“The book’s use of real-world case study vignettes really does go to the heart of the subject matter. This stuff is
real, it has real applicability to real problems, and, as with most things in life, it shows how it all comes down to
real money in the final analysis. This book shows you what your peers are doing to drive costs out of integration
projects and to build new applications without re-inventing the entire wheel—just a few new spokes and off you go. This
is a good book. Read it.”
—Peter Rhys Jenkins, Complex Systems Architect, Candle Corporation“When you get two long-term, acknowledged experts
on integration and interoperability together to lay out the current state of the IT universe you expect an immediate
return on investment—and this book delivers. It’s common knowledge that 90% of total software lifecycle cost is in
maintenance and integration, and that needs to drive IT decision-making. With comprehensive coverage of the integration
technology landscape, and clear case studies presented at every turn, this book belongs on every IT manager’s, every
system architect’s, and every software developer’s bookshelf.”
—Richard Mark Soley, chairman and CEO, Object Management Group“Today’s myriad of integration technologies and
alternatives can be daunting. This book presents a framework and process for the evaluation, design, and selection of
the appropriate integration technologies to meet your strategic business needs. You will find the templates a
particularly useful mechanism to jump-start documentation and drive your decision-making process.”
—Ron Zahavi, CIO, Global Business Transformation, Unisys Global Transformation Team; author of Enterprise
Application Integration with CORBA “It is refreshing to read a book that presents a good business approach to the
integration challenge facing most business leaders today, while at the same time educating them about the major
components of the required technologies and management practices changes required. The narrative, examples, and
templates establish a common reference point between the business and the technology organizations. A must-read for
senior business leaders challenged with the complexities of business integration, as well as Senior IT Leaders
challenged with shrinking budgets and lower tolerances for failures.”
—Chuck Papageorgiou, managing partner, Ideasphere“Integration has, and will continue to be, one of the success
indicators of any enterprise project. Failing to understand the nuances of integration is a critical mistake managers
cannot afford to make.”
—Marcia Robinson, author of Services Blueprint: Road for Execution “A much-needed book; it ties together the
business and technology aspects of information system implementation, emphasizing best practices for really getting
things done. I believe that both the technical and business communities will benefit from the in-depth material provided
in this book.”
—Dr. Barry Horowitz, professor of systems and information engineering, University of Virginia (former CEO, Mitre
Corporation)Integration of applications, information, and business process has become today’s #1 IT investment priority.
Most enterprise integration books simply explain the technology. This one shows exactly how to apply it. It’s a
step-by-step road for your entire project—from the earliest exploratory stages through analysis, design,
architecture, and implementation.
Renowned enterprise integration experts Beth Gold-Bernstein and William Ruh present best practices and case studies
that bring their methodology to life. They address every stage from the decision-maker’s and implementer’s point of
view—showing how to align business requirements to specific solutions, systematically reduce risk, and maximize ROI
throughout the entire lifecycle. Coverage includes:
* Supporting strategies, tactics, and business planning: enterprise integration from the business perspective
* Defining realistic project success indicators and metrics
* Establishing integration architectures: supporting near-term needs while building reusable infrastructure services for
the long-term
* Adopting metadata architecture and standards
* Implementing four essential implementation patterns: application, information, composite, and process integration
* Understanding service integration and implementing service-oriented architectures
* Providing organizational structure and governance to support effective integration
The authors provide detailed plans and specification templates for application integration projects—both in the book
and on the CD-ROM. These projects include identifying business drivers and requirements; establishing strategy; and
integrating services, information, process, and applications.
Enterprise Integration was written for every member of the integration team: business and IT leaders, strategists,
architects, project managers, and technical staff. Regardless of your role, you’ll discover where you fit, what to do,
and how to drive maximum business value from your next integration project.