Day: November 27, 2018

#ICYDK: What is an API? That’s a question that more and more folks are asking as APIs assume an increasingly important role in powering modern applications and infrastructure.

By now, virtually everyone who works in tech in some way has heard of APIs and might have a simple understanding of what an API is. But if your job doesn’t involve working in a technical way with APIs or the applications that run on them, your understanding of how APIs really work, and what it takes to create and manage an API effectively, is likely to be limited. https://goo.gl/6LwUpB

The merger and acquisition market is on track to hit record levels in 2018. According to Mergermarket, the first half of the year saw 8,560 deals recorded globally at a value of $1.94tn, with 26 deals falling into the megadeals category of over $10bn per deal.

The landscape is littered with unsuccessful mergers and acquisitions, companies that did not heed obvious risks that, in retrospect, were avoidable. Instead, dealmakers focused on the benefits of the transaction, such as prospects for a larger market share, competitive advantages, reduced costs, increased efficiencies, and more diversified products and services. https://goo.gl/NS7R45