Inventors:
Peter Alan Coldicott - Leander TX, US
Guenter Anton Sauter - Ridgefield CT, US
Mei Yang Selvage - Pocatello ID, US
Olaf W Zimmermann - Zürich, CH
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 15/177
US Classification:
706 45, 709220, 709223, 707600, 707790
Abstract:
Evaluating and prioritizing architectural design pattern alternatives for data integration is provided. A set of decision factors is derived from requirements for a system to be integrated. A default score is assigned to each decision factor based on historical data integration knowledge, and the default scores are weighted. A priority score is also assigned to each decision factor based on collected inputs from system metadata and subject matter experts in the enterprise system. Next, an individual consolidated score for each decision factor is calculated using the default score, the weighted score, and the priority score, and a total consolidated score is calculated from the individual consolidated scores for the architecture design pattern. The total consolidated score for the architecture design pattern may be compared against total consolidated scores for other architecture design patterns to determine a suitable candidate architecture design pattern for data integration.