Middleware

Middleware is a type of software that acts as a bridge between two or more applications, databases, or systems. It is used to facilitate communication and data exchange between different components of an application or system. Middleware can be used to integrate existing applications, databases, and systems into a single platform. It can also be used to create new applications and services that are based on existing components.

Middleware is often referred to as “plumbing” because it connects different parts of an application or system together. It provides the necessary infrastructure for communication and data exchange between different components. Middleware can also provide additional services such as authentication, authorization, logging, monitoring, and security.

Middleware is typically divided into two categories: application middleware and system middleware. Application middleware is designed to facilitate communication between applications and databases. System middleware is designed to facilitate communication between systems such as networks or operating systems.

Application middleware includes technologies such as message-oriented middleware (MOM), enterprise service buses (ESBs), web services, remote procedure calls (RPCs), object request brokers (ORBs), distributed component object models (DCOMs), and Java Message Service (JMS). These technologies provide the necessary infrastructure for communication between applications and databases. They also provide additional services such as authentication, authorization, logging, monitoring, and security.

System middleware includes technologies such as distributed computing environments (DCEs), network operating systems (NOSs), distributed file systems (DFSs), distributed transaction processing systems (TPPs), distributed resource management systems (DRMs), distributed database management systems (DBMSs) ,and distributed object request brokers (ORBs). These technologies provide the necessary infrastructure for communication between networks or operating systems. They also provide additional services such as authentication, authorization, logging, monitoring, and security.

In addition to providing the necessary infrastructure for communication between different components of an application or system, middleware can also be used to create new applications and services that are based on existing components. For example, web services are often created using existing components from different sources such as databases or legacy applications. Web services allow developers to create new applications without having to write code from scratch.

Middleware can also be used in cloud computing environments where it provides the necessary infrastructure for communication between cloud-based applications and databases.

• Cloud-based middleware solutions include Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure;
• Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions such as Google Compute Engine;
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions such as Salesforce;
• Database-as-a-Service solutions such as Amazon Relational Database Service;
• Mobile Backend Solutions such as Firebase;
• Messaging Solutions such as Apache Kafka;
• Streaming Solutions such Apache Storm;
• Big Data Solutions such Apache Hadoop;
• Machine Learning Solutions such TensorFlow;
• IoT Solutions Such AWS IoT Core;
• Blockchain Solutions Such Ethereum;
• DevOps Tools Such Jenkins;
• Security Solutions Such WAF/IDS/IPS/DLP/SIEM/UBA/SOAR etc.;
• Analytics Solutions Such Tableau etc.;
• Monitoring & Logging Tools Such Splunk etc.;
• Automation Tools Such Ansible etc.;
• Containerization Tools Such Docker etc.;
• Virtualization Tools Such VMware etc.;
• Storage & Backup Solutions Such EMC Isilon etc.;
• Networking & Load Balancing Tools Such F5 BigIP etc.,
• Identity & Access Management Tools Such Okta etc.,
• Business Process Management Tools Such Camunda BPMN etc.,
• Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing Tools Such SAP HANA etc.,
• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Platforms Such IBM Watson AI Platform etc.,
• Cloud Management Platforms Such OpenStack Cloud Platform etc.,
• Application Performance Monitoring Tools Such AppDynamics APM Toolset etc.,
• API Management Platforms Such Apigee API Gateway Platform etc.,
• Integration Platforms & ESB’sSuch MuleSoft Anypoint ESB Platform etc..