3SCALE API Infrastructure and the Connected Home Steven Willmott http://www.3scale.net/ @njyx @3scale 14 th May, 2014, Connections Conference, San Francisco
May 08, 2015
3SCALEAPI Infrastructure and the Connected Home
Steven Willmotthttp://www.3scale.net/@njyx @3scale
14th May, 2014, Connections Conference, San Francisco
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PROVIDING API INFRASTRUCTURE TO 400+ ACTIVE CUSTOMERSFortune 500. SMBs. Startups.
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Theme: In Home Device Connectivity
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Theme: The Extended Home – Inside-Out
External devices can monitor and affect the home from distance In pre-programmed or on-demand ways
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Theme: The Extended Home – Outside-In
APIs Bring in Data and Control in Flexible, Unexpected Ways – Augmenting Devices and Experiences
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SIX KEY CHALLENGE AREAS FOR THE CONNECTED HOME.
1. Identity – Devices, Developers, Users2. Security – Individual Devices, Hubs3. Standards – Networking, Data,
Control4. Reliability & Maintenance –
Disconnected Mode Operation5. Orchestration – IFTTT, Zapier,
Hardware v’s Software6. Hackability – Flexibility and
Openness v’s Business Lock-In6
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