Summary
At this point in time, you should have a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts of integration, and the terminology used with it. You should now understand:
The basic concepts used in the context of integration architecture
The different architecture variants, such as point-to-point, hub-and-spoke, pipeline, and SOA
What service-oriented integration is and why it is important
The different types of data integration and the accompanying patterns
The difference between Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Enterprise Information Integration (EII)
The concept of Event Drive Architecture (EDA) and the different types of Event Processing and why they play an important role in integration
The integration technologies of the future: grid computing and extreme transaction processing (XTP)
In the next chapter, you will learn about the base technologies related to the implementation of solutions based on the Trivadis Integration Architecture Blueprint.
