ADaM Framework - Integration Layer
Maintaining the accuracy and validity of the landscape is vital. The ADaM Framework supports an open web services API interface that allows ADaM to integrate with existing systems and ‘discovery tools’ to provide for automated updates and verifications.
Building a system to manage the business landscape is an iterative process which cannot be accomplished with a ‘big bang’ approach.
The ADaM methodology allows discrete areas of the business universe to be implemented in a staged approach so that disruption to the organization is minimized. Such initiatives can accommodate business constraints and operational disparities.
The disparate nature of the technologies that any organization will have deployed is addressed through ADaM adapters, and the ADaM Transformation Wizard enables both legacy systems and technology tools to contribute to the knowledgebase in order to protect sunken investments and provide for a centrally managed platform.
The integration of existing data repositories e.g. CMDB and document management systems, enables The ADaM Framework to form a ‘federated’ knowledgebase that is both accessible and auditable.
