We have a global banking customer who uses IBM DataPower Gateway to expose their APIs for customer use.
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We have a global banking customer who uses IBM DataPower Gateway to expose their APIs for customer use.
You don't have to have a separate DMC proxy because DataPower Gateway is an appliance and will take care of a lot of security features. These include data validations, encryption, as well as XML or any type of scripting or security threats that are present.
From a security point of view, being an appliance in the DMC zone, IBM DataPower Gateway will take care of the entire security angle for the infrastructure.
The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better.
I've been using this product for more than five years now.
It is stable, and the performance is good as well.
It is easy to scale as the product itself has the capability to install it as a cluster. So it can be scaled vertically or horizontally.
We have a team of about 10 developers and 10 to 15 enterprise customers globally.
For this particular product, the technical support is good.
I would give them an eight out of ten because there are some stability issues related to new features that have been added. They could have tested them and released them later rather than releasing them right now.
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The initial setup is pretty straightforward because it's an appliance, so you don't have much complexity from an installation and configuration perspective. I would give the setup process a five out of five.
We implemented it in-house. It hardly takes any time; perhaps a day or two.
The only maintenance you need to be worried about is upgrading the patches, and you need to make sure that you apply those on time. We have two people who are responsible for the maintenance and administration.
This product is a bit expensive as IBM products are costly assets. However, for enterprise customers it is a worthwhile investment.
The licensing cost is based on the PVU and will depend upon the number of CPUs used for the virtual appliances.
If you are buying the license based on the PVUs, then you won't have any additional costs because all of the features will be available. However, if you are not going with the product with the PVU and you're going with certain features, then you will need to add those features, specifically security features, and pay for them. That is, there are certain features that are on a pay-per-feature basis if you are not going with a PVU license.
I would give pricing a rating of three out of five.
If you are an enterprise customer, I would definitely advise that it is better to go for IBM DataPower. You won't need to have a proxy or any other security measures required in the DMC, and it is easy to implement and easy to maintain and scale.
Overall, I would rate IBM DataPower Gateway at ten out of ten.
The banks and government entities use this solution.
WSO2 Enterprise Integrator facilitates the integration of different systems and the exposure of services within an IT ecosystem. It has functionalities such as service exposure and consumption from other entities.
WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide. They have an offering for the cloud. Mostly, ELC serves the right purpose.
WSO2 Enterprise Integrator can standardize integration processes within organizations. Many customers rely on it for its robust standardization capabilities, making it a crucial component in their integration strategies.
The key feature of API management is conversion. This integration module facilitates tasks such as converting between various formats and connecting diverse data stores.
The micro integrator should be improved. There is room for enhancement considering alternative integration components. Some workloads may benefit from optimization or additional features. Additionally, exploring the supported connections reveals opportunities for enhancement. While some connections may meet expectations, others may require workarounds due to limitations such as bandwidth availability. From a product perspective, there could be improvements by incorporating built-in connectors that are aligned with industry standards.
I have been using WSO2 Enterprise Integrator as an implementor for over five years.
The product is stable.
I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.
The microservices architecture is best. We can scale it depending on our requirements. It is very scalable. The solution is well-fit for enterprise customers.
I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.
The documentation is efficient. The deployment takes minutes in the production phase.
I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.
The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive since it has a subscription.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.