The ubiquitous need for application integration coupled with the inherent weaknesses of custom code solutions creates a huge opportunity. Addressing this opportunity requires a fresh approach to application integration – an approach that is easy-to-use without requiring specialized skills, fast-to-implement to meet tight deadlines and adapt to changes, and one that can scale easily as a business grows. This approach comes in the form of an appliance that is purpose-built for integration. And, the fact that these integration appliances can work alongside existing custom code integrations gives companies the flexibility of phasing-in the new technology.
Integration appliances bring more efficiency to solving the most common integrations. The majority of integration problems can be solved in just four steps and integration appliances are designed to do only these four steps – connectivity, transformation, workflow and management. By focusing on these common integration problems, appliances deliver benefits that are appealing to companies that don’t have a large IT staff and yet need quick integrations.
