3SCALEAPI Infrastructure and the Connected Home

Steven Willmotthttp://www.3scale.net/@njyx @3scale

14th May, 2014, Connections Conference, San Francisco

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Theme: In Home Device Connectivity

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Theme: The Extended Home – Inside-Out

External devices can monitor and affect the home from distance In pre-programmed or on-demand ways

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Theme: The Extended Home – Outside-In

APIs Bring in Data and Control in Flexible, Unexpected Ways – Augmenting Devices and Experiences

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SIX KEY CHALLENGE AREAS FOR THE CONNECTED HOME.

1. Identity – Devices, Developers, Users2. Security – Individual Devices, Hubs3. Standards – Networking, Data,

Control4. Reliability & Maintenance –

Disconnected Mode Operation5. Orchestration – IFTTT, Zapier,

Hardware v’s Software6. Hackability – Flexibility and

Openness v’s Business Lock-In6

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