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According to wikipedia, Integration is a process that links together different systems and software applications physically, or functionally, to act as a coordinated whole. There are four approaches to integrationIntegration:
- Point-to-point - also known as app-to app - approach involves hand-coding integration. It typically takes place within an organization.
- Middleware - whether it's called object management, event management, session management or data translation . Middleware - creates a layer between applications that receive receives data, translates it and, transmits it.
- Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) are designed to integrate a company's back office systems with their front-office applications using a single integration layer.
- Integration platform Platform as a service Service (iPaaS) is designed to integrate across multiple cloud platforms. It often involves integration with local On-Premise technologies and multiple softwaresoftwares such as, as a Service as a Solution (SaaS).
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