Secure Production Deployment of B2B Solutions using WebSphere Business Integration Connect

Many business-to-business (B2B) deployments are unsuccessful due to the lack of proper planning prior to installing and configuring the software solution. Also, it is often forgotten that implementing a B2B solution has implications for the overall IT infrastructure. Network security, network availability, and application integration are all equally required of a successful B2B solution implementation.

In this IBM Redbook, we start with a discussion about topics that a B2B consultant needs to know before working on a B2B project. A deep understanding of the B2B product, an understanding of business issues, and network technologies are all required.

The second part of this IBM Redbook discusses the typical phases of a B2B project, starting with assessment meetings and ending with post-production support.

In the last part of this IBM Redbook, we discuss the production implementation of WebSphere® Business Integration Connect within a topology that consists of two DMZs, a reverse proxy and a load balancer. Within this environment, we have implemented the exchange of EDI documents within AS2 messages over Secure HTTP (HTTPS).