A Brief Study of Middleware Technologies: Programming Applications and Management Systems
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nramcs/v1/16138DKeywords:
Middleware, message-oriented middleware, RPC, API, EAI, enterprise application integrationAbstract
The middleware layer connects many platforms, services, applications, hardware, and operating systems. It enables dissimilar systems to interact and work together in unison because the middleware layer abstracts much low-level complexity and makes applications and software systems portable. Middleware technologies allow software engineers to quickly develop software systems and applications, enabling software developers to concentrate on essential functions. This chapter delves into several types of middleware systems and talks about middleware capabilities, the working of middleware, the role of middleware in cloud-based systems, and the middleware platforms to utilize. Middleware systems are ubiquitous and are used in almost all types of software systems and applications. Middleware applications act as glue between different types of systems and application protocols. They provide a mechanism for different systems running on different types of operation systems and using multiple different communication protocols to interchange information effectively.
