ENTERPRISE

APPLICATION

INTEGRATION

IT 111 – SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND

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ENTERPRISE
APPLICATION
INTEGRATION
• EAI resolves communication issues
between enterprise applications.
• It employs technologies to facilitate
seamless communication.
• EAI sets up a middleware framework for
smooth data exchange.

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ENTERPRISE
APPLICATION
INTEGRATION
• It minimizes the need for major changes in
databases or applications.
• Streamlined processes and improved data
availability.

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IMPORTANCE OFENTERPRISE
APPLICATION
INTEGRATION
• EAI resolves communication issues by integrating
applications and sharing information.
• Integration leads to optimized business processes
for smoother operations.
• Integrated applications support digital
transformation and enhance data quality.
• This facilitates business growth and
competitiveness.
• Innoraft, an enterprise application development
company, streamlines operations and reduces
delays. 4
KEY OBJECTIVES

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DATA INTEGRATION
• Ensure database synchronization for
both external and internal applications.
• Simplify data access and availability
across the organization.
• Facilitate seamless data integration
from various applications.

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VENDOR INDEPENDENCE
• Simplify business policies and rules
through EAI into a middleware
framework.
• Reduce reliance on individual software
vendors within the organization.

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COMMON INTERFACES

 Enable common interfaces for accessing

multiple applications.

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APPLICATION
INTEGRATION
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APPLICATION
INTEGRATION
 Application integration links software apps for
data sharing and collaboration.
 Methods include APIs, web services, and file
transfers.
 Requires careful planning for seamless
operation.
 Benefits: increased efficiency, cost reduction,
and better customer satisfaction
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EXAMPLES OF
APPLICATION
INTEGRATION
TOOLS

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 TIBCO Software

 Provides business integration software

to integrate, manage, and monitor
enterprise applications and information
delivery

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 TIBCO Software

Companies that uses TIBCO

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 InterSystems
• InterSystems IRIS is an all-in-one data
platform.
• It's designed for fast development,
deployment, and maintenance of
mission-critical applications.
• Focuses on reliability and scalability.
• Promotes interoperability and an intuitive
user experience. 14
 How it works
It processes data by storing it in a high-
performance database, offering advanced
analytics, and providing tools for application
development.

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 CELIGO

 A full integration platform with tiers of

integration solutions and extended
utility with the most popular enterprise
apps.

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 How it works
Celigo is an iPaaS that standardizes tool integration for
streamlined business automation, facilitating seamless
data sharing across applications.

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 MuleSoft

 A Salesforce company that provides

numerous tools to build automations
and integrations for various enterprise
use cases.
 Its automation and integration tool is
known as the Anypoint Platform
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 How it works
MuleSoft helps IT teams with three things:
unlocking systems and data with integration, driving
productivity and efficiency with automation, and
creating engaging digital experiences

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 BOOMI

 Specializes in integration platform as a

service, API management, master data
management and data preparation.

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 How it works
 Boomi connects a series of objects together,
whether it’s employees, processes, apps, data, or devices or
things. It reduces the complexity of your business processes
by scrapping the need for manual data entry through
automation.

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ENTERPRISE
APPLICATION

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ENTERPRISE APPLICATION
(EA)
• A large software system platform typically
designed to operate in a corporate
environment such as business or
government.
• Enterprise application software integrates
computer systems that run all phases of a
company’s operations.
• They enable cooperative workflows and
reduce the complexity of large projects.
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 TYPES OF
ENTERPRISE
APPLICATIONS
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ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
• A set of accounting processes with
integrated procedure and controls.
• Record business transactions, aggregate
data, and generate reports.
• Aid decision-makers in monitoring,
analyzing, and improving operations.

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AUTOMATED BILLING
SYSTEM
 Type of software solution that takes care of
all the functions related to the billing
process.
 Minimal manual input: Reduces human
effort.
 Generates invoices, collects payments,
manages approvals.
 Streamlines billing processes: Enhances
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efficiency.
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
• Software designed for content creation,
management, and modification on websites.
• Allows users to handle website content
without requiring technical expertise or coding
skills.
• website creation and management become
accessible without the need to code from
scratch.
• Users can build, update, and modify websites
easily through a user-friendly interface 27

provided by CMS platforms.

PAYMENT PROCESSING
• A sequence of actions for digital
transactions.
• It involves card processing, secure
gateways, and communication with banks.
• Ensures a smooth transaction process for
businesses and consumers.

