Integration is not about simply plugging two systems or organizations into each other. The vision of "plug and play" application and system integration is a pipe dream that may be appropriate for in the distant future, but right now enterprises face the more immediate challenge of connecting arbitrary systems in a manner that is cost effective, manageable, efficient and secure. Ron Schmelzer, senior analyst, ZapThink, gives you soup-to-nuts expertise for Web services and the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), as they represent an approach for integrating systems using an abstracted methodology called Service-Oriented Integration (SOI). Discover how Web services is becoming a key element to simplify and enable integration between legacy, heterogeneous and disparate systems. Key questions answered: Are Web Services and SOAs something new, or just another take on the distributed-system/CORBA/DCOM paradigm? Why do we need them, and what leverage do they provide? How many organizations are implementing them?
Gain real-world advice on:
The use of Web services for integration How EAI and B2B integration are merging and what this means to you Web services integration with mainframe and legacy applications How SOI technologies and approaches solve lingering integration issues Basic elements of SOI Drivers and motivators for SOI adoption Market segmentation Key vendors and technologies in the SOI space
