Step 12: Create Maintenance Procedures
Last but not least, it is necessary to consider how an application integration solution will be maintained over time. Who will administer the message broker server? Who will manage security? Who will monitor system performance and solve problems?
In addressing the need for ongoing maintenance, a good idea is to document all of the maintenance activities that need to occur—and assign people to carry them out. Remember, an application integration solution represents the heart of an enterprise, moving vital information between mission-critical systems. As such, it is also a point of failure that could bring the entire enterprise to its knees.
With that happy thought in mind, this might also be a good time to ...
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