Step 8: Apply Technology
Many technologies are available, including application servers, distributed objects, and message brokers. The choice of technology will likely be a mix of products and vendors that, together, meet the needs of the application integration solution. It is very rare for a single vendor to be able to solve all problems—not that that reality has ever kept vendors from making the claim that they can.
Technology selection is a difficult process, which requires a great deal of time and effort. Creating the criteria for technology and products, understanding available solutions, and then matching the criteria to those products is hardly a piece of cake. To be successful, this “marriage” of criteria and products often requires ...
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