Chapter Ten. Application Integration

Executive Overview

Application integration covers a broad array of business integration scenarios. Many companies start by connecting just a few applications point-to-point, and synchronizing some data and transactions across them. However, as the number of applications and platforms increases, and the complexity of the data structures and transformations grows, the integration requirements and technical solutions change. The business integration scope is also an important factor. When integrating with applications external to the organization or to a myriad of mobile devices, additional integration requirements, technologies, and security are involved.

Despite the attempts of integration vendors to build end-to-end ...

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