Download - Is there an API in that (IoT)?
Use with caution – opinions ahead!
How a talk about the Internet of Things usually starts ..
Billions of devicesTrillions of Dollar
in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2025, 2030 .. I call it the (x+1) syndrom
Usually followed by
Smart *
* = cities, grid, buildings, homes, trashcans, fridges, lights, toasters, toilets … scales (?)
Followed by
It will make you *
* = better, faster, more safe, more efficient, more happy, more beautiful, more successful …
Depressing
Did someone mention …
Most people worldwide live within a couple of miles of a rail road
(we will get back to that in a few minutes)
Designing an API is easy Effective API design is difficult
The API Value Chain
Effective API Design
The Internet of Things
Cloud
Sensors & Actuators
Mobile/App
Marketplace
ServerGateway
ServerGateway
Mobile/App
Server
Gatew
ay
ServerGateway
ServerGateway
Overlapping Domains of Interest (Clustered Graphs)
Mobile/App
Mobile/App
Mobile/App
Domain A
Domain B
Domain C = A ∩ B
Domain E = C ∩ …
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spacial dimension
How we see the Internet of Things
Wouldn’t it be better to call it an Internet of Gateways?
How we see the Internet of Things
Courtesy of http://makerbot.com
How the rest sees the Internet of Things
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Courtesy of http://goodnightlamp.com
How will the Internet of Things shape API design?
Low powerLimited bandwidth
Many messagesAsynchronousAutonomous
Many connected applications/systems
Internet of Things Characteristics
Lots of frameworks
Lots of protocols
Lots of SDKs
http://www.layer7tech.com/blogs/index.php/sdks-work-until-they-dont/
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IBM-has-been-dominating-press-108418.S.239593910
Lots of passion
Low power?Limited bandwidth?
Many messages?AsynchronousAutonomous
Many connected applications/systems?
Internet of Things Characteristics
Where is your Thing going to be?
Home or Office or (Green)FieldMobile or StationaryWearable or Built-in
Autonomous or Always Connected
Does every Thing need a digital shadow in the cloud?
Is sending data cheaper than calculating locally?
Remembering Why This Whole API Thing Is Working
SimplicitySelf-Service
Low barrier to useAccess to valuable resources
http://apievangelist.com/2014/05/06/remembering-why-this-whole-api-thing-is-working--apidays-berlin/
Does IoT make API design
an afterthought?
Effective API Design
