IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances

IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances are built for purpose. These appliances are easy-to-deploy network devices which are used for simplifying, helping secure, and accelerating your XML and Web services deployments while extending your SOA infrastructure.

For security purpose we are having – Virus Scanners, Firewalls, Proxy Servers etc. For Hosting purpose we are having Mainframes, server clusters , Databases. We are having an additional server which is used for authentication. Because of all these features of hardware and software, the cost to install, configure, maintain and operate any of these components are very huge to afford. Remember always that, not to mention that we are having XML, Copybook, flat file and databases. This would need  data-transformations that gives us an additional cost on both hardware and software for that.

DataPower Integration Appliance XI50 in itself has the capabilities of  XS40 and XA35. In addition to that, it also provides

• Any-to-any transformation engine
• Transport bridging
• Integrated message-level security
• Lightweight message brokering

Different types Data power appliances :-

XML Accelerator XA35:

• Accelerates XML processing and transformation.
• Increases throughput and reduces latency.
• Lowers development costs. 

XML Security Gateway XS40:

• Help secure SOA with XML threat protection and access control
• Combines Web services security, routing and management functions Drop-in, centralized policy enforcement.
• Easily integrates with existing infrastructure and processes.

Integration Appliance XI50:-

• Transforms messages (Binary to XML, Binary to Binary, XML to Binary)
• Bridges multiple protocols (e.g. MQ, HTTP, JMS)
• Routes messages based on content and policy.
• Integrates message-level security and policy Functions.