http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/?rss The integration architecture includes all the different types of integration technologies such as messaging message brokers enterprise service buses ESBs data translation and transformation intelligent routing mobile integration portals BB integration composite application development integration and orchestration application architecture including service oriented architecture SOA data and enterprise information integration collaboration process management and the solutions built on top of the integration technologies It also includes the business processes procedures policies and organizational structure that enable the integration architecture to deliver business agility Copyright 2008 ITQuadrant, Inc. All Rights Reserved editor@ebizq.net webmaster@ebizq.net en-us http://www.ebizq.net/web_images/ebizqnews.gif http://www.ebizq.net/?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST Bringing a companys processes to the Web is an efficient way to get those processes working in concert rather than isolation suggests Red Door Interactives Kelly Abbott especially when you throw in a healthy dose of what Abbott calls The Internet Presence Management Manifesto http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5099.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5099.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST As enterprises shift their focus beyond mere application integration to getting processes to work and play well together they need specialists who can see the big picture to assure they get things right says IBMs Douglas W Allen What makes a good business integration architect and why are they so important Allen knows http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5101.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5101.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST The widespread move toward service oriented architectures is undeniable and as they mature theyre bringing more and more benefits to enterprises according to Sonic Software CTO Gordon van Huizen But he cautions that adopting SOAs is hardly simple or quick and he advises enterprises not to allow themselves to become dependent on just one vendor http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5104.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5104.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST Business process monitoring and management are becoming prerequisites for business competitiveness Companies who ignore this trend may be doing so at their own peril stresses ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein No wonder then that she sees them as evolving into enterprise essentials The good news is that there are a large number of solutions on the market The bad news is that the shakeout has not yet occurred and there is also a great deal of confusion All the more reason to read on http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5068.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5068.html?rss Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:36:00 EST Compliance requirements are increasingly driving business agendas to the point of dominating many information technology budgets Leveraging IT to enhance business processes with transactional transparency is a necessary response to corporate governance needs Building the realtime enterprise is fast becoming the preferred method for reducing fraud and in more and more cases a mandated one In this report research and advisory services firm RedMonk delves into the implications for enterprises of the current compliance landscape as it relates to the hot SOA trend http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5016.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5016.html?rss Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Is the vendor onthemark or engaging in wishful thinking as so many others before it have The s Rachel Chalmers takes a hard look at the landscape in this report http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5009.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/5009.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Without the pragmatic information and cost management capabilities delivered with a Web services management platform particularly as it relates to the relationship between services users will lose confidence in the ability of the infrastructure to deliver and Web services ROI will plummet So says Actionals David Bressler who expands on that point and offers pointers on implementing such platforms http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4973.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4973.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Its something that sometimes gets given short shrift amid all the talk about such alignment But ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says it shouldnt be and he notes that something called riskbased testing is perhaps the most efficient way of checking how things will an do work at the intersections of business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4974.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4974.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Indeed With all the buzz around service oriented architectures and all they promise to do for enterprises developers and CIOs alike are demanding answers to several key queries and IBMs Mark Colan serves up those answers here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4976.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4976.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST The need for such alignment isnt in dispute anymore says ebizQs David A Kelly but some key facets of getting there are tougher to come by than just buying more technology For instance he points out the whole nature of the relationship between business managers and the IT organization has to change http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4892.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4892.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Done right SOAs Web services and composite applications can greatly enhance enterprise agility and hence the ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions says ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein But she cautions that the operative words there are idone righti and that even then those hot technologies and concepts arent magic bullets http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4894.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4894.html?rss Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST As we move to integrate more systems and as serviceoriented integration becomes more important you need to plan for scalability into the future advises integration guru and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum who is the CTO of Grand Central Communications He says what sufficed until very recently doesnt anymore and certain wont down the road as integration needs widen http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4841.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4841.html?rss Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Basel II and SarbanesOxley are just two of the stressors prompting them to seek increasingly agile and costeffective integration platforms How are they coping and how might their approaches apply to other sectors PolarLake CEO Ronan Bradley and Nigel Thomas of Lynton Research fill us in http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4842.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4842.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST The heck with hubandspoke designs Enterprises are better off doing their integrating at the edges of their networks explains IONAs Peter Cousins in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here What does he mean by that and how could it help overcome many of ITs current shortcomings Cousins presents a thorough thoughtful explanation and education http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4784.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4784.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Theres no question that service oriented architectures can be significant enterprise aids by making organizations much more flexible fostering reuse etc But SOAs themselves need some assistance when business processes are being orchestrated and Web services are being composed And that boost is coming in the form of BPEL as Oracles John Deeb described in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4785.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4785.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST It doesnt get much more basic than that yet many companies take less than ideal approaches according to ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein and Candle Corps Peter Rhys Jenkins in a recent ebizQ webinar highlighted here So they offer an overview and numerous suggested best practices along with a peek at ebizQs Roadmap to Integration Technology http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4786.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4786.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprises with such an architecture would realize benefits that only begin with much greater agility and lower maintenance costs points out longtime IT consultant Alexandre Samarine And he has just such a design in mind http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4787.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4787.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprise Information Integration is unique unto itself but helps organizations leverage other types of integration technology according to ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein Here she explains how offering insight on EIIs history and growing role in the integration space particularly as a catalyst for companies seeking maximum agility and reuse from SOAs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4738.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4738.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Its a quandary faced by architects all the time with pluses and minuses for each method points out integration expert and ebizQ columnist David Linthicum So which is better when And why Linthicum offers up some valuable insight for you http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4688.