Integration scenarios in enterprises

The concept of integration is a very broad area. However, some of the most common integration scenarios in enterprises are the following:

• Information portals
• Data replication
• Shared business functions
• Service-oriented architectures
• Distributed business processes
• Business-to-business integration

There could be several other scenarios in enterprises based on the nature of the business and the domain handled by them. We will examine some of the prominent integration scenarios now.

Information portal

Many users in an organization will have the need to access more than one application to perform a single business function. For example, an HR professional may have to access several applications...