system integration
Connecting disparate parts
System integration is the process of combining separate components, subsystems, or technologies into a unified whole that functions together.
In computing, this typically means connecting different software applications or hardware so they can share data and work as a coordinated system: The company hired consultants for system integration after acquiring three incompatible databases.
The term extends to any field where disparate parts must be made to operate together—manufacturing, engineering, audiovisual installations.
Inter-application bridging software
- APIsSoftware communication protocols
- interoperabilityCross-platform functional harmony
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- configurationArrangement of parts
deployment · interface · cross-platform · modularization · standardization · legacy systems · plug-and-play · end-to-end
Combining into unified whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- mergingBlending into one
- amalgamationUniting into one
- linkageConnected system of parts
incorporation · fusion · blending · coalescence · centralization · streamlining · harmonization · interoperability
Building design discipline
- platformRaised flat structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- serversMachines providing network resources
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
hardware · software · protocols · connectivity · virtualization · storage · scalability · modularity
Organized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
synergy · cross-functional · stakeholders · vendors · consultants · project management · communication · workflow
middleware
Inter-application bridging software
- APIsSoftware communication protocols
- interoperabilityCross-platform functional harmony
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
configuration · deployment · interface · cross-platform · modularization · standardization · legacy systems · plug-and-play · end-to-end · seamless
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- mergingBlending into one
- amalgamationUniting into one
linkage · incorporation · fusion · blending · coalescence · centralization · streamlining · harmonization · interoperability · holistic
architecture
Building design discipline
- platformRaised flat structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- serversMachines providing network resources
databases · hardware · software · protocols · connectivity · virtualization · storage · scalability · modularity · cloud services
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
alignment · synergy · cross-functional · stakeholders · vendors · consultants · project management · communication · workflow · handoff
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- firewallNetwork access control system
Ethernet · LAN · WAN · gateway · VPN · TCP/IP · latency · packet · data transfer · subnet
system integrationdecoupling
Removal of interdependence
disaggregation · unbundling · deconstruction · decommissioning
system integrationfragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
compartmentalization · balkanization · siloing · organizational silos · incompatibility
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