An Introduction to Application Networks
In this chapter, we will consider a different approach to integrating applications and data across an enterprise. We have already taken a high-level look at the different integration patterns that develop over time – point-to-point, publish-subscribe, and Service-oriented architecture (SOA). We also considered some middleware tooling such as the enterprise service bus, hub-and-spoke, message queues, event-driven, and Extract, transform, and load (ETL).
Here, we will take a closer look at the concept of the application network, what differentiates it from these other approaches to integration, and why MuleSoft considers it to be the next generation of integration middleware. We will also see how to apply the tools, security, and Mule runtimes to achieve an application network architecture.
In this chapter, we will examine the following topics:
- An introduction to MuleSoft application networks
- Building and implementing an...
