Data to Consumer
end to end middleware capabilities
Asanka Abeysinghe
Vice President, Solutions Architecture
WSO2, Inc.

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Evolution of the platform
Platform 1.0 - Mainframe and before : centralized
computing
Platform 2.0 - Messaging, object orientation, SOA, EDA :
distributed computing and internet
Platform 3.0 - Platform 2.0 + next-generation middleware :
the cloud

Platform 3.0
Mobile,
social, store
Event driven,
IoT
Bigdata,
analytics DevOps Iterative
Cloud native
Open source API driven
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Polyglot
programming
QoS

Compliant with Microservice
architecture (MSA).
We will discuss MSA in detail during
Pattern Driven Enterprise Architecture.
architecture patterns track | tomorrow | 9AM

Modern applications are
System of Systems
(SoS)

System of systems
System of systems is a collection of task-oriented
or dedicated systems that pool their resources
and capabilities together to create a new, more
complex system which offers more functionality
and performance than simply the sum of the
constituent systems.
- Wikipedia

Systems of record are technologies that
manage and store transactions, content,
and processes.
Systems of engagement are technologies
that directly support customer
interactions through software.
Systems of automation are technologies
that intelligently manage physical
products, networks, and infrastructure.
Source: Forrester Research

SystemofSystems
middlewarefunctional
capabilities

Productmapping
middlewarefunctional
capabilities

Enterprise middleware platform : simplified

Platforms are systems that support a
community. A platform is an investment,
often a long-term investment that will only
pay for itself over a long period of time. A
platform supports a network — a shared
resource — and in order to thrive, it must
attract and retain members.
- Gray, Dave; The Connected Company.

Platform of platforms

Why we need a platform
- Demand from the business stakeholders
- Rapidly changing business requirements
- Quick release cycles
- Continues integration and testing
- Rapid technology changes
- Provide Middleware-as-a-Service (platform)

Do I need the entire platform ?

- Iterative architecture
- Iterative implementation
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Give a code name for the
platform. e.g. Digital Platform
Don’t use product/vendor names.

Introduce an onboarding program.
Including samples, documents, patterns and
training.

Evangelize the platform
(internally).

Build foundation services and
expose as APIs.
Increase the developer productivity and reusability.

Seamlessly integrated.

Have a common enterprise
architecture practices across the
organization.
Include architects from different BUs and
architecture groups.

“It was like Christmas “
Jin Chun, VP-Architecture PWI : Fidelity

Thank You!
@asankama
http://asanka.abeysinghe.org
asankaa AT WSO2.com