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4688.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST IT blindness can result in missed business opportunities on a large scale according to the terms creator David Luckham a Stanford professor IT guru and ebizQ columnist But Luckham notes that technology leading to IT Insight is starting to emerge solutions that could enable enterprises to seize those opportunities And he calls BAM the tip of the iceberg of that emergence http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4689.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4689.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure how valuable would a laundry list of potential pitfalls in EAI rollouts be to you LogicCurves Jose Herrera figures plenty and here he runs them down to give you an advance headsup http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4690.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4690.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:00:00 EST The socalled servicedriven enterprise is geared toward providing just that service to customers trading partners and internal users alike And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here our own Beth GoldBernstein and BEAs Erik Frieberg explained that being one is as much a matter of corporate culture as IT infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4596.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4596.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Its already moving out of the pureplay arena and into some packaged ERP solutions And ebizQs David A Kelly says its likely to keep evolving as more and more organizations realize how much BPM empowers business users to create change and even monitor processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4594.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4594.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Keeping customers satisfied and aligning business with IT are usually key organizational goals Theyre also much more readily obtainable when enterprises use Six Sigma and Service Level Management according to Proxima Technologys Tim Young who explains it all here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4595.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4595.html?rss Mon, 31 May 2004 08:00:00 EST It shouldnt be done haphazardly cautions ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein She says the ideal approach is to plan strategically and implement tactically But even then youre going to come upon numerous forks in the integration road and in this column GoldBernstein lays out some of the basics to bear in mind at those junctures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4565.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4565.html?rss Mon, 31 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Integrating legacy systems is a task most enterprises dont cherish But its one thats necessary and that may go more smoothly if companies follow the best practices set forth here by Sanjay Raj of Infosys Technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4567.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4567.html?rss Mon, 31 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Its not easy getting widely varying technologies to make sweet integration music but CoreTech Consultings Krishna Palaparthi told how to in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4569.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4569.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST What is it and how does it affect iyouri company ebizQ columnist David A Kelly explains that it involves the whole notion of aligning the business and IT and measuring whether applications are delivering the value both expect http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4486.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4486.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST As the use or contemplated use of both public and private services in IT infrastructures accelerates enterprises need get a much better handle on services according to integration guru and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum He proposes that a big help in that regard would be metaservices which would essentially be to services what metadata is to data http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4488.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4488.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Even as SOAs finally begin to come into their own bringing with them muchheralded additional enterprise agility another type of architecture promises to complement them in that regard said integration expert Roy Schulte of Gartner during a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4493.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4493.html?rss Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:48:00 EST Integration thought leader and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum describes himself as a big fan of ebXML which he says is a big step forward from the likes of EDI and other outdated BB standards And he says the latest trends on the ebXML front hold much promise for companies choosing to use it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4323.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4323.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprises cant just build serviceoriented architectures and expect that presto promised benefits will materialize For all their potential says Larry Alston who is no longer with Pantero the company he worked for when he wrote this SOAs must be able to reconcile inconsistencies among diverse data sources and targets especially differences in data semantics to deliver the ROI and agility companies seek And Alston says theres one type of technology in particular that can do that http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4260.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4260.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST They icani go well together according to the presenters in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here They offered perspective on how those areas coexist and more importantly how iyouri enterprise can take advantage of emerging trends in both http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4262.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4262.html?rss Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST It took two decades but SOAs are meeting with more and more acceptance in the enterprise Why that is and the many and important benefits SOAs could bring to your company were among the topics explored in a recent ebizQ webinar which we summarize here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4221.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4221.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Its easy to buy packaged solutions that lead to your company behaving much as its competitors do even if those packages are later customized But BPM expert John Hamilton of Computer Sciences Corporation says the key to your organization distinguishing itself lies in unique business processes which are most readily achieved through BPM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4179.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4179.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST All too often that doesnt happen which is a big reason so many integration projects disappoint according to ebizQ columnist Andre Yee Here he offers practical tips to help you design systems with an eye on managing them once theyre rolled out so theyre less likely to fall short http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4177.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4177.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Rising enterprise interest in open source software in general and Linux in particular has prompted an array of integrationrelated Linuxbased offerings And a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here looked at Linuxs emerging role helping businesses in their integration efforts http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4183.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4183.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:00:00 EST Companies cant and shouldnt stir BPM into their IT stew willynilly say BPM gurus and ebizQ columnists Howard Smith and Peter Fingar Here they offer a methodical way to mix BPM into the enterprise menu and explain why it will be delicious for bottomlines http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4133.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4133.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Proponents tout Business Process Integration as an efficient way to automate business processes especially those requiring interaction among numerous systems and organizations while leveraging legacy technology Metaserver President and CEO Richard Schultz is among those solidly in BPIs camp http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4134.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/4134.html?rss Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:00:00 EST Depends on your vantage point says The Groups William Fellows Here he offers updates and perspective on the scrambling to come up with such standards and on other significant developments in the grid realm including roles being played or tried by Oracle Intel Sun HP BT DataSynapse and others http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/3967.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/int_arch/features/3967.html?rss Sun, 23 Dec 2001 12:54:00 EST While ecommerce and supply chain management have gotten a lot of attention in recent years less consideration has been given to the reverse side of the ecommerce equation product returns or reverse logistics ARC Advisory Groups Steve Banker examines the challenges involved in reverse logistics and explains why many companies are opting to outsource it to thirdparty providers 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