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.
New & Notable
Enterprise application integration News
-
April 15, 2021
15
Apr'21
Software AG's WebMethods update adds tools for non-IT users
Software AG's WebMethods upgrade aims to ease digital initiatives for IT pros and business users with new app integration, API management and microservices orchestration features.
-
March 24, 2021
24
Mar'21
ServiceNow enters RPA market with Intellibot acquisition
Taking its cue from corporate users focused on both low- code and automation, ServiceNow has acquired Intellibot for its robotic process automation (RPA) products.
-
March 15, 2021
15
Mar'21
Boomi Flow adds support for multi-cloud, hybrid deployments
Dell's Boomi subsidiary expands the deployment options for its low-code Flow workflow automation tool to public clouds and customers' on-premises data centers.
-
June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
New ServiceNow workflows extend into more markets
ServiceNow continues to direct its workflows toward vertical markets with new offerings for telecommunications, financial services and healthcare markets.
Enterprise application integration Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
-
application service provider (ASP)
An application service provider (ASP) is a company that offers individuals or enterprises access to applications and related services over the internet. Continue Reading
-
Break down platforms via a service decomposition strategy
There's more than one way to break down a platform into microservices. This excerpt from 'Developing Microservice APIs with Python' explains one: decomposition by subdomains. Continue Reading
-
API management
API management is the process by which an organization creates, oversees and controls application program interfaces (APIs) in a secure and scalable environment. Continue Reading
Evaluate Enterprise application integration Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
-
Can a loosely coupled architecture reduce technical debt?
While there are a lot of factors that impact technical debt, the level of coupling found in the underlying software architecture is often a primary culprit. Continue Reading
-
BPM vs. BPA: The differences in strategy and tooling
The differences between BPM and BPA come down to process complexity, an organization's proficiency with software code and how quickly the business must see ROI. Continue Reading
-
Navigating the evolving BPA tools market
The BPA market tool landscape is still maturing, but organizations should prepare themselves to adopt it. Review the basics of BPA and learn how to start building your automation strategy. Continue Reading
Manage Enterprise application integration
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
-
Using a business rules engine to streamline decision-making
Get to know some of the details behind a business rules engine, particularly the automated approach it takes to handling critical, rules-based decisions. Continue Reading
-
Using the saga design pattern for microservices transactions
We explore how the saga design pattern can support complex, long-term business processes and provide reliable rollback mechanisms for multistep transaction failures. Continue Reading
-
Styles, protocols and methods of microservices communication
As application architectures grow in complexity, messaging must become a priority. Review the two types of microservices communication and the primary protocols involved. Continue Reading
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.
-
The vicious cycle of circular dependencies in microservices
Modular design is impossible so long as circular dependencies lurk in your architecture. So how can you break problematic coupling between otherwise-independent components? Continue Reading
-
This 90-year-old business crushed application integration problems
By putting a microscope to a 90-year-old manufacturing company's digital transformation project, find out how application integration problems materialize and how to solve them. Continue Reading
-
5 ways to get complex event processing right
How should software teams make the best use of complex event processing, and how can they implement it successfully? This article looks at five fundamental truths about CEP. Continue Reading