Enterprise Application Integration EAI Introduction Overview

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Enterprise Application IntegrationEAI
Introduction Overview
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EAI OVERVIEW

• What is EAI?
• The History of EAI
• Components of EAI
• Levels of Integration A Comparison
• EAI and Business Processes
• Advantages of EAI Technology

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What is EAI?

• EAI Enterprise Application Integration
• B2B Business to Business
• B2C Business to Consumer
• A2A Application to Application
• E2A End to Anywhere
• Web Services
• .NET Platform

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Application Integration Types
Process Integration-Oriented
Orchestration
Portal-Oriented
Presentation
Service-Oriented
Abstraction
Information-Oriented
Metadata Management
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Data-Oriented Application Integration
User Interface
User Interface
Logic
Logic
Data
Data
Transformation Formatting
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What is EAI?

• Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) is the
  integration of new application software such as
  middleware tools with existing software which
  provides the functionality that supports the
  enterprises business processes.

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What is EAI?

• EAI comprises the challenge of efficiently
  linking together diverse systems and applications
  across the enterprise, allowing the organization
  to keep pace with and respond to market changes
  in real time.

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What is EAI?

• EAI Solutions leverage a framework-based approach
  to accomplish
• Straight through processing, which allows the
  propagation of real-time information throughout
  the enterprise.
• The capability to extend the enterprise to have a
  closer relationship with employees, customers and
  partners.
• Deploying tools to lower the total cost per
  transaction, resulting in higher returns on
  technology investments.
• The flexibility to incorporate new leading edge
  technologies, while minimizing risk of failed
  user acceptance.

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EAI Definition

• Enables organizations to establish a technology
  infrastructure that seamlessly links
  heterogeneous business applications both
  packaged and internally developed into one
  unified system so processes and data can be
  shared throughout the company and beyond, to
  include partners, customers and other
  stakeholders.

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The High Level Stack
Databases
Applications
Middleware Services
Info Formats Movement Standards
Information-Oriented
Service-Oriented
Infrastructure Management
Enabling Technology Standards
Domain Specific Extensions
Trading Partner Specific Extensions
Format Standards
Process Standard
Vertical Standards
Adapters
BPI
BAM
Design and Deployment
Transformation
Metadata Mgmt. (Repository Services)
Platforms and Messaging
Network
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Enterprise Application Integration

• A CEO once aptly described the current state of
  most corporate IT structures as modern cities
  connected by dirt roads.

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Whats Driving Change in Business?

• Business rationalization, ROI
• Need for real-time integrated data
• Mergers acquisitions
• Legacy system limitations
• Shorter life-cycles

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Whats Driving Change in Business?

• Need for direct customer or vendor relationships
• Automated streamlined business processes
• e-Business globalization

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Todays Business Reality
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Enterprise Integration Solution
Customer
Supplier
BusinessProcess Management(BPM)
Reseller
Exchange
EAI
B2Bi
B2Bi
Distributor
Mfg. BSP
PackagedApps
CustomApps
LegacyApps
AppServers
Service BSP
Logistics BSP
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EAI Observations

• Business issue and is bottom line focused
• Infrastructure is sold via a business imperative
• Critical to corporate e business strategies
• Distinct market identified by users as strategic
• Successful EI requires business process,
  technical and product understanding

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Guiding Principles for EAI Solutions

• Clear IT Strategy mapped to Business Strategy
• Mapping of corporate process and data models
• Plan ahead for EI - investment vs. cost
  justification
• Formulate an EI architecture based on integration
  characteristics
• Establish clear lines of ownership and
  accountability
• Evaluate vendors on commercials, stability,
  references, strategy
• Evaluate technologies - scalability, flexibility,
  customization, standards
• Invest in the right skills - Solution
  Integration Architects
• Pilot the desired solution, but in a real
  environment
• Ensure tools and processes in place for
  end-to-end service mgmt

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EAI History

• EAI has its roots in distributed computing
• Initial EAI projects were Point to Point
• FTP file transfer was the first type of
  integration
• Second Generation EAI
• Created by IBM
• Message Queuing Technology
• Third Generation EAI
• Vitria, TIBCO Others

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Immediate and Near Term Benefits

• Immediate
• Faster/higher quality of information
• Results Efficient decision making
• Integration of Best-of-breed applications
• Results Flexibility to change/grow
• Data integrity
• Results Reduced risk

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Immediate and Near Term Benefits

• Near-term
• Supports growth
• Results Standard platform
• Extend enterprise to customers/partners
• Results B2x capability
• Reduce back office cycle time
• Results Increase efficiencies, decrease costs

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Customer Benefits

• It can dramatically reduce redundancies.
• It can improve efficiency and effectiveness of
  systems and employees.
• It creates a competitive advantage for our
  clients over their competition.

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Customer Benefits

• It can improve the speed and functionality of
  applications.
• It can leverage past investments for improved
  performance.
• It can increase productivity and the accuracy of
  information.

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Invest in an Event-driven Enterprise

• EAI technology investments should yield
• Process driven integration that spans business
  services
• Real time notification of events and changes in
  key performance indicators
• Personalized information access

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Invest in an Event-driven Enterprise

• EAI technology investments should yield
• Ubiquitous access to information
• A framework to extend beyond the corporate
  firewall to mobile devices