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Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

Integration

Definition

An architectural model used for designing and implementing interactions and communication between mutually interacting applications in a service-oriented architecture.

Detailed Description

An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is a middleware solution that facilitates the communication between different applications and services in an organization. It acts as a translator and router, ensuring the seamless exchange of information across various systems, regardless of the platforms or languages they are built on. The ESB provides an infrastructure for integrating applications by using messaging protocols, service composition, data transformation, and service orchestration.

Key Features

  • Data transformation
  • Message routing
  • Protocol conversion
  • Security and policy management
  • Service orchestration

Common Modules

SAP Cloud Platform Integration

Enables seamless integration between cloud applications and on-premise systems.

SAP Process Orchestration

An integration platform for connecting and integrating diverse applications and systems.

Popular Implementations

Using ESB for SAP and non-SAP System Integration

An example implementation of using an ESB to integrate SAP ERP with third-party CRM systems for seamless data exchange.