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MuleSoft Anypoint Platform May 2019 Release

support — Thu, 16 May 2019 08:57:25 +0000

Focussing on the crucial value of API technology, MuleSoft has unveiled a slew of API improvements in Anypoint Platform this month. The new Anypoint API Community Manager and Catalyst Mobilize will help organisations use APIs as competitive differentiators, develop their application networks, and ultimately win in the API economy through a smart API strategy. MuleSoft Anypoint Platform May 2019 release includes:

API Community Manager

This addition allows you to promote API products, increase adoption, and build successful API programs with Anypoint API Community Manager — an extension of Anypoint Exchange.

Build personalised, self-service portals and forums to increase API adoption.
Display relevant news and events with pre-built, customisable templates
Promote specific pages based on user data and track engagement
Support community members with developer forums, chat, and case management

Catalyst Mobilize

Developing a vibrant API ecosystem involves four key pillars: establishing a digital strategy, aligning organisation and culture, evaluating and building supporting tech, and engaging the ecosystem.

It’s easier to build successful cross-enterprise API programs with Catalyst Mobilize, which includes in-person API program workshops, API strategy blueprints, and tailored exercised aligned to the key pillars.

Advancements in API Management

Automated policies: Secure APIs with policies that you can automatically apply to any API.
API products: Simplify API consumption and management by grouping multiple APIs as products.
Business ops dashboard: Track how API products or individual APIs are contributing to the overall success of your API program through a customisable dashboard.

On top of these new additions, the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform May 2019 release also includes notable enhancements to:

Anypoint Flow Designer – 10 new, prebuilt templates for non-technical users to automate common tasks across Salesforce, Slack, Box, Twilio, and Google Drive.

Anypoint Partner Manager – Fully-integrated B2B solution that simplifies partner management through partner onboarding templates, transaction tracking, and monitoring across APIs and EDI transaction.

Government Cloud – An industry-leading FedRAMP-compliant environment designed for government agencies to develop, deploy, manage, and monitor integrations and APIs in the cloud.

New and updated connectors – SAP S/4 HANA, Azure Service Bus, Qoppa, MarkLogic, Reltio, MOVEit, HERE API Specs, Paypal API Spec, and Volante.

Looking to benefit from the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform May 2019 release? Get started with an experienced MuleSoft Partner such as egforit Software.

This post has been adapted from content by egforit Software partner MuleSoft.

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Mule 4 GA: MuleSoft Mule 4 and Studio 7 Webinar

support — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:39:03 +0000

It’s been an exciting start to the year for our partners MuleSoft, but it’s not just the weather that is heating up as a flurry of releases and events unfold, including the Mule 4 GA.

For starters, MuleSoft has just released their long-awaited new versions of Mule 4 and Studio 7, marking a major evolution of the MuleSoft product range.

For those who are interested in what these new versions can bring to your business, you can now watch the webinar recording here: MuleSoft Mule 4 and Studio 7 Webinar – Mule 4 GA.

Accelerate the speed of development

The webinar was a bit of a late one for Egypt , middle east audiences, but the recording is now available to watch at any time: MuleSoft Mule 4 and Studio 7 Webinar – Mule 4 GA.

Mule 4 GA Webinar Overview

Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Time: 10:00 to 11:00 PST (that’s 7 – 8 pm Egypt , middle east BST)

Mule 4 GA: Accelerate the speed of development

MuleSoft is excited to announce the GA release of Mule 4 and Studio 7, a major evolution of the core runtime behind Anypoint Platform.

Mule 4 accelerates developer velocity by adding more power, higher speed, and greater simplicity into the famously small footprint of Mule, the industry’s leading all-purpose engine for building application networks.

Join MuleSoft as they talk about the innovations, tips, and tricks to being successful with Mule 4 and Studio 7.”

