Exploração das etapas de integração de sistemas heterogêneos em projetos de software

Abstract

The quickened evolution of computer systems and technologies demands an efficient approach to the integration of heterogeneous systems, where applications interact to meet the users' needs. This work addresses the impacting factors in software projects in this context, highlighting the analysis of data management, design patterns, and software architecture. Additionally, it explores the key stages of the integration life cycle, proposing a guide for integration projects, complemented by its application analysis in a software market project experience. The experimentation proved effective in implementing the proposed stages, adding some typical complexities of implementing the theoretical foundation in an uncontrolled environment. This can serve as relevant insights when evaluating the large volume of data, team inexperience, and competition faced in a diverse ecosystem of systems. The work concludes that preliminary analysis, collaboration among the teams responsible for the involved systems, and critical evaluation of the proposed stages are contributing factors to the development of a system integration project with fewer uncertainties and, therefore, closer to the expected goal.