June 2004
Intermediate to advanced
276 pages
15h 17m
English
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Chapter 1. Introduction to the Enterprise Service Bus
Across all industries, executives are demanding more value from their strategic business processes. What process is strategic to a given company may vary dramatically by industry, but a common theme is that CEOs want their IT organizations to measurably improve the flow of data and information driving key business decisions. Whether it’s a financial services firm seeking a competitive advantage by guaranteeing a higher volume of faster foreign exchange trades, a retail chain looking to accelerate the flow of store data back to brand managers at corporate headquarters, or a building materials supplier striving to optimize order flow through a complex distribution chain, there are common and significant technical challenges to be overcome. Information is locked up in applications within different departments and organizations, and it is both time-consuming and costly to pry that data loose. In short, the enterprise is far from integrated.
The past several years have seen some significant technology trends, such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Business-to-Business (B2B), and web services. These technologies have attempted to address the challenges of improving the results and increasing the value of integrated business processes, and have garnered the widespread attention of IT leaders, vendors, and industry analysts. The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) draws the best traits from these ...
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