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Minimal IT integration

Minimal IT has developed a simple, effective and cheap approach to systems integration. The newsletters below give an overview of this approach.

Minimal integration 1: what is integration?
Minimal integration 2: define system boundaries
Minimal integration 3: send the right information
Minimal integration 4: XML is beautiful
Minimal integration 5: keep XML simple
Minimal integration 6: standardise data transfer
Minimal integration 7: point-to-point, hub, or bus?
Minimal integration 8: do you need tools?
Minimal integration 9: make good documentation easy
Minimal integration 10: simple fast programming
Minimal integration 11: integrate software packages
Minimal integration 12: integration summarised

Some additional materials are available:

XML helper example

Business aligned integration architecture presentation

Andrew Clifford from Minimal IT presented on business aligned integration architecture to the WebSphere MQ and Business Integration User Group on 21 June 2005.

Read a summary of the presentation and view the slides.

Andrew would be happy to deliver this presentation at your company, or at other industry events. Please contact us to discuss.

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We use the term "metadata-driven" to describe IT solutions in which functionality is defined in data. Taking this to the extreme can provide unparalleled levels of speed, simplicity and versatility.
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System governance

System governance helps you implement high-quality systems, manage existing systems proactively, and improve failing systems.

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