Facilitated by TJ Badru

In today’s interconnected digital landscape, no system operates in isolation. Applications, databases, devices, and cloud platforms must communicate effectively to deliver real-time services and data. The invisible glue enabling this is middleware. At our upcoming May 2025 session, Middleware: Enabling Seamless Integration and Communication Between Systems, we’ll explore how middleware enables scalable, efficient system-to-system integration across modern architectures.

Why Middleware Matters

As organizations shift toward microservices, cloud-native platforms, and API-first designs, middleware becomes critical for:

• Translating protocols and data formats
• Orchestrating services across disparate platforms
• Enabling asynchronous and synchronous communication
• Supporting scalability and reliability in distributed environments

For a deeper overview, check IBM’s guide on middleware.

What You’ll Learn in This Session

1. Understanding the Middleware Landscape

• Core types: message-oriented middleware, object request brokers, database middleware, API gateways
• Real-world middleware examples (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, Apache Camel, MuleSoft)
• Middleware in hybrid cloud and IoT ecosystems

Explore messaging middleware use cases at Red Hat.

2. Architectural Patterns and Use Cases

• Point-to-point vs. pub-sub vs. service mesh
• Use cases in e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise SaaS
• Integrating legacy systems with modern APIs

Learn about modern integration patterns from NGINX.

3. Middleware and Agile Teams

• Collaborating with DevOps on message flow design
• Using middleware monitoring tools for faster debugging
• Building CI/CD pipelines with integration testing for middleware layers

4. Common Middleware Challenges and How to Solve Them

• Latency and bottlenecks in message routing
• Managing security and access controls
• Versioning and backward compatibility in APIs

Explore best practices from MuleSoft’s API strategy hub.

Who Should Attend

• Software Architects and Integration Engineers
• Backend Developers and DevOps Professionals
• Product Managers working on platform-level capabilities
• QA Engineers testing cross-system dependencies

How to Prepare for the Session

1. Map out your current system integrations and key data flows
2. Identify any existing middleware in your stack
3. Note performance, monitoring, or security gaps you’ve experienced

Benefits of Attending

• Gain clarity on middleware’s role in enterprise agility
• Discover tools and platforms to modernize your tech stack
• Understand integration patterns and pitfalls
• Access architecture templates and middleware testing checklists

If your systems aren’t talking, your business isn’t moving.

Join us this May 2025 for Middleware: Enabling Seamless Integration and Communication Between Systems and master the art of connecting what matters.

Register now

And drive integration forward.