Industry Keyword: APIs

Introduction The modernisation of healthcare systems worldwide has made data interoperability a central strategic priority. As health information becomes increasingly digital, the ability to exchange, access, and interpret patient and clinical data across diverse platforms is essential for delivering integrated care, enhancing patient safety, and supporting public health initiatives. A key enabler of this shift is the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard, developed by HL7, which is rapidly emerging as the global benchmark for standardised data exchange in healthcare. This...

Introduction The Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) infrastructure landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by the rise of the API economy, microservices architectures, and cloud-native application development. As enterprise software strategies shift toward modular, scalable components, API-based access to infrastructure services such as storage, compute, and orchestration has become foundational. This study, which is available in full exclusively to Premium members, explores the technical, economic, and competitive dimensions of this shift, with a particular focus on usage-based billing, hardened Service Level Agreements, and the strategic...