Attendees will learn:

How to start flows and integrations quickly with Mule 4 and Studio 7
How to use DataWeave
Design time error handling and try scopes
Mule SDK

Presented by:

Sanjna Verma, Product Marketing, MuleSoft

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The MuleSoft Summit Cairo is also fast approaching – check back with egforit and we’ll bring you news and updates about the event soon!

egforit Software is an Official Egypt , middle east MuleSoft Partner providing API & Software Development Services, MuleSoft Licences, MuleSoft Consultancy and MuleSoft Recruitment Services.

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Salesforce Acquires MuleSoft

support — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:00:05 +0000

Salesforce have been rapidly expanding their business capabilities and reach recently, forming new strategic partnerships with the likes of IBM, Dropbox and Google to name but a few. However their latest move is clearly the most bold to date. Making the largest acquisition in its history, Salesforce have agreed buy MuleSoft in a deal valued at $6.5 billion (£4.59 billion).

MuleSoft Press Release Announcing The Deal

MuleSoft released an official press release “Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire MuleSoft“.

“MuleSoft provides one of the world’s leading platforms for building application networks that connect enterprise apps, data and devices, across any cloud and on-premise.

MuleSoft will power the new Salesforce Integration Cloud, which will enable all enterprises to surface any data—regardless of where it resides—to drive deep and intelligent customer experiences throughout a personalized 1:1 journey.

More than 1,200 customers, including Coca-Cola, Barclays, Unilever and Mount Sinai, rely on MuleSoft to change and innovate faster, deliver differentiated customer experiences and increase operational efficiency.”

It’s great news for everyone here at egforit Software, Egypt , middle east MuleSoft Partners and long-time CRM Saleforce consultants. We think MuleSoft is a great fit for Salesforce. This deal is about integrating customer information across all channels, but particularly unlocking that information from legacy systems. It means more investment and yet more rapid development of the partner products and services we provide our customers.

Integrating Customer Information And Unlocking Legacy Systems

The acquisition comes a year after MuleSoft went public and spent the year increasing sales, with Q4 in 2017 seeing a 60% jump on the previous year during the same time period, as MuleSoft rapidly expands it’s global reach. However, this deal is primarily about the functionality and capabilities MuleSoft will bring to Salesforce, rather than the potential revenue.

The core of this deal is about integrating customer information across all channels, more specifically unlocking that information from legacy systems.

“One of the consistent themes we hear from CEOs is a frustration, if you will, and a yearning to unlock data from legacy systems,”
Keith Block, Salesforce.com Inc. vice chairman, president and COO, is quoted by Light Reading [9] as saying on a conference call with financial analysts Tuesday afternoon discussing the acquisition.

“Data locked in their legacy systems is holding them back,” Block said. By unlocking that data, “they will be able to make smarter, faster decisions,” and provide highly differentiated, customized customer experiences. Unlocking that data is essential to digital transformation”, he said.

Anypoint Platform: API’s And Integration

MuleSoft offers a cloud service called Anypoint that allows developers to connect different apps together within an ‘Application Network’ connecting cloud, Internet of Things, mobile, on-premise and legacy systems. The Anypoint Platform allows enterprise integration and apps to work together and share data, in a simple to manage and endlessly scalable solution

“For example, healthcare providers need to be able to deliver personalized care by unlocking data stored in electronic medical records, ERP systems, cloud applications and proprietary systems. For financial services, nearly 90% of IT spending is now focused on compliance, maintenance and operations, leaving little room for innovation. And the US government has been working on modernizing its system for years. Unleashing data in legacy systems could be a significant opportunity for every industry”. Block said.

The underlying drive for the acquisition is Customer Relationship Management and will mean the Anypoint Platform will be used for a new Salesforce Integration Cloud, although there are no official roadmaps published as yet. It is clear that MuleSoft will remain a vendor-neutral platform for information integration.

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Bridging the IT Delivery Gap

support — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 10:30:29 +0000

Technology is changing and the space between demand and delivery – the IT Delivery Gap – is only going to get bigger. What impact will the gap have on businesses and what can be done to bridge it?

What is the IT Delivery Gap?

It’s no secret that the world is changing. New technologies are emerging rapidly, such as IoT, Mobile, Big Data Analytics, SaaS and Cloud adoption – all evolving at an exponential rate.

