AIA - Another name for Enterprise Integration Architecture? It sounds like it and it looks like it. It stands for Application Integration Architecture.
This is Oracle's endeavor to tap into the application integration market utilizing SOA and EBO (Enterprise Business Object).
This is so-to-speak a pre-built (pre-fabricated? I couldn't find the way how, though) integration framework. It encourages loose-coupling of applications through SOA as well as best practices, prescriptive methodologies and openness.
Technology stack on top of SOA stack on top of "robust" Object model. Basically, it has AIA Foundation Packs on top of the current middle ware layer. And Process Integration Packs lay on top of it. AIA Foundation Packs consists of (1) SOA Reference Architecture, (2) SOA Programming Model, (3) Enterprise Business Services, and (4) SOA Governance.
CRM, ERP, Billing, or Shipping services can access the EBO (Enterprise Business Object) as shared resources.
Oracle is trying to build a common layer on which business can focus on build their business logics without worrying about what components and services they have to put together in order to run their business. Since these objects have to fulfill variety of purposes, they could be too big. Oracle understand this and trying to build this layer not too big nor too small. At the same time, they are trying to make an expendable platform.
There are three steps to connect from one EBS (Enterprise Business Services) to another EBS: (1) Validate, (2) Enrich and (3) Transform.
Sounds good but is it practical? Or, could this be another failure?
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It is practical - in fact we believe it is more practical in the current environments wherein business agility is essential to survive. With a variety of best of breed applications that need to share data and growth through acquisitions becoming common place, the need to quickly integrate new applications into an existing IT infrastructure requires that the underlying architecture is robust enough to handle it.
Do check out more on AIA at our blog, The Official AIA Blog
-Rajesh Raheja
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