Next Generation Application Integration: From Simple Information to Web Services

Approaching Information Integration

So, now that we know what information-based application integration is, the larger question is, How do we approach our problem domain? Although there are many different ways to address information integration within an application integration solution set, I've found the best way is to follow these steps:

1.	Identify the data.
2.	Catalog the data.
3.	Build the enterprise metadata model (which will be used as a master guide for integrating the various information stores that exist within the enterprise).

In short, implementing an application integration solution demands more than the movement of data between databases and/or applications. A successful solution requires that the enterprise also define both how ...