Slides for API Craft NYC 1st Meetup event about API Managment Providers. - by Jason M Sherman

1. NYC API Group
Type: Meetup
Version: 1.0
Topic: API Management Providers
Presenter : Jason M Sherman
Date: 7/10/2013
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2. NYCAPIGroup: Who am I?
• Name: Jason M Sherman
• Title: Sr. Development Manager
• Employer: XO Group Inc.
• Experience: 15 years
• Website: about.me/jasonmsherman
• HairType: Bald
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3. NYCAPIGroup: Who are we?
: NYCAPIgroup.com
: @NYCAPIGroup
: /groups/NYC-API-Group-5047709
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4. API Management Providers:
who are they? (some key players)
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layer7tech.com apify.co apigee.com
mashery.com 3scale.net wso2.com

5. API Management Providers: User Roles
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6. API Management Providers: Components
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7. API Management Providers:
How do they integrate with your APIs?
Gateway Cloud-based Plug-in
• A hardware appliance
or software that would
sit on premise on top of
your infrastructure.
• Examples: Layer 7, Intel,
Mashery-local
component
• A cloud service that
intercepts all traffic and
forwards to your APIs
via routes.
• Examples: 3scale, IBM,
Mashery, WS02, APIfy
• A software solution that
you integrate into your
code and deploy to your
existing servers.
• Examples: 3scale
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Let me count the ways….1, 2, 3!

8. API Management Providers: what do they do?
1. API Proxy : initial implementation & config setup
2. API Lifecycle : managing your api after they are live
3. Developer Portal : engaging your users and brand
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9. API Management Providers:
API Proxy
• Transformation : SOAP to REST, XML to JSON,
vice versa
• Rate Limiting : traffic prioritization, response
caching, limit based on user, ip, region
• Access Control : SSO, Oauth, LDAP, etc
• Threat Protection : DOS, SQL injection, etc
• Alerts & Monitoring: via email, push
notifications
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10. API Management Providers:
API Lifecycle
• Management : centralize all APIs, real-time
dashboard, versioning, rollback
• Policies : Who gets access to what apis
• Reporting : Performance by developer,
application, IP; throughput, response time,
latency reports
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11. API Management Providers:
Developer Portal
• Account Management :
Registration, groups, authorization
• Key Management : API key
distribution, suspend/revoke keys, associate keys
to apps
• API Plans : Paid vs Free, access by user/key, per
API method, integrate with billing
• CMS : Build you brand presence, links to
docs, forums, interactive calls
• Reports: Usage per application, key
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12. API Management Providers: Resources
(Provider Dev Portals are a wealth of good info)
• http://apigee.com/about/api-best-practices
• http://www.layer7tech.com/library/385
• http://www.apiacademy.co (Layer7/Apify)
• http://www.mashery.com/resources
• http://www.3scale.net/resources
• http://wso2.com/library
• Forrester Report on API Providers
(forms.layer7tech.com/FW-API13, via Layer7 but free!)
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13. API Management Providers:
Questions?
• Can I get those slides? Sure!
http://www.slideshare.net/JasonMSherman/api-
managment-providersnycapigroup
Also posted on nycapigroup.com in Files section
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14. API Management Providers:
Conclusion
Thank you for joining!
Hang out, Ping-Pong anyone?
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