Smart Adapters

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Smart Adapters

• The Key to Effectiveness in
• A2A To B2B Integration

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Business Evolution
BCI
B2B
A2A
1990
2000
Future
A2A Application to Application Integration B2B
Business to Business Integration BCI Business
Community Integration
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Business Evolution

• Where does your company fit?
• Define business strategy/goals
• Define integration goals

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Integration Strategy

• Select the right integration strategy
• A2A
• B2B
• BCI

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A2A Integration

• Between departments
• System-based transactions
• Business-process levels within company
• Legacy, file transfer, SQL, XML

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B2B Integration

• Between companies
• Customer-based transactions
• Business-process levels between companies
• XML, Java, HTML

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BCI Integration

• Between partners, vendors suppliers
• Exchange-based transactions
• Business-process levels between exchanges
• XML, Java, HTML

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Integration Strategy

• Level of Integration
• Point-to-point
• Enterprise
• Integration Scenarios
• Conversions
• On-going interfaces

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Integration Software

• Integration brokers (messaging transformation)
• Adapters

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Adapters

• Custom-coded
• Low-level (thin)
• High-level (fat)

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Adapters
High-level
Low-level
Custom Coded
Resources Time Complexity Total cost of ownership
Pre-built
ConsiderationTime-to-Market vs.Time-to-Benefit
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Custom-coded Adapters

• Custom
• Project timeline issues
• Business logic/rules
• Data validation
• Upgrading not easy

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Low-level Adapters

• Basic API
• Customization an option
• Reduced project timelines
• Manual data validation
• Upgrading may be difficult

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High-level Adapters

• Pre-built
• Business logic rules
• Automatic data validation
• Customization is an option
• Greatest reduction in timeline
• Zero upgrade time

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Keys to Effective Integration

• Determine business integration strategy
• Consider A2A B2B
• Plan for BCI
• Prepare for integration
• Select software
• Ask questions!

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Business Evolution
BCI
B2B
A2A
1990
2000
Future
A2A Application to Application Integration B2B
Business to Business Integration BCI Business
Community Integration