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Viele Daten fließen an einem Punkt zusammen | A lot of data flows together at one point | SPIRIT/21
Von Team SPIRIT/21 am 10.03.2021 Network Services

Competently integrate middleware

In a world where data is becoming the driving force behind innovation in the automotive industry, millions of data points are generated in vehicles of various kinds every day. From speed to engine temperature, this data is collected, processed and analysed to improve performance and enable new services. But how exactly does this data get from the vehicles to the places where it is needed?

Initial situation

This question arises particularly in large IT system landscapes and data centres and is often answered by the use of special middleware products and platforms. This is also the case in the European data centre of a leading German automotive group.

The middleware used there is the IBM Integration Bus, or IIB for short, in conjunction with the standard MQ protocol. There are MQ connections all over the world to ensure that the data gets from A to B via the IIB. In order to operate this complex infrastructure and keep it up to date, a lot has to be taken into account, e.g. compliance, security guidelines or high availability.

The challenge of integrating middleware for data transmission

Maintenance of the systems

The infrastructure of a data centre is constantly being expanded and must be adapted to technical requirements.
Once the affected systems have been identified and analysed, coordination with the various applications and partners is required, e.g. to avoid breakdowns of diagnostic equipment in workshops.

Migration

Migrations to newer versions require precise planning. Which systems, applications and users are affected, what backup scenarios are available?

Rebuilding the middleware

A reorganisation includes determining the requirements for data volume, hardware and support in configuring the IIB as well as setting up the connections, taking into account the network zones (security guidelines).

Advantages of middleware integration

The SPIRIT/21 ES-MI service works in close cooperation with applications, IT partners and operating units at other global data centres. In technical discussions with the application managers, problems are identified, error analyses carried out and appropriate solutions developed. An efficient communication model with the customer and its relevant IT partners ensures transparency and optimal cooperation. Intensive problem or error analyses enable continuous improvement of technologies, processes, tools and application architectures by the experts at SPIRIT/21. The expertise of SPIRIT/21’s Enterprise Service Middleware Integration (ES-MI) supports middleware applications with MQ connections, integrations, implementations, migrations or new builds, with an average of up to 16 million messages per day.

SPOC - Single Point of Contact for system integration

  • PLAN - Business analysis, project management, consulting (MQ external / internal, platform, architecture, software, infrastructure)
  • BUILD - PaaS on-boarding, implementation, coordination, process management
  • RUN - Operation, Quality Assurance, Process Management, Maintenance

SPOC - Single Point of Contact for MQ Integration

  • MQ Consulting
  • MQ Migration as a Service

Team SPIRIT/21

The SPIRIT/21 team will be happy to advise you on all aspects of your IT tasks, from consulting and implementation to the operation of individual services and complete IT infrastructures. We deliver solutions that work. We look forward to hearing from you.

Team SPIRIT/21