differentiated
  • integration: very differentiated
  • manageability (ops/analytics): very differentiated
• Met customer goals with CA API Gateway in the following ways:
  • Created mobile app differentiation
  • Improved customer loyalty
  • Increased revenue

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise energy & utilities company is based on a May 2014 survey of CA Layer 7 customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

• Purchased CA API Gateway to achieve the following:
  • Assist mobile adoption for customers
  • API management
• Solved the following challenges with CA API Gateway:
  • Increased development velocity/project execution speed
  • Improved data protection of critical corporate/customer information
  • Allowed integration with mobile customers

Use Case

• Has 6-10 APIs running using CA API Gateway.
• Connects to the following operating system end points with CA API Gateway:
  • Microsoft Windows
  • OS X
  • Intel-based UNIX
  • IOS
  • Android
  • Windows Mobile

Results

• Chose CA API Gateway over the following competitive options:
  • IBM DataPower
  • Intel (Mashery)
  • Apigee
• Rates the following CA API Gateway capabilities as they compare to the competition:
  • performance: very differentiated
  • security: very differentiated
  • flexibility: very differentiated
  • integration: very differentiated
  • manageability (ops/analytics): differentiated
• Met customer goals with CA API Gateway in the following ways:
  • Created mobile app differentiation
  • Developed customer relationships