What s next | Patterns Direct Connections for Intra- And Inter-Enterprise. Direct Connections for Intra- And Inter-Enterprise (IBM Redbook) (Paperback)

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What's next

Enterprise Application Integration is a complicated undertaking. It requires, first, a thorough understanding of the individual applications being integrated, and also the possible methods that can be used to interconnect them.

For a better understanding of the issues and considerations surrounding an Application Integration solution, review the guidelines in the next section, which provides additional information on choosing this Integration pattern. Business and IT drivers, the e-business context appropriate for this solution type, and additional solution details are discussed here.

If you have established a sound understanding of the issues relating to your EAI deployment, the next step is to select an Application pattern. The Application Integration pattern can be implemented using any one of the four Process-focused application patterns and the Data-focused application patterns (see 3.2, "Application patterns" on page 39). These various designs provide solution flexibility to address the specific needs of the business process being automated.

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