Comments on: Alcatel Lucent’s Big API Bet

By: We Like… « lillycoi

We Like… « lillycoi — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:43:19 +0000

[...] Alcatel Lucent Releases API Creation Methodology through Creative Commons Alcatel’s lifecycle methodology moves the conversation forward into solid business, legal and marketing approaches that are critical to successfully deploying APIs and building healthy developer driven ecosystems. This move shows the API industry has matured and is ready for prime time. And the fact that Alcatel released the methodology under a creative commons license shows they get the true essence of the API movement. [...]

By: Chris Haddad

Chris Haddad — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:48:55 +0000

Alcatel-Lucent proposes an excellent methodology. Successful companies will identify infrastructure supporting API best practices. I’ve shared a five step plan at http://blog.cobia.net/cobiacomm/2012/07/03/five-api-actions/

1. Embrace the Managed API
2. Establish a Monetization Model
3. Make APIs Easy for Developers to Access
4. Employ Governance
5. Monitor API Use

By: Steven Willmott

Steven Willmott — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:43:25 +0000

The ALU releases are great – excellent stuff. However, I really don’t agree with your premise that vendors like ourselves on focus on “new services”. At 3scale we’re seeing masses of APIs which

The idea that an API is the “gateway” to your business is something that I’ve said for a long time. This is true of many sectors from energy to construction to transport (see our customer list).

I don’t recommend companies look for “a business model for their API”, I recommend they look for an “API for their business model”.

No doubt that openness of infrastructure is good – we’re all for it and promote it wherever we can so that APIs from many sectors can flourish.