Microsoft’s API management service just passed 10 years, 35,000 customers, and 2 million managed APIs. What have we learned, and what’s in store for the future?

The Azure API Management is a managed platform-as-a-service (PaaS) designed to let companies develop and securely manage APIs across hybrid and multicloud computing environments.

Microsoft has purchased Washington, D.C. startup Apiphany, a maker of an application-programming-interface management platform, which it plans to make available as part of Windows Azure.

After that, a free Azure account is required to continue using the service at no cost. When you sign up here, you'll receive an API key. Protect your API key! This key allows you to authenticate to ...