Factors which guides your Cloud Integration Architecture

Below are some the factors and some brief points which you can keep in mind while setting up Integration Architecture.

Enterprise Architecture Alignment

The very first thing which needs to be looked while setting up the Integration Architecture is the alignment with the Enterprise Level Architecture. Of course there could be exceptions made and managed, however it brings lot of value to the Enterprise if we are able to keep the alignment. For example, if the to-be state for the whole enterprise is event based architecture, it is best to follow same. In a way, integration architecture is baby of enterprise architecture and shares the DNA/vision.

Scaling

It is easy to miss but scaling gives you lot of pain, if not incorporated and well thought out while setting up the architecture. All can go well in development without even realizing that the architecture is not fit for purpose and eventually comes up at QA stage or even worse while the solution is being used in production. Scaling has been made easier especially with Cloud Integrations however we cannot rely on out of the box setup provided. A simple max value of certain setting in given cloud offering is capable of tripping the whole integration.

Exceptions

When comes to requirements for the Integration or any other Architecture, exceptions play second fiddle. However exception handling is as important as happy path. Let us say…