Service-Oriented Architecture: An Integration Blueprint

Chapter 1. Basic Principles

This chapter describes the fundamental concepts of integration, and is intended as an introduction to integration technology and terminology. You will:

• Learn the basic concepts, which are often used in the context of integration architecture
• Grasp an overview of the different architecture variants, such as point-to-point, hub-and-spoke, pipeline, and service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Learn about service-oriented integration with an explanation of both the process and the workflow integration patterns
• Understand the different types of data integration and the accompanying patterns
• Gain an understanding of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Enterprise Information Integration (EII), and an indication of how direct ...