building successful api programs in higher education
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NET+ 3scale Webcast
3scale, Internet2
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Kristy ZhouNET+ Business AnalystInternet2
On today’s web meeting….
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Steven Willmott Chief Executive Officer3scale
On today’s web meeting….
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INTERNET2
EstablishmentFounded in 1996 by research universities to take self-responsibility for an advanced technology environment that would not otherwise exist, or exist as when and how the research and education (R&E) community needs it
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INTERNET2
Goals• Realize the power of collaborative scale to create
capabilities no single institution could produce on its own• Create advanced technology capabilities to extend
leading edge scholarship and research• Enable new generation of applications and core
supporting infrastructure and technologies • Achieve durable measure of control over the
community's operating environment• Transfer technology and experience to drive innovation
and advance the global internet
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INTERNET2
Community• R&E member institutions, affiliates, agencies industry• Rich and complex regional network community• Global NREN community
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Internet2 Members and Partners
283+ Higher Education members67+ Affiliate members42 Regional & state R&E networks86+ Industry members76+ Int’l partners reaching 100+ Nations93,000+ Community anchor institutions
Focused on advanced technology needs of members since 1996
"The idea of being able to collaborate with anybody, anywhere, without constraint…"
—Jim Bottum, CIO, Clemson University
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Internet2 100G Advanced Network
15,717 miles of newly acquired dark fiber8.8 Tbps of optical capacity2,400 miles partnered capacity with Zayo Communications in support of the Northern Tier region100 Gbps of hybrid Layer 2 and Layer 3 capacity17 Juniper MX960 routers supporting Layer 3 service31 Brocade and Juniper switches supporting Layer 2 service49 custom colocation facilities250+ amplification racks300+ Ciena ActiveFlex 6500 network elements
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ADVANCING HIGHER
EDUCATION
inthe
AND BEYOND
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Tailored Cloud service portfolios to: • Enhance academic & research user
mobility in the Cloud • Accelerate trusted Cloud application
deployment for the enterprise • Ensure standards-based Cloud
security, accessibility, reliability and performance with enterprise scalability
What is Internet2 NET+ Cloud?
Enables trusted and responsive user mobility in the cloud, while delivering efficiencies to the enterprise.
Security & Identity
Software as a Service
Infrastructure & Platform Services
Video, Voice & Collaboration
Digital Content forResearch & Education
NET+ Service Types
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• Peer-owned, governed and directed Cloud application portfolio
• Strategic Cloud provider partnerships who invest in the R&E community’s needs
• Cloud services specially-tuned with federated access and network delivery
• Standard business agreements, simplified terms and pricing models vetted by 250 CIOs, general counsel and procurement officers
How? Peer Driven Service Validation & Provider Partnerships!
2014 Internet2 Global Summit (Denver, CO)
Internet2/Jocelyn Augustino
Inquiry Evaluation Service Validation
Early Adopter
General Availability Sunset
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Growing Ecosystem of Cloud Services & Providers
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Why Internet2 NET+ Cloud?
Over $200,000,000In estimated operating benefit for Research and Education across institutions adopting NET+ services to date
3,500+Research and Education Institutions across the US that can utilize most NET+ cloud services
300+Member institutions participating in building business models, ensuring federated access, security, accessibility, performance & delivery
50Services proposed
for validation by Internet2 member
campuses for inclusion in generally
available Internet2 NET+ portfolio
8Average number of campuses
collaborating on a service validation effort before it is generally available
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Two Topics
Powering Education with APIs The emerging API Economy APIs in Higher Education Identifying opportunities
3scale API Management: API Technical Operations API Engagement and Developer Management
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Who we are
Leading API Management Provider• 600+ Live Customers including
many leading brands
• Flexible, scalable, open source-based solution
• Self Service for fast time to value
• Very cost-effective solution
• Run events like APIStrat, involved in standards
http://www.3scale.net
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Mission
Believe in the Transformative power of APIs• Aim to enable organizations
world wide to operate and benefit from APIs
• Education and Science are close to our hearts
• Partnering with Internet2 is a great potential partner for us
http://www.3scale.net
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The API Economy
Systems
World
API API API
New Value Through APIS• Distribution channels, product
support, IoT, agility
• Underpinning the new digital economy
Adpotion• Mobile: 54% ecommerce sales
(Forrester)
• B2B: 2016 50% of B2B collab. via APIs (Gartner)
• IoT: $7.1 Trillion by 2020 (IDC)
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What do people do in the API Economy?
