Enterprise application integration

As app development and cloud trends push more elements into software environments, enterprise application integration processes become both more complicated and critical to manage. Here, our experts explore critical enterprise application integration (EAI) considerations, such as cloud application integration, B2B integration, data integration tools, platforms and more.

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Enterprise application integration News

June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
Netflix content engineers pick GraphQL over REST, Falcor

When the Netflix content engineering team chose a data query language for a new system to pull data from a variety of back-end services, they passed over REST to go with GraphQL.
May 06, 2019 06 May'19
Jitterbit enterprise integration platform gets updates

Jitterbit has released Harmony Spring '19, the newest version of its enterprise integration platform as a service. The update includes more than 120 new features.
December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18
IT pros look to iPaaS tools for LOB integration demands

App integration and automation are tricky for IT, particularly when business users launch their own projects. Workato is among the many iPaaS vendors who aim to address this need.
November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
Top enterprise application trends require revamped thinking

Gartner experts revealed the top 10 trends in application architecture they expect to unfold across enterprises within three to five years.

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Enterprise application integration Get Started

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open API (public API)

An open API, also known as a public API, is an application programming interface made publically available to software developers. Continue Reading
What key messaging patterns should enterprise architects know?

An unknowable number of interactions occur to enable digitization. Applications must pass these messages according to a design pattern, and these two categories suit enterprise-scale apps. Continue Reading
object-oriented programming (OOP)

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming language model where programs are organized around data, or objects, rather than functions and logic. Continue Reading

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Evaluate Enterprise application integration Vendors & Products

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

How do you choose between SDKs and APIs for enterprise apps?

Explore the pros and cons that differentiate SDKs and APIs from each other and come to understand what types of applications call for SDKs, APIs or both. Continue Reading
5 modern ETL tools for microservices data integration

Batch-style ETL tools don't provide the data integration capabilities microservices require. Learn about a handful of modern tools that can handle a plethora of data sources in real time. Continue Reading
An essential guide to iPaaS management and vendors

Before committing to iPaaS, understand the landscape. This guide takes a look at how iPaaS works, the vendor considerations and the essential components of an integration strategy. Continue Reading

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Manage Enterprise application integration

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

Use an API mapping tool to demystify complex API integrations

Whether a simple diagram or more complex model, an API mapping tool can bring order to loosely coupled application components, speed up debugging and simplify application updates. Continue Reading
Match market shifts with a lightweight enterprise architecture

Lightweight EA can streamline and refine how IT software meets business needs. See which lightweight EA toolkit route fits your team: one focused on an EA model or workflows. Continue Reading
Take a quiz on integration platform as a service fundamentals

Many IT teams turn to integration platform as a service when they face integration challenges unique to their combination of technology. How much do you know about iPaaS? Continue Reading

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Problem Solve Enterprise application integration Issues

We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.

5 common traps lurking in RESTful development

Unfortunately, many RESTful API developers fall into the same traps during design. Here are five common mistakes that you can avoid with the right planning. Continue Reading
API integration becomes an enterprise priority

To gain the agility required of multi-cloud and mobile computing, enterprises will invest in agile API integration platforms, as well as event-driven integration. Continue Reading
Best tools and methods for designing RESTful APIs

Approaches to RESTful API design may differ, but five essential elements to API design exist to help guide your tool selection conundrum and solve your RESTful API design problems. Continue Reading

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