From Monoliths to Composability: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Integration Complexities in Composable Enterprise |
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| © 2025 by IJCTT Journal | ||
| Volume-73 Issue-4 |
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| Year of Publication : 2025 | ||
| Authors : Shashi Nath Kumar | ||
| DOI : 10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V73I4P110 | ||
How to Cite?
Shashi Nath Kumar, "From Monoliths to Composability: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Integration Complexities in Composable Enterprise," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 72-78, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V73I4P110
Abstract
Enterprises are transitioning towards composability with a mix and match of commercially off-the-shelf Software and bespoke business software (through on-prem, cloud services or Software as a Service offering) popularized as MACH Architecture by MACH Alliance and Packaged Business Capabilities by Gartner. This strategy leads to selecting best-of-breed heterogeneous products, where system integration takes centre stage and has some significant socio-technical impact. This paper investigates the interplay of System Integration with critical organizational factors like governance, team structure, process alignment, skills, etc. It explores how managing API contracts, addressing diverse protocols and data formats, ensuring end-to-end observability, and implementing robust governance is crucial for mitigating the potential chaos of heterogeneous integration in composable ecosystems.
Keywords
System integration evolution, Packaged Business Capabilities, MACH, System integration, Enterprise integration, Composable enterprise.
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