MobileSupport
Customer Ecosystem
PartnerEcosystem
Content/Transaction
channel
API as aBusiness
InternalAgility
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APIs in Higher Education
Staff, Institution & Student Information Access
Infrastructure for Partner & Vendor Integration
Internal Agility
Scientific Resource and Data Sharing
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Drill Down: Institutional Information Access
API Use Case Focus• Data: Terms, Schools,
Courses, Instructors, Buildings, Rooms, Calendars
• Write once, publish anywhere, powering Apps, powering information portals
• Extend to transactions: bookings, class signup, calendar updates
http://www.3scale.net
Value• Consolidation of information• New Interfaces to access• Innovation
Great Examples• University of Washington• Bingham Young• University California Berkley
Going further• Class signups• Grades• Assignment submissions• Staff Information Systems
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Drill Down: Scientific Data Access
API Use Case Focus• Library collections: catalogue
search, ordering copies, locating items
• Scientific Data collections: Genome Databases, complex data models
• Functional Infrastructure: operationalized scientific models
http://www.3scale.net
Value• Scientific Mission – spreading
knowledge• Enabling experimentation• Valuable dissemination (potential
monetization) of IPR
Great Examples• Harvard DASH• EBML-EBI• Lawrence Berkley Labs (Buildings API,
EnergyIQ)
Going further• Database/Service of Reference• Read/Write API Efforts
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Drill Down: Student Data Access
API Use Case Focus• Access to the APIs in previous
cases by student body
• Highly valuable: technically literate student body, frontiers of web technology, fill in gaps in University offerings
• Hackathon events build knowledge and community
• Bring in external APIs
http://www.3scale.net
Value• Educational Mission• Reduce scraping and hacking• Fulfill new needs
Great Examples• University California Berkley• Warwick Students Union API
Going further• Class signups• Grades• Assignment submissions
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3scale Infrastructure
Leading API Management Provider• Take Control of your APIs
• Technical operations to control traffic
• Business operations to manage access for your user base(s)
• Single solution providing global distributed control
Access Control & Security
API Keys & Credentials
Policies & Rate Limits
Traffic Monitoring
Alerts & Notifications
Developer Management
API Signup
Analytics & Reporting
API Portal
Swagger Active Documentation
API Billing & Payments
One
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3scale Infrastructure
Key Problems Solved• Create a uniform layer for
securing all API access and provision differently for different audiences
• Provide excellent automated developer documentation for any audience
• Track traffic usage across all APIs through analytics and alerts, quickly exclude undesirable traffic http://www.3scale.net
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Evaluating Opportunities
What we offer• Best in class infrastructure
• Excellent experience in the API Economy and Education domain
• Expert guidance on opportunities and strategic plans
• Useful content from Design to Operations best practice
General Information• http://www.3scale.net.• [email protected], [email protected]
Speaker• Steven Willmott• @njyx on twitter• [email protected]
We’d love to connect with potential Trial Schools and engage in pilots or other
deployments
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Forthcoming eBook & Conference
“The API Owner’s Manual: Best Practices of Successful API Teams”
Manfred Borthenschlaeger, Steven Willmotthttp://pages.3scale.net/api-owners-manual-wb.html
API Strategy & Practice ConferenceAustin Texas, 19-21st Novemberhttp://austin2015.apistrat.com/
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Q&A + ResourcesNET+ Cloud Services: http://www.internet2.edu/cloud-services/3scale Main Website: http://www.3scale.net/ API Economy eBook: http://www.3scale.net/api-economy/The API Owner’s Manual: http://pages.3scale.net/api-owners-manual-wb.htmlAPIs.JSON: http://www.apisjson.org/ APIs.IO: http://www.apis.io/ APITools: http://www.apitools.com/ APIS in Education: http://www.3scale.net/2014/08/built-innovate-benefit-apis-higher-education/