Here is an interesting post on growing acceptance of API Backupify is building on its success with cloud-to-cloud backup and recovery services for Google Apps and Salesforce.com by opening up its application programming interfaces (APIs) so that other software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers can create similar solutions.  The Backupify Developer Platform , which has been in a beta test since earlier this year, is designed to let SaaS providers add backup features to their services in a matter of hours without requiring custom code. The backups are encrypted to the level of Backupify's own services. Companies that have already started integrating Backupify's APIs into their services as an increased measure of secure data protection in the cloud include CRM company PipelineDeals, as well as cloud application developers including Smartsheet, Apptivo, Freshdesk and Mavenlink. For original and complete post see here