EAI is Dead, Long
Live EAI
Maybe applications integration isn't
really what you need.
Maybe you need to find a way to integrate your
data.
By Rick Sherman
As seen in
Darwin
Magazine
If you read IT trade publications
or attend conferences you can't help but hear
about how enterprise application integration (EAI)
software is going to solve all your problems.
Wherever you look, there's another vendor hyping
EAI to integrate all your systems.
Sounds good, right? Not so fast. EAI is not for
everyone. Historically it has only made sense
for very large companies with equally large budgets.
A large financial services firm saddled with a
massive application portfolio created through
industry consolidation might be the right candidate
for an EAI solution. But a smaller retailer or
healthcare company might balk at a multi-million
dollar price tag. The objective of EAI —
to tie together disparate systems — is well-intentioned.
It's the way it goes about achieving that objective
that doesn't work.
Some of the wisest words on EAI are in Barron's
Plugged-In column by Mike Veverka, who writes
about enterprise technology from a business perspective,
providing valuable insights for IT managers concerned
with ROI. Although he initially advocated EAI,
Veverka wrote in his May 26, 2003, column that
"this geeky 'middleware' software could have
been a contender, but will never wear the belt."
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