Agile integration concepts help to move integration landscapes towards a more cloud native approach. This brings benefits such as improved productivity, deployment confidence, granular resilience, and more efficient use of human and computer resources. Those following this path, will recognize it is a journey, not a single step, and we at IBM are moving our focus to one of the most critical parts of that journey – progressively automating your integrations. This refers to automation at multiple levels, from lifecycle automation (CI/CD), to operational automation to enable site reliability engineering practices. It reinforces the essential nature of the operational consistency brought by container platforms, to enable multiple integration capabilities to be administered in increasingly similar ways. It also becomes increasingly clear that in this more decentralized and distributed world there is an increasing likelihood that multiple integration styles will be used alongside each other and often even in the same solution. This further heightens the importance of automation as there are so many moving parts to be deployed and administered. It is here that we see huge potential gains from the application of machine learning to further improve the level of automation.

1. Automating
agile integration
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Integration Architect
Webinar: https://ibm.biz/automating-agile-integration
Slides: https://ibm.biz/automating-agile-integration-slides

2. Agile
Integration….
…to achieve
development,
deployment, and
operational
agility
People & Process
• Decentralized ownership
• Empowering teams
• Agile methods
• Lifecycle automation
(CI/CD)
• Operational automation
Architecture
• Fine-grained deployment
• API led
• Event-driven
• Microservices aligned
Technology
• Cloud-native
infrastructure
• Multi-style integration
capabilities
• Unified security,
governance, and
operations.
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3. IBM Cloud Pak for Integration
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! Robotic Process
Automation
! Event detection ! 3rd Party
integrations
! Natural language
interactions
! Machine learning ! Operational
models
! Process mining
Enterprise
messaging
End-to-end
security
Application
integration
Event
streaming
High speed
data transfer
Shared
asset
repository
Unified
governance
framework
API
management
AI and machine learning
Client & Partner Applications
IBM Cloud AWS Microsoft
Azure
Google
Cloud
End
points
Private IBM Z
IBM LinuxOne
IBM Power
Systems
VMware
IBM Automation foundation
! Robotic
Process
Automation
! Event
detection
! 3rd
Party
integrations
! Natural
language
interactions
! Machine learning ! Operational
models
! Process and
task mining

4. Cloud native ingredients
Business
Outcomes
Market Growth
Reduced time to market
Innovation readiness
Risk Mitigation
Resilience and security
Deployment confidence
Cost Reduction
Optimized high value staff
Elastic cost models
IT Goals
Agility and productivity
Faster delivery of business aligned components
Autonomous teams with freedom to innovate
Responsive to rapid feedback
Resilience and scalability
Fine-grained elastic scalability and resilience
Consistent environments and reversible deployments
Continuous adoption of software updates
Optimization and efficiency
Sharable skills on the underlying platform
Optimized infrastructure usage and licensing
Rapid self-provisioning of resources and capabilities
Architecture
and
Design
Infrastructure
and
Technology
People
and
Process
People
and process
• Agile methods
• Lifecycle automation
• DevOps and SRE
• Team Autonomy
Architecture
and design
• Fine-grained components
• Appropriate decoupling
• Minimal state
• Immutable deployment
• Zero trust
Technology
and infrastructure
• Elastic, agnostic, secure platform
• Lightweight runtimes
• Automated operations
• Observability and monitoring
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Closed-loop evolution, using learning from
operational data, and increasingly AI to refine integration
creation, deployment and operational processes.
Multi-style integration, to deliver faster and more
accurately targeted integration solutions than a
one-style-fits-all approach
Current focus areas for integration evolution
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Automated integration, embedding common
practices and AI into reusable pipelines and operational
procedures to reduce skills barrier and increase velocity

