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Why is system integration so important? Using a scalable and extensible software solution, like RTP|ONE, helps you build a system that meets your business’ operational needs now, and into the future. A centralized data platform, made possible by Microsoft’s SQL server technology, stores information and data from virtually every aspect of your operations, and makes it accessible to you when you need it. Then you’ll be able to use a variety of RTP|ONE’s built-in or customized software solutions to:
Data Warehousing/Data Marts/Business Intelligence Solutions A data warehouse is a specialized type of data repository used to extract and store data from multiple systems in order to provide an organization with more robust reporting and analytic capabilities. A business user or research analyst then can manipulate the data to get a 360-degree view by using an analytic system that presents the information stored in the data warehouse in a useable way. Data warehousing can be used in conjunction with an EAI infrastructure.
A portal has been defined in different ways over time, but basically it is an on-line community of some kind. A portal typically provides some sort of information that can be personalized, may provide on-line collaboration capabilities, and frequently a portal will allow users to conduct online business transactions. Portals and EAI, B2Bi, data warehousing, custom development, and/or document management solutions are not mutually exclusive. Additionally, a portal can be any or all of the following:
EAI technologies provide a software integration infrastructure within an enterprise that allows the systems to “talk” to one another and allows new IT-based applications and business processes to be easily and efficiently deployed. The integration framework is built using EAI products (middleware and other software tools). An EAI solution typically is needed in large organizations that have multiple systems that need to be integrated (i.e. intra-company software systems. Examples might include custom developed, legacy, and commercially available systems such as financial packages, ERP, HRIS, logistics, CRM, manufacturing systems, etc.).
~ B2Bi is an offshoot of EAI that provides a platform that allows system-to-system integration between partners, vendors, and buyers (i.e. inter-company software system integration).
This type of custom development entails writing custom code to develop a system from scratch, typically needed when there is not already a satisfactory commercial application available.
Custom Components, Frameworks, or Modules that interface with existing applications or systems. The nature of this development can range anywhere from building a web-front to a legacy system, to writing a custom module on top of a commercially available system, to writing a reusable component such as a leasing calculator, a product configurator, a pricing engine for an online catalog or a shopping cart. A certain amount of custom code is needed as part of any typical EAI, B2Bi, data warehousing, portal/business exchange, or document management project.