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    The document discusses enterprise application architecture and multi-tier architectures. It describes 1, 2, and 3 layer architectures and explains that the middle tier is best for housing business logic. It then covers middleware, its uses in allowing communication across platforms and systems, and how it separates the client and data tiers. Examples are given of how middleware and EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) can integrate different enterprise systems like ERP, CRM, and financial systems. Benefits of EAI like lower costs and maintenance are also summarized.

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    The document discusses enterprise application architecture and multi-tier architectures. It describes 1, 2, and 3 layer architectures and explains that the middle tier is best for housing business logic. It then covers middleware, its uses in allowing communication across platforms and systems, and how it separates the client and data tiers. Examples are given of how middleware and EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) can integrate different enterprise systems like ERP, CRM, and financial systems. Benefits of EAI like lower costs and maintenance are also summarized.

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    Enterprise Application Architecture

    (EAI) Part 2

    Lecture 16
    Architectures
    1 layer architecture
    • monolithic Information Systems
    • presentation, application logic, and resource management were merged into a single tier

    2 layer architecture
    • separation of presentation layer from other 2 layers (app + resource)
    • became popular as 'server/client' systems

    3 layer architecture
    • can be achieved by separating RM (resource management) from application logic layer
    Multi-tier Architectures
    Where to put the business-logic?
    • Client tier -> NO!
    • Fat clients

    • Reimplementing it for each different type of client

    • Redistributing clients after each software update

    • Data tier -> NO!


    • Vendor and technology dependence grows

    • Different applications have different needs for the same data

    • Performance issues in resource usage


    Multi-tier Architectures
    Where to put the business-logic?

    • Middle tier -> YES!

    • Business logic has its own tier

    Client tier Middle tier business Data tier


    user interfaces logic data sources

    Web browsers Web Databases


    HTML, Java Server
    Middleware
    GUI clients Legacy Systems
    Server
    C++, VB, Java
    Middleware I
    Allows communication
    • through a standard language

    • across different platforms

    • between legacy and moderm applications

    Takes care of
    • transactions between servers

    • data conversion

    • authentication

    • communications between computers


    Middleware II
    Provides runtime environment for components in the middle-tier
    • Component lifecyle and management
    • Transaction, event and security services
    • Provides connections to databases, mainframes and legacy systems

    Seperates client-tier from the data source


    • Clean seperation of user-interfaces and presentation logic from the data
    source
    Middleware III

    Main use today: Legacy wrapping for thin client architectures

    User interfaces Client-tier (GUI applications, browsers)

    Business logic Middle-tier (CORBA/EJB/COM server)

    Data sources Data-tier (databases, mainframes)


    Importance of EAI

    A step forward in the evolution of middleware

    Integrates applications and enterprise data sources so that they


    can easily share business processes and data.

    Integration is done without significant changes of applications and


    data sources.
    Middleware Middleware

    Middleware
    EAI Middleware

    Middleware Middleware
    ERP System

    Internal Applications
    CRM System
    (Java,C,C++)

    Enterprise Portal
    Application EAI Databases

    Financial System Legacy System

    SCM System
    Example: a simple supply chain
    purchase
    Ordering System
    order Business Process
    Management
    document
    CRM System
    customer-contact

    Warehouse check
    Controlsystem availability
    not
    available available
    ERP System
    order atricle

    Financial System write invoice

    Manufacturing
    deliver goods
    System
    11/31
    EAI benefits:
    Lower development costs

    • Integration is simpler because systems are more loosely coupled than in object brokers

    Lower opportunity costs

    • Integration is done more quickly

    • corresponding cost savings reachieved sooner

    Lower maintenance effort

    • adapters extract the interaction with external systems

    • significant advantage from the software engineering point of view

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