Integrating and Automating Composite Applications.

Integrating and Automating
Composite Applications
A White Paper Prepared for BMC Software June 2006Table of Contents
Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................................................1
Technology for Enterprise Applications.........................................................................................................................................1
Technology Challenges.......................................................................................................................................................................1
Enabling Technology - Batch Application Integration................................................................................................................2
Business Scenarios for BAI................................................................................................................................................................2
BMC Software - BAI Solution..........................................................................................................................................................3
EMA Perspective..................................................................................................................................................................................3
About BMC Software..........................................................................................................................................................................3Integrating and Automating Composite Applications
Executive Summary This Enterprise Management Associates white paper Enterprises are increasingly seeking new competi- will describe this new technology approach; provide an tive advantages, and to increase operational efficiency. overview of the new challenges involved; investigate Consequently, they are demanding that IT provide stra- solutions to overcome these challenges; and show how tegic value through new applications, with extraordinary these solutions drive business value.flexibility, and in record times. Enterprise architects are therefore turning to a new breed of application devel- Technology for Enterprise Applicationsopment - composite applications - that uses and reuses Composite applications combine separate and reus-multiple components to provide a wide variety of busi- able components, using similar principles to Object ness functionality. Oriented Design (OOD). However, where OOD ap-plications were substantially self-contained, composite This approach helps IT to achieve business require- applications connect and reuse discrete business logic ments, by providing new capabilities and strategic value components across multiple applications - and often faster and more efficiently. It also presents many new across multiple systems, servers, and even enterprises. challenges, including integration, automation, and re- As part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), they source efficiency. may use components such as Web Services for discreet Batch Application Integration (BAI) solves many of processing, message oriented middleware for asynchro-these challenges. It improves the efficiency of com- nous processing, or syndicated feeds and XML for ex-posite applications, supports both advanced and legacy changing data.technologies, and allows faster delivery of more efficient Composite application development is driven by the composite applications. demands of modern enterprises. Reusing business logic Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) believes that for multiple applications is a fast and highly efficient way BAI is a significant foundation technology that makes to deliver new business capabilities, enabling IT to be a the design and delivery of composite applications faster truly strategic resource. For example, composite applica-and more efficient. BMC CONTROL-M Business tion development:Process Integration Suite is a leading BAI technol- . C reates and enforces standards to make develop-ogy. Any enterprise tha... [download for more]