5.5.3 Enabling Systems Architecture Tradeoffs Using a Systems Integration Framework

Abstract

AbstractSystems integration of large information enterprises involves integrating multiple heterogeneous database systems, client‐server platforms, web application technologies, and data warehousing solutions. Lockheed Martin Management and Data Systems (M&DS) is involved in systems integration for state, local, and federal government customers. We are currently developing a Systems Integration Framework (SIF) to assist in the architecture tradeoff and selection for large information enterprises. A SIF is an environment, which will assist in the rapid prototyping and testing of architectures, and specific instantiations of the architectures using commercial tools and platforms. Over the last four years we have developed and tested architectures for client‐server applications, web applications, mobile computing applications, data warehouses, and data mining applications. Performance metrics have been collected for web application servers and client‐server applications. This paper will describe how we utilized the SIF as a rapid prototyping and tradeoff environment to support systems engineering for state government customers in domains such as law enforcement, criminal justice, and airline operations.