Building integrated business environments: analysing open-source ESB
Autor: | A.F. Gomez Skarmeta, M. A. Martínez-Carreras, F. J. García Jimenez |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
Engineering
Underpinning Information Systems and Management Knowledge management Process management Electronic business computer.internet_protocol business.industry Interoperability Enterprise integration Service-oriented architecture computer.software_genre Computer Science Applications Enterprise service bus Business architecture Enterprise application integration business computer |
Zdroj: | Enterprise Information Systems. 9:401-435 |
ISSN: | 1751-7583 1751-7575 |
DOI: | 10.1080/17517575.2013.830339 |
Popis: | Integration and interoperability are two concepts that have gained significant prominence in the business field, providing tools which enable enterprise application integration (EAI). In this sense, enterprise service bus (ESB) has played a crucial role as the underpinning technology for creating integrated environments in which companies may connect all their legacy-applications. However, the potential of these technologies remains unknown and some important features are not used to develop suitable business environments. The aim of this paper is to describe and detail the elements for building the next generation of integrated business environments (IBE) and to analyse the features of ESBs as the core of this infrastructure. For this purpose, we evaluate how well-known open-source ESB products fulfil these needs. Moreover, we introduce a scenario in which the collaborative system ‘Alfresco’ is integrated in the business infrastructure. Finally, we provide a comparison of the different open-source ESBs a... |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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