Need Unified View of Integration Landscape
The head of integration needs a single view of the integration landscape, but the data isn't in enterprise architecture tools, API repositories, or any individual platform.
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Persona Story:
Noah, the head of integration, needs a single view of the integration landscape, but the data isn’t in enterprise architecture tools, API repositories, or any individual platform.
Problem Context
- Multiple integration technologies: SAP, Boomi, Kafka, Solace, EDI, gateways, GraphQL
- “If you want a view of your landscape… where do you go and find it?”
- Had to build something “by hand” using combination of existing tools
Problem Impact
- No single source of truth for integration inventory
- Manual effort required to build landscape visibility
- Cannot assess full scope for migration or governance initiatives
Naftiko Today
- Executable YAML capability specs provide a uniform declaration format for integrations regardless of underlying technology (SAP, Kafka, REST, etc.)
- Multi-source consumption with unique namespaces lets a single capability spec reference multiple integration platforms, creating a unified abstraction layer
- Data format conversion (Protobuf, XML, YAML, CSV, Avro, JSON) normalizes the heterogeneous data formats found across different integration technologies
- Backstage Integration (Fleet) provides a centralized catalog UI where all capability specs are browsable, offering the single pane of glass for the integration landscape
Naftiko Tomorrow
- Reference bridge capabilities for RSS/Atom, SOAP/XML, CSV (First Beta) would extend coverage to legacy integration protocols commonly found in enterprise landscapes
- gRPC/tRPC adapters and SQL consumption (v1.1) would bring additional integration technologies under the unified view
- K8s operator + Argo CD (Fleet Second Alpha) would provide infrastructure-level visibility into deployed integration capabilities across clusters
- Backstage Tech Radar plugin (Fleet GA) would overlay technology lifecycle status onto the integration landscape view, helping assess migration scope