Make the most of your business rules with greater data access capabilities via seamless connectivity to REST API services and a simpler, faster .NET server architecture for faster throughput.
A REST API is an architectural style for creating web applications. Its core purpose is to ensure that computer systems on the Internet are interoperable.
Companies have come to depend on open source products like Apache Drill to meet their data storage and analysis needs. As data architectures become more distributed, it can be difficult to access data from a single application. Progress DataDirect offers a simple solution to this very complex business demand.
Internal, private APIs continue to grow as a source for exposing data across the enterprise. Bridging different standards, however, can make it challenging to access and use this data in cloud-based business applications. This tutorial explains how you can connect API data into OData for use with Salesforce Lightning Connect.