Daniel Jacobson

APIs: A Strategy Guide (eBook, ePUB)

Creating Channels with Application Programming Interfaces

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Programmers used to be the only people excited about APIs, but now a growing number of companies see them as a hot new product channel. This concise guide describes the tremendous business potential of APIs, and demonstrates how you can use them to provide valuable services to clients, partners, or the public via the Internet. Youll learn all the steps necessary for building a cohesive API business strategy from experts in the trenches.Facebook and Twitter APIs continue to be extremely successful, and many other companies find that API demand greatly exceeds website traffic. This book offers executives, business development teams, and other key players a complete roadmap for creating a viable API product.Learn about the rise of APIs and why your business might need oneUnderstand the roles of asset owners, providers, and developers in the API value chainBuild strategies for designing, implementing, and marketing your productDevise an effective process for security and user managementAddress legal issues, such as rights management and terms of useManage traffic and user experience with a reliable operating modelDetermine the metrics you need to measure your APIs success

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781449321642
• Artikelnr.: 42123820

Autorenporträt

Dan Woods is a seasoned CTO, author, speaker, and entrepreneur with experience in business, computer science, journalism, and publishing. He is CTO and Editor of CITO Research, a firm dedicated to creating content to improve the performance of CIO and CTOs. As an author, Dan has written or coauthored more than 20 books about business and technology, ranging from books about service-oriented architecture, open source, manufacturing, RFID, and wikis to the ideas driving the latest generation of enterprise applications, particularly in the face of Web 2.0's impact on the enterprise. Dan has written hundreds of white papers and conducted more than 1,000 interviews with experts in a variety of fields. He is also an invited speaker and moderator at international conferences. As a CTO, Dan built technology for companies ranging from Time Inc. New Media to TheStreet.com. He has managed the product development cycle from initial requirements through sales for websites and software products designed for the publishing and financial services industries. At TheStreet.com, his systems supported the company's successful IPO and handled millions of daily page views while the number of subscribers tripled and new lines of business were launched. At CapitalThinking, Dan's software was purchased by the IT departments of large financial institutions including General Electric, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup. Dan holds an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. Since July 2008, Dan has been writing a column for Forbes.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: The API Opportunity
Chapter 2: APIs as a Business Strategy
Chapter 3: Understanding the API Value Chain
Chapter 4: Crafting Your API Product Strategy
Chapter 5: Key Design Principles for APIs
Chapter 6: API Security and User Management
Chapter 7: Legal Considerations for Your API Strategy
Chapter 8: Operating and Managing an API
Chapter 9: Measuring the Success of Your API
Chapter 10: Engaging Developers to Drive Adoption
Chapter 11: Epilogue: Just the Beginning