Simplicity is the foundation of all WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration products. This simplicity is delivered by providing what you need to complete cloud integration projects in just four steps:

• Connectivity: WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration products provide connectivity to hundreds of cloud and on-premise applications, databases, web services, messaging systems and many other end-points.

• Transformation: WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration enables you to transform data from source to target applications using a graphical interface with a drag-and-drop approach.

• Business Logic: With WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration products, you can graphically define the flow of data between source and target applications and setup business logic rules with ‘no coding.’

• Management: WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration products provide a Web-based console to monitor integration transactions, handle exceptions and provide proactive alerting for data and connectivity errors.

This simplified cloud integration experience delivers the following benefits to both midsize and large companies:

• Integrate in days — Companies can connect their hybrid world of private clouds, public clouds and on-premise applications in days due to the simple “configuration, not coding” approach. WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration also offers a comprehensive set of pre-configured Template Integration Processes (TIPs) for the most common integration scenarios between popular cloud and on-premise applications. These TIPs eliminate the need to build integrations from scratch and further accelerate their implementation times.

• Save as much as 80% — The configuration-based approach and TIPs help companies reduce integration costs by much as 80% compared to custom code. Built-in connectivity to common applications reduces maintenance costs of hand-coding changes as the application providers update their APIs; built-in exception handling and error notifications significantly reduce monitoring and management costs. In addition, companies can also sometimes reduce licensing costs to back-office applications for cloud users by providing real-time access to this information in the cloud.

• Free up scarce resources — The visual UI and the simplified configuration experience reduce the need to use expert resources for cloud ‘plumbing’ projects and allows companies to reallocate these expert resources on more strategic innovation-oriented integration projects.

• Maximize cloud user productivity - With WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration, cloud users no longer have to waste precious time “swivel chairing” to multiple applications to access critical business information. Instead, they get real-time visibility of data in the cloud and maximize their productivity. This productivity enhancement enables increases user adoption and enables companies to maximize the value of their investments in cloud applications.

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