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ENTERPRISE MESSAGING
SYSTEM
• Messaging system for semantic
communication.
• Enables precise message exchange
between software applications.
• Facilitates semantic communication within
the enterprise.

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5 MODELS FOR ENTERPRISE
APPLICATION INTEGRATION

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 POINT-TO-POINT
• Early integration used point-to-point
connections.
• Scripts extracted and transformed data
between applications.
• Effective for a few applications but
challenging to scale.
• Maintaining dependencies for system
integration becomes complex as the
number of applications increases.
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 HUB-AND-SPOKE
• A central hub connects to enterprise
applications.
• Hub captures and re-formats data and
decides where to send it.
• Eliminates the need for individual
application-to-application
dependencies.
• Developers still use runtime
components to manually route data to 32

the correct application.

 BUS
• An evolution of the hub-and-spoke
model.
• It operates autonomously without
human intervention.
• Bus integration relies on defined
standards to control data flow.
• Any application can send or receive
data based on established business
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 MIDDLEWARE
• Middleware: Sits between app
interfaces and operating systems.
• Acts as a translation layer for
communication between apps.
• Supports data transfer and
synchronization among applications.
• Types include database, application
server, and message-orient
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MICROSERVICES
• The current standard for cloud-based
enterprise applications.
• Microservices enable capturing data
from each service.
• Data is routed to the necessary
destinations and databases via APIs.

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BENEFITS OF EAI

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BENEFITS
Better Information Sharing
Enterprise application integration is a gateway for information
to flow between software applications within and outside the
IT infrastructure.

Automation of Processes
EAI can automate operations that involve information or
activity from several software applications.

IT Infrastructure Flexibility
Integrating various software applications enables a company
to respond quickly to rising customer expectations. 37
BENEFITS
Producing New Opportunities
In today's world, any business organization must recognize
the various opportunities that can propel them to the next level.

Improve the Company's Efficiency

EAI enables companies by making communication easier,
reducing time and effort, improving functionality, and increasing
control, all of which enhance organizational efficiency.

Enhanced Functionality and Greater Control

The better the workability of employees, the faster any 38

organization's work process will be.

CHALLENGES OF EAI

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CHALLENGES
Business needs and Environments are Constantly Changing
Since the market moves quickly, the needs of businesses can
change frequently and often differ significantly from those at the
beginning.

Security and Access Control

People always deal with sensitive data when using enterprise
software, and only unauthorized users should have access to this
data.
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CHALLENGES
Legacy Software
All software becomes outdated over time. Obsolete products have
issues integrating with other systems and stop meeting business
requirements.

Processing and Storing Large Volumes of Data

Enterprise apps frequently generate large amounts of data, which
creates the issue of effective administration and storage.

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CHALLENGES
Third-Party System Integration (Interoperability)
The versions of your enterprise app for different platforms (web,
desktop, and mobile) can connect to various third-party services
via API and cross-integrate at different levels.

Support and Maintenance

Businesses may suffer if their enterprise apps encounter
operational outages due to crashes or unexpected bugs.

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CHALLENGES
Time and Money
When the project process has not been thoroughly planned and
the developers' experience is insufficient, a low return on
investment in enterprise application development can be a
significant challenge.

Insufficient Developer Expertise

Finding experienced professionals with the necessary expertise
for the company has always been difficult.

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 THANK YOU!
Members:
Leonila Niolar
Leanne Sevilleno
Joehaness John Ramos
Justine Lamason
 References:
• https://www.erp-information.com/enterprise-application-integration.html?expand_article=1#Categorie

• https://www.tibco.com/customers

• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/enterprise-application-integration.asp#:~:text=Enterprise%20

Application%20Integration-,Enterprise%20application%20integration%20is%20important%20becaus

e%20it%20allows%20the%20various,all%20of%20the%20personnel%20involved

• https://www.accountingtools.com/articles/accounting-system

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References:

• https://www.sumologic.com/glossary/enterprise-application-integration/

• https://www.innoraft.com/blogs/what-enterprise-application-integration-and-why-it-important#:~:text=

EAI%20enables%20companies%20by%20making,of%20which%20enhance%20organizational%20e

fficiency

• https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/definition/EAI-enterprise-application-integration

• https://www.techtarget.com/searchcloudcomputing/definition/MuleSoft#:~:text=MuleSoft%20is%20a

%20Salesforce%20company,known%20as%20the%20Anypoint%20Platform
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