2. Layers of Cloud
Personal Information
API
Applications
API
Processing
API
Content
API
Communication
API
Infrastructure
API
& Management
There are many other examples!
3. APIs Drive Business in the
Cloud
• Focus has been on:
Target: End
User • SAAS
UI
• Cloud Infrastructure
• APIs add a new
dimension
Application Target: Partners /
/ Service Developers / • Increase Utility
Users
• Deepen partnerships
Infrastructure • Create new
opportunities
Target: Efficiency • Path to monetisation
Scalability