IBM Integration Bus, Version 10.0.0.2 Operating Systems: AIX, HP-Itanium, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS


Business planning

Consider the role of IBM® Integration Bus in your overall business solution, and understand the potential benefits and limitations based on your functional and business requirements.

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It is important to understand the capability and capacity that you require from your system. The capability and capacity of your integration nodes are partly determined by the operation mode in which they are running, and this is determined by the IBM Integration Bus license that you have purchased. For example, Express Edition entitles you to run an integration node in Express mode, in which a subset of capabilities are enabled for use with a single integration server, whereas the full edition of the product enables you to run in Advanced mode with all features enabled and with no limits to the number of resources that you can create and maintain. Alternatively, you might choose to use the Developer Edition, which you can download at no charge and use for evaluative purposes. For more information about the features and modes of operation provided in each edition, see Choosing your IBM Integration Bus edition and operation mode.

It is also important to consider the most suitable technology for your business; this varies between projects and organizations, and there are various factors to consider when assessing your requirements:

For more information about factors to consider when planning your IBM Integration Bus solution, see the following topics:

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