IBM Integration Bus (IIB) is a software solution that allows a seamless transition of business information flow between applications. In an IIB environment, a broker or an integration node is a set of processes that hosts message flows to route, transform, and enrich in-flight messages. When the message flows within an IIB environment, it needs to be grouped, and an Execution Group is created.

In IIB Version 9.0.0.2, Brokers and Execution groups are stored as folders. This blog explains how to find the actual location of your Broker, Execution Group, jars, and log files in IIB.

How can you find the location of your Broker

Search for the folder…

Apache POI (Poor Obfuscation Implementation) is an API that allows programmers to create, modify, and display Microsoft Office files using Java programs NPOI. It’s a C# port of the POI Java project and is an open-source library and is a stand-alone implementation. This is especially popular in creating an Excel file or reading data from one.

However, while working with the NPOI library to generate Excel documents, the user might want to render HTML contents to an excel cell. But there is no inbuilt way in it to parse the HTML tags and render them. …

The Model View ViewModel (MVVM) is an architectural pattern used in software engineering that originated from Microsoft which specialized in the Presentation Model design pattern. is a software architectural pattern that helps in splitting the GUI code — from the development of the business logic or back-end logic (the model) so that the view is not dependent on any specific model platform.

MVVM Architecture

According to PTC, enterprises spent more than $2 trillion on digital transformation in 2019 alone. The onset of the pandemic has only increased this spend, as it has underscored the need for organizations worldwide to embrace digital transformation. There is an urgent need to address the evolving business landscape and craft strategies that focus on leveraging the full potential of digitization and turbocharge the business.

Digital transformation is not just about technological advancements within an enterprise. A successful strategy will also focus on changing the mindset of the stakeholders within a company. …

COVID-19 has undeniably been one of the worst crises to have affected the world in recent times. It has forever changed the way we live our lives and interact with one another. A third of the world has been under lockdown, with business operations in most countries being shut down entirely since early March. The pandemic has left an enormous socioeconomic impact in its wake and is forcing us to reimagine the way our society will operate moving forward.

Lockdown rules are starting to be relaxed in many parts of the world, and exit strategies are being defined and implemented…

Cloud computing has been around since the 1960s. However, it was not until the early late 90s that it started evolving with the capabilities that the cloud is known for today. Since then, it has grown leaps and bounds with almost every organization adopting cloud for their software, infrastructure, data, and resources. The advancements in cloud computing strategies have been nothing short of revolutionary, and it has been responsible for facilitating newer, more resilient business models. …

Technological advancements happen daily, and it is challenging for organizations that house older software systems to keep up. According to a recent study by Cleo, 25% of enterprises struggle with integrating new applications into their legacy systems. Most organizations do not have an optimal design structure or code organization, which makes it challenging for developers to make upgrades to it. Application re-engineering is the need of the hour for businesses to automate processes, build and manage system integrations, increase scalability, and successfully bridge the gap between legacy systems and newer technologies.

What are some of the benefits of application re-engineering?

Application re-engineering helps in reframing existing systems and providing…

According to a study by Deloitte, the internet of medical things (IoMT) market is touted to be worth $158.1bn by 2022. Medical technology companies around the planet are investing heavily in research and development of devices that will help in the digital transformation of the healthcare industry, and streamline patient care methods. IoMT helps in the radical transformation of the healthcare sector by the effective collaboration between healthcare professionals, patients, the processes, and the medical devices. …