30
Aug
11

What is an API? Your Guide to the Internet Business (R)evolution

Plug and Play API Management from 3scale.  Simplifies integration.  Requires no proxy layer.  Offers the most flexible way for customers to develop their API business channel.

APIs today offer enterprise a vital business channel.  A marketing distribution model for video, photos, data and technology. If done well.

But the API management (security, commercialization, and monetization) layer can be a staggeringly slow integration roadblock. Defeating the very purpuse of fast access from anywhere. Especially for companies with millions of Terabytes of data distributed by Content Distribution Networks (CDN), such as Akamai for example.

Until  3scale, companies needed to put API infrastructure as a proxy layer in front of their CDNs, slowing if not completely disrupting the API provider quality of service, architecture and business model. An expensive problem. Inspite of that, companies saw the incredible opportunity, so the old proxy model for API integration was endured. But, now with new 3scale APIs, companies can open, launch and monetize their APIs in hours. 3scale will launch this API (R)evolution in early October.

Imagine opening your API for innovation and revenue generation.

Want to learn more about monetizing your API?  Learn how@3scale: www.3scale.com