Enterprise Integration : The Essential Guide to Integration Solutions

Foreword xv Preface xix PART I ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION DRIVERS, REQUIREMENTS AND STRATEGIES 1(60) The Business Imperative for Enterprise Integration 3(16) Executive Overview 3(1) How Business is Changing 4(5) Business Agility is Becoming a Competitive Requirement 9(2) Business Agility Requires Enterprise Integration 11(1) The ROI of Enterprise Integration 12(4) The Challenges of Integration 16(1) How This Book Will Help 17(2) Business Drivers and Requirements 19(18) Executive Overview 19(1) Business Drivers for Enterprise Integration 20(7) Defining Requirements 27(1) Business Drivers and Requirements Specification 27(7) Best Practices 34(1) Next Steps 34(3) Enterprise Integration Strategy 37(24) Executive Overview 37(3) Why Has Enterprise-Wide Integration Failed in the Past? 40(2) How to Succeed with an Integration Strategy 42(3) SOA and Process Driven Integration 45(2) How Long Should a Strategy Take? 47(1) Enterprise Integration Strategy Specification 48(11) Next Steps 59(2) PART II ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE 61(120) Enterprise Integration Architecture Overview 65(10) Executive Overview 65(2) The Business Case for a Strategic Enterprise Approach 67(2) Components of an Enterprise Integration Architecture 69(2) Organizational Structure and Architecture Governance 71(2) Conclusion 73(1) Next Steps 73(2) Current Integration Architecture Assessment 75(14) Executive Overview 75(1) Understanding Integration Technology 76(3) Current Integration Architecture Assessment Specification 79(7) Best Practices in Current Architecture Assessment 86(1) Next Steps 87(2) Technical Integration Architecture 89(28) Executive Overview 89(2) Technical Integration Architecture Specification 91(22) Best Practices in Technical Integration Architecture 113(1) Next Steps 114(3) Service Integration Architecture 117(22) Executive Overview 117(2) Benefits of SOA 119(2) Defining Services---Bottom-Up or Top-Down? 121(1) Event-Driven Service Design 122(1) Service Integration Architecture Specification 123(11) Best Practices for SOA 134(2) Next Steps 136(3) Information Integration Architecture 139(20) Executive Overview 139(3) Understanding Metadata 142(1) Metadata Architecture 143(2) Metadata Standards 145(4) Information Integration Patterns 149(1) Enterprise Information Integration 150(1) Information Integration Architecture Specification 150(6) Best Practices in Information Architecture 156(1) Next Steps 157(2) Process Integration Architecture 159(22) Executive Overview 159(2) Why Process is Important to Business 161(4) Understanding Process Integration Technology 165(4) Process Standards 169(2) Process Integration Architecture Specification 171(7) Best Practices in Process Integration 178(1) Next Steps 179(2) PART III ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS 181(86) Application Integration 185(28) Executive Overview 185(1) Application Integration Scenarios 186(1) Choosing Application Integration Technology 187(8) Application Integration Implementation Specification 195(16) Best Practices in Application Integration 211(1) Next Steps 211(2) Information Integration 213(20) Executive Overview 213(2) Information Integration Scenarios 215(1) Choosing Information Integration Technology 216(3) Information Integration Implementation Specification 219(10) Best Practices in Information Integration 229(1) Next Steps 230(3) Composite Application Integration 233(10) Executive Overview 233(3) Composite Application Integration Scenarios 236(1) Choosing Composite Application Integration Technology 237(1) Composite Integration Implementation Specification 238(2) Best Practices in Composite Application Integration 240(1) Next Steps 241(2) Process-Driven Integration 243(18) Executive Overview 243(3) Process Integration Scenarios 246(1) Choosing Technology for Process Integration 247(3) Process Integration Implementation Specification 250(7) Best Practices in Process Integration 257(1) Next Steps 258(3) Conclusion: Best Practices for Enterprise Integration 261(6) Executive Overview 261(2) Reference Architecture for the Fully Integrated Enterprise 263(2) Succeeding with Strategic Integration 265(1) Applying This Book 266(1) Final Thoughts 266(1) Appendix A Business Drivers and Requirements Specification (Chapter 2) 267(8) Appendix B Enterprise Integration Strategy Specification (Chapter 3) 275(8) Appendix C Current Environment Assessment Specification (Chapter 5) 283(10) Appendix D Technical Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 6) 293(20) Appendix E Service Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 7) 313(10) Appendix F Information Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 8) 323(10) Appendix G Process Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 9) 333(6) Appendix H Application Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 10) 339(18) Appendix I Information Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 11) 357(14) Appendix J Composite Application Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 12) 371(6) Appendix K Process Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 13) 377(10) Bibliography 387(6) Index 393