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Cloud-based integration (also known as Integration Platform as a Service or IPaaS) is a form of systems integration delivered as a cloud service that addresses data, process, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and application integration use cases). [1]


Emergence

Prior to the emergence of cloud computing, integration could be categorised as either internal or B2B. Internal integration requirements were serviced through an on-premises middleware platform and typically utilized a service bus to manage exchange of data between systems. Business to Business (B2B) integration was serviced through B2B/EDI gateways or Value-added Network (VAN).

The advent of SaaS applications created a new kind of demand which was met through cloud-based integration.[2]

Since their emergence, many such services have also developed the capability to integrate legacy or on-premises applications as well as function as a B2B/EDI gateway.


Identification

While the features regarded as essential in order to classify a cloud-based integration service as such are debated, the following are commonly accepted:[1]

  • Deployed on a multi-tenant, elastic cloud infrastructure
  • Subscription model pricing (opex, not capex)
  • No software development (required connectors should already be available)
  • Users do not perform deployment or manage the platform itself
  • Presence of integration management & monitoring features


Significant Players

Following is a list of significant industry players. [3]

  • AppPoint AppsonAzure CollabBridge
  • Dell Boomi AtomSphere
  • Hubspan Business Integration Platform
  • IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Live
  • Informatica Cloud Services
  • Jitterbit Cloud
  • MuleSoft Mule iON
  • Pervasive Data Integrator v10 Cloud Edition
  • Queplix QueCloud
  • SKYVVA Integration Suite
  • Vigience Overcast Suite


References

  1. ^ a b Gartner. "Gartner Reference Model for Integration PaaS". Retrieved 16 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Stefan Reid. "B2B meets cloud based integration (CBI)". Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Gartner Platform as a Service: Definition, Taxonomy and Vendor Landscape, 2012". p. 19.
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