Want ROI from Your APIs? Then Lower the Cost of Building Them
www.layer7tech.com
on 04/12/2013
Excerpt: I often hear the term “ROI” used in reference to an API program. Often, it is the discussed in the context of getting either direct revenue from an API or growing reach from an API, which in some places, translates into a lower cost of customer acquisition. While both direct revenue and reach are admirable goals, ROI from an API program is not limited to the number and quality of external developers. For instance, most organizations will derive far more immediate payback from an API initiative if it enables internal developers, enterprise mobility initiatives, tighter partner integrations or even IT rationalization through hybrid cloud.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Layer7
Enterprises Going RESTful on the Outside and Inside
www.itbusinessedge.com
on 03/11/2013
Excerpt: More organizations are turning to API management as a means of making services available externally to business partners and customers. But what’s surprising, explains Layer 7 Technologies CTO Scott Morrison, is that they’re also adopting REST as an approach for internal services and APIs. Lawson: Forrester released its Wave on API Management Platforms, which you’ve made available as a free download. I haven’t had a chance to read it completely. How did you do? Morrison: Basically, we’re in the upper right, kind of in front of everybody else, which is exactly where you want to be. It’s the best place to be, because it’s showing you're out there leading everybody else.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Enterprise, Layer7
Nation Building in the Age of APIs
www.layer7tech.com
on 03/08/2013
Excerpt: I’ve been working with a number of companies lately on their API strategies. People seem to recognize that having an API is modern day necessity, but they’re not sure how to get started. Since APIs are viewed as a technical innovations, responsibility for rolling them out is frequently handed to IT groups. Clearly, there is business value to be attained by companies who utilize an API, and an accessible web API is a requirement for modern corporations. For companies looking to launch an API, there is a temptation to focus on the technological aspects of implementation. Good API design, architecture, and infrastructure are vital to the success of a company’s API, but there are other areas to address first.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Layer7
Managing the Internet of Things
www.layer7tech.com
on 02/01/2013
Excerpt: In case you’ve been hiding under a rock or too busy building “things” to notice, the Internet of Things – or “IoT” – has arrived (along with its sidekick, M2M). The buzz at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was just the latest confirmation of the momentum gathering behind this trend. So, what is IoT? Depending on who you ask, you are likely to get different answers. I still like Adam Baumgarten’s original definition from 1999: “If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things – using data they gathered without any help from us – we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Internet-of-Things, Layer7
Four Tech-Related Trends That Will Shape 2013
www.layer7tech.com
on 01/28/2013
Excerpt: Looking ahead, here are four tech-related trends that I think will shape the coming year. These are trends I noticed were already in flight during late 2012. I believe they will continue to affect the way we design and implement solutions in 2013. As you’ll see, all of my predictions are driven by the relentless increase of connected mobile devices. This is the dominating overall trend that will continue to affect all aspects of information systems.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Layer7
Telco APIs White Paper | Layer 7 Technologies
www.layer7tech.com
on 12/17/2012
Excerpt: As technology evolves, telecom services are increasingly embedded across platforms like smartphones and Web browsers. Meanwhile competition is emerging from a variety of new sources. APIs are making it possible for telcos to respond to these developments. Initially, telcos focused their API strategies on the long tail of third-party developers. However, it has become clear that the most immediate returns will come from exposing APIs to internal developers and partner organizations.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, Layer7, Telco
The Secret Lives of REST APIs
www.sys-con.com
on 05/18/2012
Excerpt: The recent enterprise acceptance of lightweight REST-based protocols for exposing data and application assets as APIs has been due, in large part, to the simplicity of the resulting interfaces. This simplicity means there is little barrier to entry for developers wishing to consume these APIs in applications built for mobile, Web, desktop, Cloud and gaming platforms. However, as this article from Netflix’s Daniel Jacobson reveals, simplicity can’t be the only goal when designing an API. Flexibility, scalability, optimization, orchestration and adaptation are just a few of the features required in a successful API infrastructure.... read the full post.
