My name is Bhupesh Ravish. I am currently employed as a Software Engineer with a MNC. I am not a regular blogger, but do post the problems which I face in course of my development. My posts represent my point of view only. So in case you have any doubt, feel free to reach me @ ravishbhupesh@gmail.com
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What r the various options available for integrating Two or more heterogeneous systems, which have been developed independently without keeping in mind the compatibility factor? However, the systems now need to work in an integrated manner – seamless integration? And also what is the best solution and why? – I’ll be thankful if u can take out some time to answer my question.
By: JAGGI on December 5, 2010
at 3:28 pm
Hi Jaggi,
1.) What r the various options available for integrating Two or more heterogeneous systems, which have been developed independently without keeping in mind the compatibility factor?
-> Well I dont think we have much options in such a case because these systems were not supposed to talk to each other earlier atleast while designing. So either we redesign the systems(A & B lets say) again, which obviously is not a good option as it will break the other dependent systems. So what we can do to the best is design an WebService layer for these systems(A & B) and let them communicate with each other and to other new systems who wants to communicate with them. Since we need seemless integration so designing a web service will be the best idea as it will not alter the existing system and its dependent ones.
This is what I can suggest but you probably want to do some more research before starting on the modification on these systems.
By: ravishbhupesh on December 8, 2010
at 2:53 pm