App dev & programme management
Forrester Analysts
Subscribe to this blog
About Author
Forrester Research is a technology and market research company that provides pragmatic advice to global leaders in business and technology.
Contact Author
Email ForresterNeed faster App delivery? Consider a CIS approach
How CIS tools can dramatically speed application development and save costs
Published 15:39, 11 November 11
Comprehensive integration solutions (CISes) have been in the market for several years and provide robust features for solving application, B2B, and process integration challenges. But what a lot of people don't yet understand is that these tools can also dramatically speed up general-purpose application development efforts as well. Savings of 40% to 60% reduction in time and cost are frequently quoted by enterprises using a CIS for application development. How is this possible, you ask?
CIS products provide several tightly integrated components that can speed up development efforts, including:
By Ken Vollmer
CIS products provide several tightly integrated components that can speed up development efforts, including:
- A graphical environment that supports model-driven development. This approach replaces manual java coding with dynamic interpretation of java code based on process models created in either BPMN or BPEL diagrams.
- An embedded ESB that provides out-of-the-box features supporting messaging, routing, and transaction management. ESBs can be used to minimize the creation of point-to-point integration interfaces with a more-flexible service bus approach.
- An integration server that supports both simple and complex transformations with full support for a wide range of EDI and XML-based data formats.
- A registry/repository for supporting the creation, management, and reuse of a wide range of application artifacts, including services.
By Ken Vollmer
Print
Email
