Product Engineering

Presenters Vanessa Johnson Source apidays Paris 2025 Beyond Basic APIs: Making GraphQL Schemas Accessibility-First 🚀 In the fast-paced world of tech, we often talk about innovation, user experience, and scaling. But how often do we bake accessibility into the very foundation of our APIs? Vanessa’s insightful presentation dives deep into this critical topic, arguing that treating accessibility as an afterthought is not just a missed opportunity, but a significant roadblock to inclusivity and business growth. Let’s unpack how we can revolutionize our API design by making GraphQL schemas accessibility-aware. ...

Presenters Germán Hüttemann Source apidays Paris 2025 Schneider Electric’s API Revolution: From Bottleneck to Brilliance with Federated Management! 🚀 Ever felt like your awesome tech project is hitting a wall? For industrial IoT giant Schneider Electric, that wall was built by its own success. Their Ecosstructure platform, a powerhouse supporting countless digital offerings, was experiencing a massive surge in API development and consumption. But their old way of managing it? It was becoming a serious bottleneck. ...

Presenters Julie Clémençon Source apidays Paris 2025 Beyond the Code: Embracing a “Care Ethic” to Tame IT Chaos 💖 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever feel like the world of IT integration is a constant battle against chaos? You’re not alone! Julie Clémençon, a seasoned IT pro with 20 years of experience, is here to tell us that the persistent struggles we face in integration aren’t just about complex code or buggy systems. She argues that the real root of the problem lies in something far more human: our approach. And guess what? A little bit of feminist thinking might just be the secret sauce we’ve been missing! 💡 ...

Presenters Patrick Brosse Simon Harrer Source apidays Paris 2025 Unifying Your Data Universe: How Logical Models Are the Key to AI Nirvana 🚀 Ever feel like your data is speaking a million different languages? You’re not alone! In today’s data-drenched world, especially with the rise of AI, the biggest hurdle we face isn’t a lack of data, but the friction in understanding it. Imagine trying to build a sophisticated AI agent that needs to know what “customer” means. Does it mean a person who bought something, a lead, or a user of your service? Without a clear, consistent definition, your AI is essentially lost in translation. This is the critical intersection where API contracts, data models, and robust governance converge, and it’s the key to unlocking the true power of your data. ✨ ...

Presenters Andrea Cinquepalmi Giorgio Sismanidis Source apidays Paris 2025 Beyond the “What”: Unlocking Your API Ecosystem’s True Potential with Use Cases and Arazzo 🚀 The world of APIs has exploded. Gone are the days when a small team could intimately know every single API in their organization. Today, we’re swimming in a sea of APIs, and while traditional governance practices like design-first, discoverability, and documentation have been lifesavers, there’s a persistent, nagging gap. We know how to use these APIs, but do we truly understand why they exist? This is the critical question that API Share is tackling head-on, powered by the innovative Arazzo specification, and the answer promises to revolutionize API governance. ...