The Convergence Of API Management And Platform Engineering: Breaking Down Enterprise Silos
Platform Engineering, Thursday, May 15th, 2025
In the era of AI agents and automated integration, the roles of platform engineers and API managers are rapidly converging.
As enterprises seek to break down technological silos while maintaining governance, a new approach to API ecosystem management is emerging-one that balances centralized control with the flexibility to support diverse technology stacks.
At Boomi World 2025, I spoke with Markus Mueller, Boomi's Global Field CTO for API Management, about how the rise of AI agents fundamentally changes API design, governance and management requirements. His insights and Boomi's recent announcements around Model Context Protocol (MCP) support reveal important principles for platform engineers looking to build more resilient and flexible API ecosystems.