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Smart IoT integrations with Akenza and Python

2023-12-04

Building a comprehensive ecosystem unlocking the full potential of IoT connectivity requires seamless automation of a vast number of IoT technologies, and Akenza emerges as a powerful ally in the endeavour. In this blog article, I explore the combination of Akenza and Python to open new avenues for intelligent, real-time IoT integrations and monitoring. Read more

Meaningful automation in Python

2023-04-20

An introduction to meaningful automation, integrations, interoperability with Zato and service-oriented thinking in Python. Read more

Sustainable water management with IoT, Open Source and Python

2023-04-17

"Towards a cyber-physical system for sustainable and smart building: a use case for optimizing water consumption on a SmartCampus" is an Open Access paper via Springer Publishing that uses Python, Zato and other open source technologies for IoT integrations. Read more

Quick tips: REST scheduling, HL7 FHIR and more

2023-04-13

REST connections, how to schedule API integrations, how to connect to HL7 FHIR servers, SFTP automation and Microsoft 365 IMAP integrations are the latest quick tips in the series designed for Python integrators and automation practitioners. Read more

HL7 FHIR Security with Basic Auth, OAuth and SSL/TLS

2022-10-10

An explanation of how and when to use Basic Auth, OAuth and SSL/TLS security definitions in HL7 FHIR connections. Read more

How to invoke REST APIs from Zato services

2022-08-23

This Zato article is a companion to an earlier post - previously, we covered accepting REST API calls and now we will look at how Zato services can invoke external REST endpoints. Read more

How to integrate with Confluence APIs

2022-06-21

In this tutorial, one in the series that covers Atlassian APIs, I will show how to integrate with Confluence, how to connect to your wiki and how to extract information from it using Python. Read more

Salesforce API integrations and connected apps

2022-05-09

This instalment in a series of articles about API integrations with Salesforce covers connected apps - how to create them and how to obtain their credentials needed to exchange REST messages with Salesforce. Read more

Architecture primer

2022-04-25

Zato is a Python-based middleware and backend platform designed for integrating and building server-side systems. The platform belongs to a broader family of solutions that, depending on one's background, will be known under the name of an integration layer, integration platform, service-oriented platform, enterprise service bus, API server, message bus, message queue, message broker, orchestration engine or similar. Read more

Remote API debugging with VS Code

2022-01-24

Visual Studio Code offers excellent means to debug remote API servers without a need to ever leave your IDE. This post is a step-by-step guide describing the process of configuring your local VS Code instance for remote Python and Zato code debugging. Read more