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Business Impact of Private, Partner and Public APIs
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8.
definition
Private APIs
‣Internal to an org.
‣Known trusted users
‣No business relationships
10.
definition
custom
self-serve
Private APIs
‣Designed from outside in
‣Internal resource portal
‣SOA is action
‣Impact: Medium - High
11.
definition
Partner APIs
‣Used by trusted partners
‣Few, known users
‣Manual business
relationships
12.
definition
integration
Partner APIs
‣Easy, fast integrations
‣New opportunities
‣Impact: High
13.
definition
integration
good start
Partner APIs
‣Starting point for public
APIs
‣Collect feedback
14.
definition
integration
good start
internal use
Partner APIs
‣Also use internally
‣Self-service
15.
definition
!
!
!
Public APIs
‣Open to everyone
‣(as long as they pay)
‣Automatic business
relationships
16.
definition
for everyone
!
!
!
Public APIs
‣You don’t know how the
API will be used
‣Usage rates are critical
‣Impact: Very high?
17.
definition
for everyone
for partners
!
!
!
Public APIs
‣Users can be partners
‣Manual business
relationships
18.
definition
for everyone
for partners
internal use
!
!
Public APIs
‣Use public APIs internally
‣If you don’t something is
very very very wrong
19.
Business
relationship
Fullfillment
Potential
Business Impact
Realistic
Business Impact
Private
(custom)
Manual
(internal)
Manual None None
Private
(self-serve)
Automatic
(internal)
Automatic
High
(for big companies)
Medium
Partner Manual Automatic High High
Public Automatic Automatic Very high Medium
20.
more public
!
!
!
How to change an API
‣Designed from outside in
‣Licenses, pricing,
security, documentation…
21.
more public
more private
!
!
How to change an API
‣Potential backlash
‣Communicate in time
‣Turn key users into
trusted partners