New applications add to data production, and require more connections and integration. As Businesses attempt to leverage this new technology, to meet customer and partner expectations, the pressure falls on internal IT teams to deliver results, fast.

The space between the demand and the delivery capacity is called the IT Delivery Gap. Unless IT budgets and resources grow at the same rate as the demand, IT simply cannot bridge the gap.

The traditional operating model is a project-based approach where IT projects are standalone and each new application is built from scratch. This operational model offers limited room for growth, with IT delivery capacity remaining unchanged. Meanwhile technologies continue to evolve and expand and the demands on IT increase.

We’re in a new age of industrial revolution and the future of the traditional model is inevitable: the IT Delivery Gap will grow and businesses will be unable to meet demands.

What are the solutions?

Increase the Pressure

A knee-jerk reaction to is to try increasing output to meet demand without any change to IT resources; the old, budget-driven ‘do more with less’ approach that can do more harm than good. Higher pressure on IT delivery may have the opposite effect than desired, compromising quality of work and reducing morale, which may negatively impact productivity.

Improve the Resources?

Some companies can afford to increase the IT budget, adding staff and enhancing tools, a stop-gap solution that can be costly if not applied carefully. It can increase output in the short term, but IT budgets aren’t limitless. Expansion of resources will reach maximum capacity and the IT Delivery Gap will just keep growing.

It also doesn’t fix the problem of the connectivity mess as new standalone applications are built and point-to-point connected to everything else. The typical reaction to prevent breaking to this fragile system is to freeze development and innovation – a one-way ticket to ultimate business failure.

Future-Proof Solutions: Change the Approach

Digital Transformation is essential and involves more than just ‘going paperless’. It calls for a change of the operational model, the role of IT and the culture of digital system development. The key is to create systems built for change; to innovate rather than reinvent.

Experts such as MuleSoft believe that API-Led Connectivity is the answer. APIs are reusable, sharable assets that speed up development and allow frictionless connectivity to other systems – the basis of an ‘Application Network’.

Reusing assets transforms the time and resources required to deliver IT projects and creates plug-and-play ability for fast, easy connectivity to anything, anywhere. User-friendly interfaces like the Anypoint Platform allow anyone to build and manage these APIs and connections, relieving pressure from IT teams and enabling self-service.

Are you ready to transform your enterprise?It’s clear that the IT Delivery Gap is a growing concern for businesses and that change needs to happen fast. What’s unclear is who will adapt to meet the demands and who won’t. At egforit we’re already helping businesses to forge their plans for digital transformation and close the IT Delivery Gap for good.

API 101: What Are Web APIs?
Automation Sensation: Streamlining Customer Service & Management
egforit MuleSoft Partner Website
MuleSoft Summit Cairo 2016 – October 19th

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API 101: What Are Web APIs?

support — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:30:49 +0000

Businesses everywhere are embracing APIs to drive innovation and digital transformation. Web APIs are just one type. You may have heard the term, but do you know what APIs are, what they do and why we need them?

Web APIs: What They Are and Why We Need Them

Successful modern businesses deliver seamless, convenient digital experiences to their customers, while less-successful companies fall behind or disappear completely. They develop and innovate quickly to keep up with customer needs and demands, while others don’t.

How do they do it? You guessed it – Web APIs.

1 – What are Web APIs?

Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) get apps talking, aiding swift and flexible software development. They are software interfaces that provide frictionless connectivity between different applications and systems, allowing them to communicate and share data.

2 – How do Web APIs work?

Let’s take an example: using a mobile app to book tickets for a movie. How does it work? The mobile app is using APIs.

	One API speaks to Google Maps for info on cinema locations and another accesses the film listings and showing times for the branch you select.
	Once you’ve chosen the film, another API accesses information about available seating.
	Next, an API communicates with the cinema’s selected payment platform, allowing you to seamlessly pay for your tickets on the stop.
	Finally, another API then communicates the details of your booking to the cinema branch’s on-premise systems, so you can pick up your tickets.

