CASE STUDY
ENGIE Group provides innovative low-carbon energy and services . With customers increasingly keen to switch to zero-carbon energy from renewable sources , ENGIE has embarked on a transformation of its business model , addressing the need for renewables and zero-carbon energy , as well as introducing an Energy-as-a- Service solution .
Gérard Guinamand , Chief Data Officer , ENGIE , said : “ Data must become a shared asset so we can maximise its business value . Our Common Data Hub enables us to gather , store and enrich the group ’ s data , which we then need to share as widely as possible . This challenge inspired us to become an API-first , datadriven enterprise .”
ENGIE ’ s Common API initiative aimed to create a master portal on which to publish documentation on all APIs across all Business Units ( BUs ) and enable business users to register for access to their chosen APIs . This ‘ portal of portals ’ would ultimately make it easier to bring in external data and to share data with external partners and customers .
Renaud Ribal , Operational Director at Ineo Tinea – ENGIE ’ s IT and automation division – said : “ Sharing data is a crucial enabler of innovation . For example , Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence require vast quantities of data . We need to be able to exchange data with partners in a responsive , controlled and secured way , so the Common API portal is a technical response to genuine business challenges .”
Comprehensive solution from Axway
A key objective for ENGIE was to provide the new group-wide API management capability without changing existing APIs or compelling BUs to abandon their preferred API management tools .
THE OTHER DECISIVE
ELEMENT WAS THE RICHNESS OF AXWAY ’ S OFFER , PROVIDING BOTH
A STANDARD WAY TO BUILD
APIS IN THE FUTURE AND
AN OPEN
PLATFORM FOR INTEGRATING EXISTING APIS .
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