Integration

Shared boundary between two functional units, defined by various characteristics pertaining to the functions, physical interconnections, signal exchanges, and other characteristics, as appropriate.

A user-facing web interface that provides a list of available APIs and is a repository for:

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Provides a level of indirection between the consumer of functionality and its provider. A service consumer interacts with the service provider via the Integration Layer. Hence, each service interface is only exposed via the Integration Layer (e.g., ESB), never directly and point-to-point integration is done at the Integration Layer instead of consumers/requestors doing it themselves. Consumers and providers are decoupled; this decoupling allows integration of disparate systems into new solutions.

A flexible architectural pattern that allows for a reuse and reduction in the number of interfaces, reducing and/or eliminating point-to-point integration.  A hub also allows for centralization of data and functionality.

Technology-centric term primarily concerned with connecting IT systems.

A query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. Graph QL provides a complete and understandable description of the data in your API, gives clients the power to ask for exactly what they need and nothing more, makes it easier to evolve APIs over time, and enables powerful developer tools.

An extension to the FTP protocol that adds Secure Socket Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS)-based mechanisms/capabilities on a standard FTP connection. It mainly enables performing or delivering standard FTP communication on top of an SSL-based security connection. FTPS is also known as FTP Secure.

Is the process of copying or moving a file from one computer to another over a network or Internet connection. It enables sharing, transferring or transmitting a file or a logical data object between different users and/or computers both locally and remotely.

A simple, very flexible text format derived from SGML. Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere.

A user-facing web interface that provides a list of available APIs and is a repository for:

Documentation,
Example requests and output,
Specifications
Interactive tools (test client)
Terms of use
Contact information