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ESB makers look to take advantage of cloud computing boom by improving SaaS integration

The enterprise service bus (ESB) powers application integration for many enterprises around the world; a cloud-oriented ESB could allow companies to get the high level of integration an ESB provides while using SaaS tools.

In simplest terms, an ESB is piece of middleware that allows applications written in different languages to easily communicate with one another. Unlike the hub-and-spoke enterprise application integration (EAI) architectures, an ESB has no central point that all communications must pass through. Instead, it has many entry and exit points along a spectrum, so there is no central point of failure.

Traditionally, ESBs were used by large organizations with established on-premise application portfolios. Recent news, though, suggests that ESB providers look to improve support of SaaS application integration as more and more users adopt cloud computing strategies. Read more… »