Book tips - Interfaces
Interfaces
Software interfaces or software-side data interfaces are logical points of contact in a software system: they enable and regulate the exchange of commands and data between different processes and components. The term interface originally comes from the natural sciences and describes the physical phase boundary between two states of a medium. It figuratively describes the property of a system as a black box, of which only the surface is visible and therefore communication is only possible via this. Two neighboring black boxes can only communicate with each other if their surfaces match. SAP customers in particular should be sufficiently familiar with the term black box, as SAP R/3 was the best known. The seamless integration of its solutions has always been a unique selling point of SAP. In recent years, however, SAP has somewhat lost sight of this virtue due to a number of cloud acquisitions. So that at least you don't lose track, this time we present five books on the subject of interfaces.
"A bad connection is harder to get out of than a good one." - Whitney Houston (1963-2012) was an American R&B, soul and pop singer.
Source: E-3 Magazine - September 2022 issue
SAP interface management
Adam Kiwon et al, 512 pages, 2021 ISBN: 978-3-8362-7982-6,
Complex customer landscapes require modern interface management. This book introduces you to the various technologies and concepts in the SAP environment. This will enable you to master the interfaces of your complex system landscape. The practical guide teaches you the basics of hybrid integration and shows you how to proactively tackle the challenges of interface management. The authors introduce you to the tools of SAP's hybrid integration platform and guide you through the application of the Integration Solution Advisory Methodology (ISA-M). Best practices will help you to plan and develop your interfaces. The result is a coherent integration architecture consisting of cloud and on-premises software.
IoT - Best Practices
Stefan Meinhardt, 422 pages, 2021
ISBN: 978-3-6583-2438-4
The fundamental potential (why) of the Internet of Things has been proven many times over. The how and the why are the questions that need to be answered. The authors from science and practice in this book offer answers and solutions.
API design
Kai Spichale, 382 pages, 2019
ISBN: 978-3-8649-0611-4
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are ubiquitous because software developers not only use them all the time, but often design them too. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive guide to the multifaceted topic of API design.
Practical handbook SAP Cloud Platform Integration
Adam Kiwon, 260 pages, 2020
ISBN: 978-3-9601-2506-8
This practical handbook explains the basics of modeling interfaces with SAP Cloud Platform Integration (SAP CPI). In addition to development, the focus is also on monitoring and the secure operation of these interfaces.
Digital networking for greater market dominance
André Bally, Marco Brogini, 202 pages, 2020
ISBN: 978-3-6481-3820-5
API strategies are a new management tool for optimizing connectivity in all the dimensions mentioned above. If an organization recognizes that it wants to become part of a digital ecosystem, API strategies become an indispensable management tool.