Each of the different functions in the app are powered by APIs and the data sharing that they provide. The cinema’s on-premise/cloud applications share data about locations and film listings and the mobile app shares info about which seats the customer books.

3 – Why Do We Need Web APIs?

Without web APIs, these different functions wouldn’t work. Applications would need to be developed as stand-alone, relying on different methods of transferring data between them – most likely a manual process. This means increased development and personnel costs, with slower delivery times and reduced opportunity for innovation.

More importantly, many functions – like booking your tickets outside of cinema opening hours – may not be possible.

Today, there is high demand and expectation from customers and partners for fast, convenient communication and services. Without APIs, it would be impossible to meet those expectations, let alone keep a competitive edge.

4 – Should I Have a Web API Strategy?

Definitely. API strategies are a hot topic. According to a recent report from leading integration experts MuleSoft, 91% of IT decision-makers have an API strategy in place or plan to by the end of 2016.

This is because APIs are a huge part of digital transformation – an initiative that 96% of businesses globally are executing or planning to execute right now.

The value of APIs has been widely acknowledged as these reusable resources are key to faster and more innovative software development. There’s a global, enterprise-scale race to deliver the best quality systems and services, at the lowest costs. Nobody wants to fall behind.

When should you start your API strategy? Now.

5 – Where Can I Get Web APIs?

Web APIs are available everywhere, premade by digital service providers (e.g. location APIs for Google Maps). These are often ready to go, with clear instructions on how to make them work with other existing tools.

However, solutions such as MuleSoft’s Anypoint PlatformTM also facilitate the easy creation and management of custom-built web APIs for your specific needs. Tools such as these in the hands of your technical teams makes quick and easy work of composing APIs and integrating them, with minimal impact to your customer services.

For the added comfort of knowing your API strategy is in expert hands, you can also seek the advice and assistance of software consultants and developers.

At egforit, we can combine the best of both with our in-house integration and API specialists and our certified MuleSoft® partnership status. We can help you design, build and implement your API strategy, supported by the incredible power of the Anypoint PlatformTM – technology driven by API-led connectivity.

Find out more about the power of the Anypoint PlatformTM on our dedicated MuleSoft® partner site.

egforit Featured API Projects:

Sales, Customers and Products Data APIs:

Since 2005, egforit has worked with world-leading publisher Taylor & Francis on many projects, including the design, build and implementation of a bespoke Books Management Information System (BMIS) and Inventory Management System (IMS).

In one case, an essential requirement was for the global inventory teams to have real-time access to sales data from BMIS from IMS. To achieve this, bespoke APIs were written to securely expose the data from BMIS, ensuring that BMIS remains the single, trusted source for sales data. Without APIs, the data would need to be duplicated from BMIS to IMS, via some sort of interface, meaning data in multiple locations and potentially different versions of ‘the truth’.

Enriched Data API For Reporting:

As part of a block of integration work for a global publisher, egforit ran a monthly data ingestion process of sales, customer and product data from the publisher’s 26 different distributors. This data needed to be validated and enriched with more data from the publisher’s data source and stored within a data warehouse for reporting later.

An API was written to expose the enriched data for consumption by the data warehouse, providing access to the data to facilitate reporting and boosting efficiency. This API layer was part of an overall approach which transformed the length of the process from a week to 20 minutes.

Authentication API For Reliable Identity Provider:

ATLAS Auth, one of the stand-alone modules of egforit’s own reporting platform ATLAS Publishing Intelligence, controls user access and data security. It’s an interface layer that can allow authentication with local or third party authentication systems, Giving access to user management, tenant management, roles and responsibilities.

The API acts as a ‘middleman’ between ATLAS Auth and other applications, ensuring consistent results, enabling ATLAS Auth to act as a reliable identity provider and/or identity service provider. The use of this API offers seamless connectivity between these applications, allowing ATLAS Auth to be a flexible tool that can work with any system.

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egforit MuleSoft Partner Website
MuleSoft Summit Cairo 2016 – October 19th

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