6. Evolution to agile integration
API & Event Management
API & Event Management
Integration Int.
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Engagement
applications
Systems
of
record
API Management
Socialization/monetization Re-platforming Application autonomy
API Management
Gateway
Integration
Centralized
ESB
Fine-grained
integration
deployment
Socialized APIs
Webinar http://ibm.biz/agile-integration-webinar eBooklet http://ibm.biz/agile-integration IBM Redbook http://ibm.biz/agile-integration-redbook
Decentralized
integration
ownership
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7. Agile Integration – a simplified view
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Integration
Messaging
Centralized ESB
and messaging
API and Event Gateway
Fine grained integration and
messaging deployment
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8. Traditional integration
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Integration
Messaging
Centralized ESB
and messaging
Operate
Develop Build Deploy
Operate
Waterfall
delivery
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Install/upgrade runtime topology

9. Agile integration
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Fine-grained
deployment
Operate
Develop Build Deploy
Develop Build Deploy
Develop Build Deploy
API and event gateway service
Integration runtime
Messaging/events runtime
Agile
delivery
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Language runtime

10. Agile integration: automated lifecycle and operations
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Fine-grained
deployment
Operate
Develop Build Deploy
Develop Build Deploy
Develop Build Deploy
automated lifecycle
automated operations
API and event gateway service
Integration runtime
Messaging/events runtime
Agile
delivery
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Language runtime
*note that “installation” is also automated, but it now
happens for each runtime deployment rather than in advance.
*
*
*

11. Image
Repository
Container
Platform
Git
Automation of lifecycle and operations
Integration
artefact
Template
Integration
Container
Image
Integration
artefact
Develop Build Operate
Deploy
Operator
Custom
Resource
Definition
Integration
artefact
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Integration
artefact
Integration
artefact
Replica set

12. Agile integration: “closed loop” evolution
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Fine-grained
deployment
Operate
Develop Build Deploy
“closed loop”
evolution
API and event gateway service
Integration runtime
Messaging/events runtime
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Language runtime

13. Examples of “closed loop” to achieve deeper automation
Using downstream data in combination with logic and AI to change what, and how we build integrations
DevOps
Continuous
Deployment
Continuous
Delivery
Continuous
Integration
Build
Automation
Develop Build Integrate Test Release Deploy Operate
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
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14. Examples of “closed loop” to achieve deeper automation
Using downstream data in combination with logic and AI to change what, and how we build integrations
DevOps
Continuous
Deployment
Continuous
Delivery
Continuous
Integration
Build
Automation
Develop Build Integrate Test Release Deploy Operate
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
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Mapping Assist
Provide data mapping
suggestions based on
similar mappings in the
past integrations.
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15. Examples of “closed loop” to achieve deeper automation
Using downstream data in combination with logic and AI to change what, and how we build integrations
DevOps
Continuous
Deployment
Continuous
Delivery
Continuous
Integration
Build
Automation
Develop Build Integrate Test Release Deploy Operate
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
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Test Generation
Make recommendations for
additional tests based on
the behavioral usage of the
APIs in production
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16. Examples of “closed loop” to achieve deeper automation
Using downstream data in combination with logic and AI to change what, and how we build integrations
DevOps
Continuous
Deployment
Continuous
Delivery
Continuous
Integration
Build
Automation
Develop Build Integrate Test Release Deploy Operate
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
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Adaptive load balancing
Enable dynamic rebalancing
of both synchronous and
asynchronous workloads
based on real-time data
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17. Examples of “closed loop” to achieve deeper automation
Using downstream data in combination with logic and AI to change what, and how we build integrations
DevOps
Continuous
Deployment
Continuous
Delivery
Continuous
Integration
Build
Automation
Develop Build Integrate Test Release Deploy Operate
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
feedback
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AI Ops
Interpret operational data
from a multitude of different
sources in order to better
predict potential issues, and
improve resolution rates
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18. Agile integration: multi-style integrations
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Fine-grained
deployment
Operate
Develop Build Deploy
API and event gateway service
Integration runtime
Messaging/events runtime
Agile
delivery
multi-style
deployment
patterns
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Language runtime

