IBM DataPower In SameTime

Editor's Notes

1. Where does IBM’s recent acquisition of DataPower fit into the ESB story? First, let’s review the DataPower acquisition announcement positioning , which is a continuation of IBM’s commitment to SOA and simplicity. Moving forward, we will be addressing customer needs with innovative choices to make their SOA adoptions simpler and more cost effective using the Appliance concept. We are today addressing the XML message throughput and security needs – bringing SOA implementations closer to the core of enterprise deployments. SOA appliances redefine the boundaries of middleware by embedding message processing directly into network hardware – enables otherwise unachievable performance. This speed allows complex heavy use problems to be broken down and approached differently. The devices run as a proxy, providing integration features without core CPU impact or application modification . Hardened security is embedded in the devices. To sum up, the IBM DataPower SOA appliances Simplify, Accelerate and Help protect SOA. Today, there are – three DataPower embedded devices -- XA35, XS40, XI50 (xi50). XA35 provides XML acceleration XS40 can be thought of as a superset of XA35 and also provides security features such as firewall and encryption Xi (es-eye) 50 can be viewed a superset of XA35 and XS40 and also provides transformation (including non-XML formats) , routing, and protocol interoperation.
2. Quick snapshot of SOA deployments.
3. Decreasing latency – servers can help eliminate throughput but not latency – portals – how long does it take the page to come up. Real hard bound. Chain processing together, multiple processes in a row, dynamically select XSLT ext – date time functions, pull info out of HTTP headers, etc.
4. Key impact is simplification – anything that is needed lowering the cost of complexity ---you do not have to worry about the different levels of SOAP – WSM Proxy can help control what is going on
5. 1 min The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) can help you achieve the goal of SOA. It is a flexible connectivity infrastructure for integrating applications and services. It is at the heart of an SOA powering it by reducing the number, size, and complexity of interfaces. The ESB does four things: It ROUTES messages between services It CONVERTS transport protocols between requestor and service It TRANSFORMS message formats between requestor and service It HANDLES business events from disparate sources
6. Redefines the boundaries of middleware with specialized hardware for helping to integrate, secure & accelerate SOA Many functions (e.g. service level management, routing, policy, transformation) integrated into a single device Simplified deployment and ongoing management, helping reduce the need for in-house SOA skills & accelerating time to SOA benefits WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances redefine the boundaries of middleware, extending the SOA Foundation with specialized, consumable SOA appliances that combine superior performance and hardened security
7. How do I set all this up – award winning GUI --
8. Not all about the GUI – primary goal is to fit into your existing environment --- devices can be scripted into your environment
9. Many other elements that are important (non-functional) – logging (detailed), role based management, etc.
10. These devices are very well integrated with IBM products.