Systems Engineering Model for Integrability (SEMI):A Three Step Process for the Continuous Development ofHighly Integrated Enterprise Applications

摘要

Stovepipe analytic applications are the norm for the complex organizationsrninvolved in product design, law enforcement, and government. However, to be effective, thesernanalytic applications must now rely on services provided by other organizations, exchange datarnwith those organizations, and standardize on components defined by multiple integrationrnarchitectures. Stovepipes are no longer adequate.rnThere is a bewildering array of technologies for developing integrated applications.rnAlternatives range from procedure libraries and relational databases to object-oriented databasesrnand service-oriented architectures. Design decisions can have order-of-magnitude impact onrnperformance, integrability, and maintainability. SEMI is a three-step process for structuring therndecision making involved in the continuous development of integrated applications. The firstrnstep in SEMI is modeling the integration architectures; the second step is assessing the level ofrnintegration, and the third step is an integrated decision model.