Enterprise Application Interface: An In-depth Analysis

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MITS5502 DEVELOPING ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS - RESEARCH REPORT
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Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................3
Enterprise application interface...............................................................................................................4
EAI types....................................................................................................................................................4
The architecture of the EAI......................................................................................................................5
Advantages of EAI.....................................................................................................................................6
Problems or challenges..............................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................7
Reference....................................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
In the present scenario, many organizations focused on the new technologies having several
applications which used to run the number of businesses. These4 applications have integrated in
the manner through which the process of the businesses has been changed efficiently. EAI
referred to as enterprise application interface which can be defined as the methodology which
can be used for share out all the data and resources. This methodology is helpful in the complex
business, this will be reduced down the financial cost and used in reuse the application or the
data on the software through which the applications can be used without any wastage. It is the
combination of the hardware and software devices. The system can be designed by using the new
technologies which provide the multiple platforms for the implementation of the applications and
database. The system is designed by using multiple programming languages. This report
describes EAI technology along with its classification. This includes the architectures and the
major challenges which can be faced by using this technology. In the next phase, there will be a
description of the future scope of this technology along with the major advantages of this
technology.
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Enterprise application interface
EAI is considered as the solutions of the applications or database issues. This can be used to
manage the system without making any strategies and can be used to control the inventory
system, and to provide automation in sales. These applications are commonly based on meet the
specific requirement of the system. This is the approach based on non-standard or not
interoperate concept. This will change the previous application by the new technologies by
adding some extra features which can be used in making the system efficient and improve the
quality of the organization.
EAI types
This technology can be used in the number of sectors which has several levels. Four types of EAI
are described as:
1. Data level
2. Method level
3. User interface level
4. Application interface level
1.EAI of data level
This level of the EAI is related to the integration of data. It is considered as the typical
methodology which enabled the enterprise. In this level, the data is transferred from one storage
to the other one storage end. This is commonly used for the process out the information in a
specific manner depends on the requirement of the system. Its main use is to save the money and
maintain the budget for the developments because there is no involvement of the changes in the
code.
2. EAI of application-level interface
This approach is commonly used for the process of the data by using the interfaces. In this level
of the EAI, the applications are integrating and used in sharing of the business process and the
logics. This level has a set of features and the number of functions. This level is beneficial in the
packaging of the applications. The brokers of the message used this technology as an alternative
solution.
3. EAI of Method level
This is used for sharing the logic of the business in the organization. It is the method which can
be sued for access the other methods to increase the functionality of the devices or the systems.
This can be provided in several ways like monitoring, making the proper framework which
reuses the previous technology in the new one technology. This level is used for making the
approached for a long duration. It can be used in the manner where the efforts of activity can be
reduced down and profitability increases. This level or approach is not that much effective
because of the constraints based on the technology and the human concept. This is also due to the
issue of problem domains in the application and the database.
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4.EAI of user interface level
This approach is used to implement the interfaces for the users. This approach can be used for
making the frames for multiple applications. It issued from the last previous years but this
approach is also not preferable for the future purpose.
The architecture of the EAI
The architecture of EAI can be categorized in the three manners. The architecture classification
is based on structure designing. This classification is defined as:
1. Point to point topology
2. Hub spoke topology
3. Bus topology
1.Point to point topology
This topology is referred to approach which can be used for integration of the traditional
approaches. It is the application which is used for connecting the other applications in the form
of pipes. The application can be proceeding in the manner through which the message and the
calls are received for each activity. For set up the communications, there will be an
implementation of the connector which used for several applications. It can be used to connect
the two applications only because by integrating more applications the complexity is increased
out. This is used in organizations where only a few integrations are required. It can be used to
design the infrastructure for fulfilling the customization needs of the applications [1].
2. Hub spoke technology
Hub stands for the broker and spoke stands for the adapters. Spoke is used for connecting the
multiple application to Hub. It can be used in translating the data and make the proper
communication with the hub. It usually translates and transforms the data or the information art
the destination location. The message can be published to the broker from the adapter. The
management of the hub can be easy for fewer applications but not suited for the large
applications. That the main treason behind considering this technology as the asynchronous
communication due to its style and configuration which is less redundant.
3.Bus topology
The bus model topology is considered as the solution which can be used to overcome the
situation or issues that can be faced in the hub-spoke technology. It can generate solutions for
heavyweight devices and expensive proprietary issues.it provides the centralise nature for the
broker model. These components can be placed at the number of lo9cations in the network. This
can be converted in the duplicity for generating the scalability, and functionality of the security
to the transaction process.
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This model of the EAI provides the number of functions in the separate components. This is the
lightweight model and has several integrations solutions.it involves the constant pattern. There is
very less modification requires in the applications along with the less programming coding.
Advantages of EAI
EAI has the number of advantages which can be described as:
 It helps in generating information based on real-time among the number of applications.
 It is used to generating information integrity correctly.
 It improves the efficiency of the business by simplifying the complex process of the
business.
 It is used to improving the relationships of the customer.
 It maintains the applications legacy alive.
 The time to market will be reduced down and the process will be improved.
 It helps in improving the relationships between the supply chain.
 Provide the proper maintenance
 Generate the efficient development of the applications.
 It supports changes in the application or database.
 It generates responsive technologies.
 According to the requirements, it changes the concept or process of the application.
Problems or challenges
This technology provides the basic procedure for establishing proper communication among the
number of applications. It can be used in integrating the number of process of the business. It
generates the reusability or distribution mechanism for the number of applications. But form one
point of view, it has some major problems like it needs the special sets for the skills-based on the
technical concept. There are major six pitfalls that can be faced in the application.
The six pitfalls are described as:
1. There is a lack of skills
2. The recognition is very less. It means that the EAI is the architecture, not the product.
3. Communication is very poor between the internal policies.
4. Security, performing and monitoring concept are negligible.
5. The strategies are going ahead without using the integration strategies.
6. Implementation is not in a proper manner.
It can be recognizing that 70% of projects are failed because of the management issues. There is
a total of nine problems can be faced in the implementation of the EAI solutions which are
described as:
1. It is the tool paradigm
2. Detail loss
3. Accountability
4. Interfaces building considered as an art
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5. Changes are done on a constant basis
6. Experts are limited
7. Standards competing
8. Protectionism
9. Emerging requirements
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Conclusion
It can be concluded that the EAI is the information or interface-oriented approach which can be
used to make integration solutions for the complex applications. This report provides the
definition and the architecture of the EAI. It also provides challenges or pitfalls along with the
advantage of the EAI.
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Reference
[1]
T. Rahim and H. Awan, “Challenges and Future of Enterprise Application
Integration,” International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 975–8887,
2012.
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