is there an api in that (iot)?

Is there an API in that (IoT) @ APIcon SF 2014

Holger Reinhardt@hlgr360holger.reinhardt@ca.com

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