Tags: APIs, Layer7
Excerpt: More organizations are turning to API management as a means of making services available externally to business partners and customers. But what’s surprising, explains Layer 7 Technologies CTO Scott Morrison, is that they’re also adopting REST as an approach for internal services and APIs. Lawson: Forrester released its Wave on API Management Platforms, which you’ve made available as a free download. I haven’t had a chance to read it completely. How did you do? Morrison: Basically, we’re in the upper right, kind of in front of everybody else, which is exactly where you want to be. It’s the best place to be, because it’s showing you're out there leading everybody else.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Enterprise, Layer7
Nation Building in the Age of APIs
www.layer7tech.com
on 03/08/2013
Excerpt: I’ve been working with a number of companies lately on their API strategies. People seem to recognize that having an API is modern day necessity, but they’re not sure how to get started. Since APIs are viewed as a technical innovations, responsibility for rolling them out is frequently handed to IT groups. Clearly, there is business value to be attained by companies who utilize an API, and an accessible web API is a requirement for modern corporations. For companies looking to launch an API, there is a temptation to focus on the technological aspects of implementation. Good API design, architecture, and infrastructure are vital to the success of a company’s API, but there are other areas to address first.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Layer7
Managing the Internet of Things
www.layer7tech.com
on 02/01/2013
Excerpt: In case you’ve been hiding under a rock or too busy building “things” to notice, the Internet of Things – or “IoT” – has arrived (along with its sidekick, M2M). The buzz at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was just the latest confirmation of the momentum gathering behind this trend. So, what is IoT? Depending on who you ask, you are likely to get different answers. I still like Adam Baumgarten’s original definition from 1999: “If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things – using data they gathered without any help from us – we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Internet-of-Things, Layer7
Four Tech-Related Trends That Will Shape 2013
www.layer7tech.com
on 01/28/2013
Excerpt: Looking ahead, here are four tech-related trends that I think will shape the coming year. These are trends I noticed were already in flight during late 2012. I believe they will continue to affect the way we design and implement solutions in 2013. As you’ll see, all of my predictions are driven by the relentless increase of connected mobile devices. This is the dominating overall trend that will continue to affect all aspects of information systems.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Layer7
Telco APIs White Paper | Layer 7 Technologies
www.layer7tech.com
on 12/17/2012
Excerpt: As technology evolves, telecom services are increasingly embedded across platforms like smartphones and Web browsers. Meanwhile competition is emerging from a variety of new sources. APIs are making it possible for telcos to respond to these developments. Initially, telcos focused their API strategies on the long tail of third-party developers. However, it has become clear that the most immediate returns will come from exposing APIs to internal developers and partner organizations.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, Layer7, Telco
The Secret Lives of REST APIs
www.sys-con.com
on 05/18/2012
Excerpt: The recent enterprise acceptance of lightweight REST-based protocols for exposing data and application assets as APIs has been due, in large part, to the simplicity of the resulting interfaces. This simplicity means there is little barrier to entry for developers wishing to consume these APIs in applications built for mobile, Web, desktop, Cloud and gaming platforms. However, as this article from Netflix’s Daniel Jacobson reveals, simplicity can’t be the only goal when designing an API. Flexibility, scalability, optimization, orchestration and adaptation are just a few of the features required in a successful API infrastructure.... read the full post.
Tags: APIs, Layer7
Excerpt: In case you’ve been hiding under a rock or too busy building “things” to notice, the Internet of Things – or “IoT” – has arrived (along with its sidekick, M2M). The buzz at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was just the latest confirmation of the momentum gathering behind this trend. So, what is IoT? Depending on who you ask, you are likely to get different answers. I still like Adam Baumgarten’s original definition from 1999: “If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things – using data they gathered without any help from us – we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Internet-of-Things, Layer7
Four Tech-Related Trends That Will Shape 2013
www.layer7tech.com
on 01/28/2013
Excerpt: Looking ahead, here are four tech-related trends that I think will shape the coming year. These are trends I noticed were already in flight during late 2012. I believe they will continue to affect the way we design and implement solutions in 2013. As you’ll see, all of my predictions are driven by the relentless increase of connected mobile devices. This is the dominating overall trend that will continue to affect all aspects of information systems.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Layer7
Telco APIs White Paper | Layer 7 Technologies
www.layer7tech.com
on 12/17/2012
Excerpt: As technology evolves, telecom services are increasingly embedded across platforms like smartphones and Web browsers. Meanwhile competition is emerging from a variety of new sources. APIs are making it possible for telcos to respond to these developments. Initially, telcos focused their API strategies on the long tail of third-party developers. However, it has become clear that the most immediate returns will come from exposing APIs to internal developers and partner organizations.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, Layer7, Telco
The Secret Lives of REST APIs
www.sys-con.com
on 05/18/2012
Excerpt: The recent enterprise acceptance of lightweight REST-based protocols for exposing data and application assets as APIs has been due, in large part, to the simplicity of the resulting interfaces. This simplicity means there is little barrier to entry for developers wishing to consume these APIs in applications built for mobile, Web, desktop, Cloud and gaming platforms. However, as this article from Netflix’s Daniel Jacobson reveals, simplicity can’t be the only goal when designing an API. Flexibility, scalability, optimization, orchestration and adaptation are just a few of the features required in a successful API infrastructure.... read the full post.
Tags: APIs, Layer7
Excerpt: As technology evolves, telecom services are increasingly embedded across platforms like smartphones and Web browsers. Meanwhile competition is emerging from a variety of new sources. APIs are making it possible for telcos to respond to these developments. Initially, telcos focused their API strategies on the long tail of third-party developers. However, it has become clear that the most immediate returns will come from exposing APIs to internal developers and partner organizations.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, Layer7, Telco
