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to download the issue.Perspective : A blueprint for enterprise wide EAI implementation
Integration initiatives are viewed as long term and of strategic importance to the firm and are increasingly commanding a larger share of IT budgets. Why do enterprises need a structured approach to enterprise-wide EAI ? This perspective seeks to prescribe the "When", the "Who" and the "What" of integration.
Trends : Are Web Services an alternative to current EAI technologies?
Web Services have for some time now, generated a good amount of CIO mind share as a viable, "standards-based". integration paradigm Understanding the impact Web Services have on an enterprise's integration strategy is critical to leveraging the promised benefits. Are Web Services an alternative to current EAI technologies? Will Web Services replace current EAI tools?
Research : Web Services Standards based Application Integration
Web Services promise a cheaper and agile approach to EAI, currently addressed by proprietary methodologies. Is the slow pace of Web Services standardization efforts hindering its adoption? Has the applicability of Web Services to the EAI problem scaled up to meet expectations? Will the Web Services standards stack mature to yield standards addressing all EAI functional requirements?
Business : EAI for the CIO - A Pragmatic approach
Is EAI the best-fit, "future proof" architecture paradigm? Is the enterprise opening a can of worms by implementing EAI? These are some of the dilemmas every CIO grapples with while implementing large EAI projects. Even as the complexity associated with large EAI project increases progressively, CIOs are still searching for answers to one of the most fundamental questions - "Does the enterprise need EAI?" This perspective seeks to answer these and other relevant questions.
Framework : Legacy Integration: Which approach should your enterprise adopt?
Integration of legacy systems has emerged as one of the top CIO pain points in recent years. IT managers have basically two choices - re-engineer existing systems to align with new business needs or integrate to reuse complex business logic and data stored in the legacy systems. Enterprises need to outline a decision framework, which incorporates and examines two successful and mature legacy integration techniques - Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Operation Data Store (ODS)
Practitioner's view : Peep-Hole Analysis: Impact of multi-departmental environment on integration projects
Why do integration projects fail? If only CIOs had answers to this question! The benefits realized by a project vary with departments due to the diverse business drivers each department shoulders. Due to this, departments try to address specific execution issues with a narrow outlook under time constraints. One of the critical reasons for failure of integration projects are ambiguities in managing multi-department environment dynamics.
Implementation : Integrating for agility: An end-to-end EAI implementation for a large North American retailer
An end-to-end EAI implementation requires an enterprise architecture framework to ensure consistent development of EAI infrastructure across the enterprise. This case study of such an initiative for a large North American retailer outlines the various steps, key challenges and strategies to overcome them, which has scope for generic learning and applicability.
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