Choosing an AWS Application Integration Service

Introduction

• Purpose: Determine the best AWS application integration services for your workloads.
• Covered Services:
  • Amazon SNS
  • Amazon SQS
  • Amazon EventBridge
  • Amazon MQ
  • Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
  • Amazon MSK
  • Amazon MWAA
  • AWS Step Functions
• Application Integration: A suite of services for communication between decoupled components within microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications.
• Objective: Guide to evaluate and choose the right integration services for your workloads.

Understand

• Modernization:
  • Shift operational responsibilities to enable value-add and innovation activities.
  • Spectrum: From managing your own message broker to serverless offerings.
• Integration Best Practices:
  • Consider open-source integrations and community backing.
  • Invest in knowledge capital and managing technical debt.
  • Use AWS Well-Architected Framework for designing reliable, scalable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems.
• Service Combinations:
  • Example combinations include routing events between Amazon EventBridge, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, and MSK for various purposes (e.g., buffering, analytics).

Define

• Integration Requirements:
  • Understand criteria, environment, and services.
  • Identify requirements for cloud migration or existing platforms.
• Messaging or Streaming Platforms:
  • Use cases include routing messages and supporting multi-region, replay, and recovery capabilities.
• Platform Types:
  • Market Adoption: Widely adopted with broad support.
  • Best Fit for Use Case: Tailored for specific industries but may lack flexibility.
  • Modern: Built for cloud-scale and serverless pricing, may need refactoring.

Consider

• Functional Requirements:
  • Evaluate requirements for integration points in cloud architecture.

Choose

• Service Types and Use Cases:
  • Capacity (EventBridge, SNS): For decoupled publishers and subscribers.
  • Messaging (SNS, SQS, MQ): For pub/sub or point-to-point messaging.
  • Streaming (Kinesis, MSK): For real-time data handling and analytics.
  • Workflows (Step Functions, MWAA): For managing workflows and task sequences.
  • Scheduling (EventBridge): For automating routine tasks at specific intervals.

Use

• Gain understanding of AWS application integration services to make informed choices.

Explore

• Resources:
  • Architecture diagrams for creating secure and cost-effective architectures.
  • Whitepapers for best practices on event-driven architectures.
  • Blogs for updates on technologies and application modernization.

This document serves as a comprehensive guide to help you choose the right AWS application integration services, considering various factors like modernization, integration requirements, and use cases across different service types.