Open Source Cloud-based Enterprise Integration

Tony Shan, Enterprise Architect

This talk presents a holistic method for open source enterprise integration via cloud. We start with a systematic analysis of the needs and issues in today’s enterprise integration, followed by the mainstream techniques for various usage scenarios. We compare the pros and cons of 4 major integration approaches that are further mapped to a pattern matrix as a collection of implementation building blocks. We then classify the market landscape into 5 tiers, each of which is represented by open source and COTS packages. A methodical solution comparison and selection toolkit is constructed to facilitate the justification and tradeoffs. Moreover, we pinpoint the major challenges and pitfalls, followed by the highlights of the emerging trends, such as federated ESB, Cloud middleware, Integration Platform as a Service, etc. Best practices and lessons learned are discussed for case studies with real-world project examples.