Integration Platform

An Integration Platform is a software platform that can be used to create system connectivity solutions (that support data exchange tasks and process integration tasks).

• Context:
  • It can typically connect Enterprise System with integration connectors and integration interfaces.
  • It can typically facilitate Data Transfer between heterogeneous systems through integration workflows.
  • It can typically transform Cross-System Data using integration mapping tools.
  • It can typically automate Business Process across disparate applications through integration automations.
  • It can typically manage API through integration gateways and integration management interfaces.
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  • It can often provide Real-Time Integration through integration event triggers.
  • It can often implement Integration Governance through integration monitoring capabilitys.
  • It can often support Multi-System Orchestration through integration sequences.
  • It can often enable Legacy System Integration through integration adaptors.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Integration Platform to being a Complex Integration Platform, depending on its integration capability scope.
  • It can range from being a Specialized Integration Platform to being a General-Purpose Integration Platform, depending on its integration target domain.
  • It can range from being a Basic Integration Platform to being an Enterprise Integration Platform, depending on its integration scalability requirement.
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  • It can have Integration Development Environment for integration solution creation.
  • It can provide Integration Monitoring Dashboard for integration performance tracking.
  • It can support Integration Security Protocols for integration secure data transfer.
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• Examples:
  • Integration Platform Deployment Types, such as:
    • Cloud Integration Platforms, such as:
      • Google Cloud Application Integration for cloud-native integration workflows.
      • Microsoft Logic Apps for azure-based integration solutions.
      • MuleSoft Anypoint Platform for hybrid cloud integration.
    • On-Premises Integration Platforms, such as:
      • IBM Integration Bus for traditional enterprise integration.
      • Oracle SOA Suite for service-oriented architecture integration.
      • TIBCO BusinessWorks for on-premises business process integration.
    • Hybrid Integration Platforms, such as:
      • Boomi for combined cloud and on-premises integration.
      • Software AG webMethods for enterprise hybrid integration.
      • Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services for dual-deployment integration.
  • Integration Platform Capability Types, such as:
    • Application Integration Platforms, such as:
      • Workato for business application connectivity.
      • SnapLogic for enterprise application integration.
    • Data Integration Platforms, such as:
      • Talend for data consolidation and synchronization.
      • Matillion for cloud data warehouse integration.
    • B2B Integration Platforms, such as:
      • IBM Sterling B2B Integrator for business partner data exchange.
      • Axway B2Bi for secure business-to-business integration.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Application Programming Interface (API) Management Platform, which focuses on api governance and api lifecycle management rather than comprehensive system integration.
  • Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) Tool, which specializes in batch data processing and data migration rather than real-time integration workflows and process orchestration.
  • Enterprise Content Management (ECM) System, which manages document and content rather than integration between applications and data flow.
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, which provides integrated business functions within a single system rather than connecting disparate systems.
  • Message Queue, which offers point-to-point communication rather than complete integration solutions with transformation and orchestration capabilitys.
• See: Enterprise Application Integration, System Interconnectivity Solution, Integration Platform as a Service, Service-Oriented Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture.

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