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What are Platforms?
Platforms are the backbone of enterprise computing, which provide a managed environment for mission critical software. A managed environment provides enterprise class capability to business applications like security, reliability, scalability and availability. Platforms also provide a unified view of the distributed systems. At Ishi we have in-depth expertise on various platforms to deliver enterprise class applications with rapid development, deployment and better manageability for our customers.
Next Generation Operating Systems
Operating Systems historically have been providing system services and environment for applications, however they have been insufficient for the new generation internet applications. This need is the impetus for the development of platform specifications such as, CORBA, J2EE and .NET. Application Server platforms have evolved to become the next generation operating systems providing extensive infrastructure support like application management, integration, messaging, user experience services, transaction support and naming services.
Impact of Platforms on Enterprise Architecture
Platforms have been successful in simplifying enterprise architecture by providing a standardized environment for rapid application development and deployment, which ensures that individual applications are not required to develop and integrate infrastructure services. This mitigates the application development and management overhead while introducing architectural standardization across the enterprise. Additionally this simplifies the communication and integration aspects of all applications with each other leading to lower development cost of business processes.
Pipes and Platforms
Pipes provide the inter-component and inter application communication services consisting of RPC, MOM and ORBs. Pipes ensure that the inter application communication is based off standard protocols. Pipes bring together various Platforms and ensure that seamless client view of the distributed systems. We have in-depth technological understanding of the platforms and the issues you may face while implementing n-tier architectures. Learn more about our platform capability.