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Prakash Hinduja Switzerland : How can I integrate IBM tools with non-IBM tools or custom applications?

  • 1.  Prakash Hinduja Switzerland : How can I integrate IBM tools with non-IBM tools or custom applications?

    Posted 13 days ago

    Hi everyone,

    I am Prakash Hinduja from Geneva, Switzerland, I am consultant and advisor of crypto, renewable energy and gold investment, I'm currently exploring how to best integrate IBM tools with some of our non-IBM systems and custom-built applications. I've read about options like OSLC APIs, plain Java APIs, and third-party tools, but I'd really appreciate some firsthand insights.

    Regards

    Prakash Hinduja Switzerland 



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    Prakash Hinduja
    Advisor and Consultant - Investment
    Gold, Crypto, and Renewable Energy
    Geneva, Switzerland
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  • 2.  RE: Prakash Hinduja Switzerland : How can I integrate IBM tools with non-IBM tools or custom applications?

    Posted 12 days ago
    Edited by Matthias Blomme 12 days ago

    Hi Prakash

    Welcome to the community.
    To answer your question: all of the above. You can choose how you want to integrate. REST API's will always work. Messaging platforms are also available (MQ, JMS, Kafka, ...) You can use java code or custom connectors for exotic stuff, but a lot of connectors are already available for you to use:


    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/13.0.x?topic=nodes-discovery-connector-input

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/13.0.x?topic=nodes-discovery-connector-request

    Any of these would work fine. 

    I've used a couple, MQ, REST, Custom connectors, ... they all work well. Some require a bit more setup then others, but nothing 

    You mention that you are investigating om to integrate IBM with NON-IBM and are on the AppConnect community, so are you performing a RFP and including ACE?



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    Regards
    Matthias Blomme
    Integration Specialist
    Integration Designers
    Turnhout
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