19. Container
Platform
Git
Automation of lifecycle and operations
Integration
runtime image
i
i
Develop Build Operate
Deploy
i
Operator
Messaging
runtime image
q q
Integration
code
q Queue manager
definition
q Operator
CRD
CRD
API Portal
API
Manager
q
i
API Gateway
Pipeline(s)
• Git clone
• Dependencies
• Validate
• Package
• Build image
• Test
• Clean up
• Trigger deploy?
Operator
• Create routes for access
• Provision storage
• Service mesh policy
• Deploy credentials
• Wiring to dependencies
• Rollout policy
• Upgrade management
• Multi-part solution deploy?
OAS
i i
Operator
• HA/auto recovery
• Auto scaling
• Log collation and
interpretation
• Alerts
i
API Gateway
API Portal
Open API
Specification
OAS
Operational
automation
Build
automation
CRD
Custom resource
definition
Deployment
automation
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Code assist
• Flow assembly
• Graphical mapping
• Intelligent connectors
• Pattern templates
• RPA interfaces
Development
automation
Infrastructure as code
• Validated form entry
• Guardrails
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20. Container
Platform
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Multi-style integration example – Car repair quote aggregation
An insurance broker wants to
automate aggregation of quotations
from multiple different companies.
They plan to monetize this by
making it available as an API to
partners to build into their apps
and websites.
They want to be able to amend,
deploy, and scale the integrations
individually or together.
It must request the quotations in
parallel to ensure a rapid overall
response.
They need to be able to perform
end to end tracing for diagnostics.
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API Management
ACME
Auto
Accidents
Bernie’s
Bashed
Bumpers
Chris’s
Crumpled
Cars
Integration:
Get Chris’s quote
Integration:
Get ACME’s quote
Integration:
Get Bernie’s quote
Message Queues
Integration:
Insurance quote aggregator

21. Agile integration
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Fine-grained
deployment
Operate
Develop Build Deploy
Develop Build Deploy
Develop Build Deploy
automated lifecycle
automated operations
“closed loop”
evolution
API and event gateway service
Integration runtime
Messaging/events runtime
Agile
delivery
multi-style
deployment
patterns
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Language runtime
Embracing automated lifecycle and operations, closed loop evolution, and multi-style integrations

22. Traditional integration Agile integration
Business drivers
Innovation
Optimization
People and process
Centralized technology teams
Architecture
Centralized ESB
Technology
Nurtured environments
Outcome
Development agility
Outcome
Deployment agility
Outcome
Operational agility
People and process
Decentralized ownership
Empowering teams
Agile methods
DevOps/DevSecOps
CI/CD
Architecture
Fine-grained deployment
API led
Event-driven
Microservices aligned
Technology
Cloud-native infrastructure
Multi-style integration capabilities
Unified security, governance and operations
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Key themes
Automation
Closed loop
Multi style

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IBM Cloud
Integration Workshop
Half-day (free) educational and interactive problem-
solving session at your site. During the workshop
our integration architects will discuss their
experience of working with customers to develop
hybrid and multi cloud integration strategies.
In addition, we’ll work with you to:
• Explore hybrid and multi-cloud integration paths based on agile
integration, including decentralization, fine grained integration, API
management, event driven architecture and more.
• Discuss how concepts and technologies such as cloud native and
containerization apply to integration.
• Align integration modernization with your digital transformation
goals, objectives and challenges
• Review your existing ecosystem and map it against known
reference architectures
• Follow up with recommended next steps based on the target state
Contact your IBM account rep for details

24. More information
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Cloud Native
http://ibm.biz/cloudnativedefined
https://ibm.biz/agile-integration-cloud-native
Agile Integration
http://ibm.biz/agile-integration
http://ibm.biz/agile-integration-webinar
http://ibm.biz/agile-integration-redbook
http://ibm.biz/agile-integration-webcasts
Other key links on agile integration
http://ibm.biz/agile-integration-links
Staying up to date:
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/imwuc/globalgroups/cloudintegration
IBM Integration
https://developer.ibm.com/integration
Cloud Pak for Integration
https://www.ibm.com/cloud/cloud-pak-for-integration

25. Thank you
Kim Clark
Integration Architect
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kim.clark@uk.ibm.com
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