Enterprise Integration

The Enterprise Integration course offers a deep dive into methods for integrating independent systems, applications, and subsystems within an organization. Trainees explore a range of integration approaches, from file sharing to remote procedure calls, and delve into modern messaging and bus-based integration techniques. Real-world implementations illustrate how to achieve secure and efficient data exchange across systems, with an emphasis on asynchronous messaging, queue-based architectures, and integration buses. Practical modules and tools like IBM MQ, Kafka, Apache Camel, and Mule ESB equip participants with hands-on experience in building resilient, scalable integration solutions.

The course introduces the fundamentals of system integration, examining the objectives and requirements for integrating diverse software systems and applications. Initial sessions define various integration types—high-level (EAI, EII) and data-level approaches (e.g., shared databases, data marts)—highlighting the advantages and limitations of each method.

Participants then move on to detailed modules on specific integration tools and messaging systems, such as JMS, AMQP, IBM MQ, Kafka, and RabbitMQ. Practical exercises with messaging and service bus technologies provide hands-on experience in setting up message flows, managing queues, and configuring enterprise service buses (ESBs) with tools like IBM AppConnect, Apache ServiceMix, and Mule ESB.

The course also addresses key industry standards (SOAP, REST, HATEOAS) and includes exercises in API and WebService testing with SoapUI, Postman, and Swagger. Participants gain a thorough understanding of integration patterns, including those from the Enterprise Integration Patterns book, and learn how to implement functional and non-functional requirements for integration projects. By the end, trainees will be capable of designing robust, flexible integration architectures that meet the dynamic needs of modern enterprises.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Build integration solutions using best industry practices to reduce integration costs and leverage proven approaches.
• Select appropriate integration methods based on business needs and technical constraints.
• Analyze and choose integration trade-offs using well-defined templates and patterns.
• Design integration architectures that align with business objectives and user expectations.
• Develop adaptable integration solutions that can respond to changing environments and requirements.

The course combines theory (58%) and practice (42%) to provide a comprehensive understanding of integration principles, tools, and design patterns. Practice modules feature hands-on labs with messaging systems and integration tools to reinforce theoretical knowledge and apply integration concepts in real scenarios.

After the training, students will be able to:

• Build integration solutions using best industry practices, thereby reducing integration costs through the use of proven experience;
• Choose a reasonable approach to integration based on existing technical and business constraints;
• Understand possible tradeoffs and consciously make a choice based on proven templates;
• Build solution architecture based on the needs and expectations of business and end-users;
• Build flexible integration solutions adaptable to changing environment and business objectives.

• Enterprise Integration Overview: definition, objectives, main trends, and technologies (EAI, EII, ETL, SOA). Data Level Integration: approaches and limitations (shared database, data warehouse, data mart, federated database, distributed file systems). (theory: 1 hour)

• Integration requirements: gathering and specification, functional requirements, non-functional requirements. (theory: 2 hours) Overview of integration tools: Messaging, ESB, ETL, SOA appliances, Integration frameworks. (theory: 1 hour)

• Messaging Systems and their interfaces (JMS, AMQP, IBM MQ, Apache MQ, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar). (theory: 2 hours, practice: 2 hours)

• Enterprise Service Buses (Apache ServiceMix / Red Hat Fuse, Mule ESB, and IBM App Connect / Integration Bus). (theory: 2 hours, practice: 2 hours)

• Industry standards for integration (OASIS, W3C, WS-I; SOAP; REST). SoapUI, Postman, Swagger. (theory: 2 hours, practice: 2 hours)

• Enterprise Integration Patterns: theory and implementation in Apache Camel. Implementation of the functional requirements: methods and patterns. Approaches to the implementation of non-functional requirements. Building services, integration solutions, & best practices. (theory: 4 hours, practice: 4 hours)

Theory 14ч (58%) / Practice 10ч (42%)