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  • Copyright 2005
  • Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/4"
  • Pages: 432
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-321-22390-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-321-22390-6

“The book’s use of real-world case study vignettes really does go to the heart of the subject matter. This stuff is real, it has real applicability to real problems, and, as with most things in life, it shows how it all comes down to real money in the final analysis. This book shows you what your peers are doing to drive costs out of integration projects and to build new applications without re-inventing the entire wheel—just a few new spokes and off you go. This is a good book. Read it.”

     —Peter Rhys Jenkins, Complex Systems Architect, Candle Corporation

“When you get two long-term, acknowledged experts on integration and interoperability together to lay out the current state of the IT universe you expect an immediate return on investment—and this book delivers. It’s common knowledge that 90% of total software lifecycle cost is in maintenance and integration, and that needs to drive IT decision-making. With comprehensive coverage of the integration technology landscape, and clear case studies presented at every turn, this book belongs on every IT manager’s, every system architect’s, and every software developer’s bookshelf.”

     —Richard Mark Soley, chairman and CEO, Object Management Group

“Today’s myriad of integration technologies and alternatives can be daunting. This book presents a framework and process for the evaluation, design, and selection of the appropriate integration technologies to meet your strategic business needs. You will find the templates a particularly useful mechanism to jump-start documentation and drive your decision-making process.”

     —Ron Zahavi, CIO, Global Business Transformation, Unisys Global Transformation Team; author of Enterprise Application Integration with CORBA

“It is refreshing to read a book that presents a good business approach to the integration challenge facing most business leaders today, while at the same time educating them about the major components of the required technologies and management practices changes required. The narrative, examples, and templates establish a common reference point between the business and the technology organizations. A must-read for senior business leaders challenged with the complexities of business integration, as well as Senior IT Leaders challenged with shrinking budgets and lower tolerances for failures.”

     —Chuck Papageorgiou, managing partner, Ideasphere

“Integration has, and will continue to be, one of the success indicators of any enterprise project. Failing to understand the nuances of integration is a critical mistake managers cannot afford to make.”

     —Marcia Robinson, author of Services Blueprint: Roadmap for Execution

“A much-needed book; it ties together the business and technology aspects of information system implementation, emphasizing best practices for really getting things done. I believe that both the technical and business communities will benefit from the in-depth material provided in this book.”

     —Dr. Barry Horowitz, professor of systems and information engineering, University of Virginia (former CEO, Mitre Corporation)

Integration of applications, information, and business process has become today’s #1 IT investment priority. Most enterprise integration books simply explain the technology. This one shows exactly how to apply it. It’s a step-by-step roadmap for your entire project—from the earliest exploratory stages through analysis, design, architecture, and implementation.

Renowned enterprise integration experts Beth Gold-Bernstein and William Ruh present best practices and case studies

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The Business Imperative for Enterprise Integration

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Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

I. ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION DRIVERS, REQUIREMENTS AND STRATEGIES.

1. The Business Imperative for Enterprise Integration.

Executive Overview.

How Business is Changing.

Business Agility is Becoming a Competitive Requirement 9

Business Agility Requires Enterprise Integration.

The ROI of Enterprise Integration.

The Challenges of Integration.

How This Book Will Help.

2. Business Drivers and Requirements.

Executive Overview.

Business Drivers for Enterprise Integration.

Defining Requirements.

Business Drivers and Requirements Specification.

Best Practices.

Next Steps.

3. Enterprise Integration Strategy.

Executive Overview.

Why Has Enterprise-Wide Integration Failed in the Past?.

How to Succeed with an Integration Strategy.

SOA and Process Driven Integration.

How Long Should a Strategy Take?.

Enterprise Integration Strategy Specification.

Next Steps.

II. ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE.

4. Enterprise Integration Architecture Overview.

Executive Overview.

The Business Case for a Strategic Enterprise Approach.

Components of an Enterprise Integration Architecture.

Organizational Structure and Architecture Governance.

Conclusion.

Next Steps.

5. Current Integration Architecture Assessment.

Executive Overview.

Understanding Integration Technology.

Current Integration Architecture Assessment Specification.

Best Practices in Current Architecture Assessment.

Next Steps.

6. Technical Integration Architecture.

Executive Overview.

Technical Integration Architecture Specification.

Best Practices in Technical Integration Architecture.

Next Steps.

7. Service Integration Architecture.

Executive Overview.

Benefits of SOA.

Defining Services-Bottom-Up or Top-Down?.

Event-Driven Service Design.

Service Integration Architecture Specification.

Best Practices for SOA.

Next Steps.

8. Information Integration Architecture.

Executive Overview.

Understanding Metadata.

Metadata Architecture.

Metadata Standards.

Information Integration Patterns.

Enterprise Information Integration.

Information Integration Architecture Specification.

Best Practices in Information Architecture.

Next Steps.

9. Process Integration Architecture.

Executive Overview.

Why Process is Important to Business.

Understanding Process Integration Technology.

Process Standards.

Process Integration Architecture Specification.

Best Practices in Process Integration.

Next Steps.

III. ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS.

10. Application Integration.

Executive Overview.

Application Integration Scenarios.

Choosing Application Integration Technology.

Application Integration Implementation Specification.

Best Practices in Application Integration.

Next Steps.

11. Information Integration.

Executive Overview.

Information Integration Scenarios.

Choosing Information Integration Technology.

Information Integration Implementation Specification.

Best Practices in Information Integration.

Next Steps.

12. Composite Application Integration.

Executive Overview.

Composite Application Integration Scenarios.

Choosing Composite Application Integration Technology.

Composite Integration Implementation Specification.

Best Practices in Composite Application Integration.

Next Steps.

13. Process-Driven Integration.

Executive Overview.

Process Integration Scenarios.

Choosing Technology for Process Integration.

Process Integration Implementation Specification.

Best Practices in Process Integration.

Next Steps.

14. Conclusion: Best Practices for Enterprise Integration.

Executive Overview.

Reference Architecture for the Fully Integrated Enterprise.

Succeeding with Strategic Integration.

Applying This Book.

Final Thoughts.

Appendix A: Business Drivers and Requirements Specification (Chapter 2).

Appendix B: Enterprise Integration Strategy Specification (Chapter 3).

Appendix C: Current environment assessment Specification (Chapter 5).

Appendix D: Technical Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 6).

Appendix E: Service Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 7).

Appendix F: Information Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 8).

Appendix G: Process Integration Architecture Specification (Chapter 9).

Appendix H: Application Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 10).

Appendix I: Information Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 11).

Appendix J: Composite Application Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 12).

Appendix K: Process Integration Implementation Specification (Chapter 13).

Bibliography.

Index.

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Index

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