You are investing in business applications and realize the need to migrate and integrate these applications to run your company smoothly. However, your choices for integration are not appealing. Writing custom code or using complex integration platforms is time consuming, involves lots of software and requires deep middleware expertise. Sound familiar?
"We looked at a number of integration tools, but we chose Cast Iron for its simple, appliance-based approach. What really got our attention is the ability of the Cast Iron solution to be implemented in a matter of days."Chip Vanek Director of Corporate and CRM Applications, Magma Design Automation
Cast Iron Systems created a simple, appliance-based solution for application migration and integration. The Cast Iron Integration Appliance® delivers simplicity by providing everything needed to complete application integrations in one device and by using a "configuration, not coding" approach that frees up expert programmers. Companies choose Cast Iron's solution to migrate and integrate their applications in days and for 80% less than the cost of other alternatives.
Most application integration problems require rapid migration and integration of information across multiple systems — like ERP, CRM, databases, on-demand applications, custom applications — and also with partners. The Cast Iron Integration Appliance provides comprehensive connectivity out-of-the-box to all these applications without any need to install anything at the endpoints.
Cast Iron Integration Appliances enable IT departments to be nimble and responsive to the needs of the business.
What Problems Does the Cast Iron Integration Appliance Solve?Companies in industries ranging from manufacturing, retail and consumer packaged goods, to energy, transportation and logistics, use the Cast Iron Integration Appliance to solve application integration problems like these:
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What Systems Does the Cast Iron Integration Appliance Connect?Cast Iron Integration Appliances contain pre-built connectivity to a variety of enterprise applications and end-points. Our customers utilize Cast Iron Integration Appliances to solve data migration and synchronization problems between the following:
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The Cast Iron solution provides the following key features to simplify and accelerate data migration and application integration:
Cast Iron Integration Appliances simplify application integration projects in just four easy steps:
Cast Iron Integration Appliances connect a wide variety of enterprise applications including CRM, ERP, databases, flat-files, other customer support systems and on-demand applications. Using a "configuration, not coding" approach for connecting applications not only enables rapid implementations but also eliminates the need to touch the endpoints. These appliances provide a graphical UI to transform data between source and target applications, and provide automatic completeness checks. A workflow process can be defined using drag-and-drop logical functions. And, a single web-based console provides complete visibility to data flowing through the appliance and enables complete management of the integrations.
Cast Iron's solution for enterprise application integration comprises three distinct appliances — the iA2500, iA3000 and iA3000HA. While these appliances share the same technology foundation, each product is designed to meet specific customer needs:
Cast Iron Studio (Studio) is at the heart of the easy-to-use design experience offered by Cast Iron's Integration Appliances. Studio provides a graphical environment for you to configure integration data flows called workflows or orchestrations. Studio allows you to create these workflows by dragging and dropping activities into a design window. Once designed, these workflows can be published to the appliance with a single click.
Combining ease-of-use with robust functionality, the purpose-built Run-time Appliance brings high performance and reliability to your integration solution. With easy scalability and complete security, the appliance is self-contained and has everything needed to complete your integrations.
The Web Management Console (WMC) is a simple-to-use environment where you deploy integration projects, and then securely monitor and manage these integrations. The Web Management Console also manages all deployment assets related to the integration for you. These assets could include the WSDL definition for a web service to invoke your integration or database scripts to send database events to the Cast Iron Integration Appliance.
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The iA2000 is the entry-level integration appliance from Cast Iron. It allows customers to get their first integration project between any two named applications up and quickly and cost effectively. This is an attractive alternative for custom code and good fit for simpler projects.
Entry-level appliance provides integration between any two named applications. Allows customers to consider an integration solution for simpler integration projects, and is an attractive alternative to custom code.
Flagship solution solves integration problems between multiple applications. Useful for companies that seek a standard solution for their application integration needs and find software-based integration solutions too complex.
High Availability solution for mission-critical applications. Comprised of a pair of iA4000 appliances, the HA solution provides failover capability. Useful for companies that need a hot standby option in addition to high-availability requirements.
