Creating a SaaS Management Platform with Lorinda Brandon of @Bettercloud I Postman

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Breaking Changes is a weekly talk show where Postman Chief Evangelist Kin Lane hosts stellar guests from all across the API universe to discuss, debate, and solve the latest topics around APIs and API-first.

In this episode of Breaking Changes, Postman Chief Evangelist Kin Lane welcomes BetterCloud VP of Engineering Lorinda Brandon to discuss the company's API journey. Learn how BetterCloud shifted the conversation around the discovery, management, and security of SaaS operations, which resulted in Gartner creating an entirely new category to track what they do—called SaaS Management Platform (SMP). Lorinda shares insights about BetterCloud, a SaaS management platform that helps companies manage their multiple SaaS applications and streamline employee onboarding and offboarding processes. Tune in to learn more about the importance of SaaS management and how BetterCloud makes it easier for companies to automate workflows.

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Episode Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Automating SaaS management with APIs
06:43 - Embrace APIs for business automation
13:08 - Invest in DevRel and observability
18:25 - Enabling small businesses in API economy
24:22 - Transition from analog to digital
31:25 - OpenAPI facilitates API standardization
36:42 - Standardizing on OpenAPI promotes collaboration
46:29 - Embrace collaboration and API knowledge
48:59 - Security is a major concern
56:48 - Product managers drive API success
01:01:06 - API design and management insights