UMH

Question 1

What is Kafka?

Answer 1

Is a dristributed event streaming platform that can scale massive pipelines of real-time data.

Question 2

Traditional Middlware for SAP Integration: what is ETL?

Answer 2

Extract-Transform-Load for batch integration. Solutions: Informatica, Telend, or SAP NetWeaver Process Integration

Question 3

Traditional Middleware for SAP Integration: what is ESB?

Answer 3

Enterprise Service Bus for integration via web services and messaging, like TIBCO BusinessWorks or Software AG webMethods.

Question 4

Traditional Middleware for SAP Integration: what is iPaaS?

Answer 4

Integration Platform as a Service for cloud-native integration, similar to ETL/ESB tools, but provided as a fully managed service, such as Boomi, Mulesoft, or SAP Cloud Integration (and some cloud-washed products from legacy middleware vendors).