The solution improved the company by modernizing the way they offer services and improving the user experience.

Mule allows us to transform our data into our desired outcome and then translate it. This allows it to be moved forward for further processing.

It integrates between an ERP (J2EE inventory module), a CRM (PHP) and a new mobile development platform (Angular JavaScript web services).

The aim of the solution was to connect to the inventory application provided by the ERP system, read and send data to the CRM, then hook that to the smartphone with a user-friendly UI.

Some requirements:

• Integrate applications or systems on premise or in the cloud.
• Use out-of-the-box connectors to create SaaS integration applications.
• Build and expose APIs.
• Consume APIs.

One of the important features of Mule ESB as an enterprise architect is that it should be scalable. It should be customizable for different kinds of clients. 

For client A, we need only two products. For client B, I need to group one and three. The product must be customizable for each. 

The product should be able to identify who is calling and what the components are. We need to return them to the calling point. Mule ESB covers most of these requirements.

Last month, the Guardian had a post saying that Mule is one of the best products for enterprise applications.

It is very easy to learn and implement. We were able to meet project deadlines on time.

We have had our research analysis team do six months of work looking into if this solution was going to benefit our organization and they determined it fit perfectly into our business. 

I am not sure about how it has improved the way my organization functions but certainly with regard to simple integration, development speed is faster than writing from scratch.

We are a technology consulting company specialized in Systems Integration using Mule ESB. (www.app-integrators.com)

Through App Integrators, we have integrated disparate Enterprise Applications for different customers across the globe. Most of our integrations for clients are:

• Hybrid Integration Model: On-premises and cloud based applications
• Large volume data handling: Handled batch applications supporting up to 20 million records to Salesforce.
• Support for Enterprise Batch Applications: We have used Mule ESB for running 120 batch applications on different scheduled intervals.
• SAP based Integrations with manufacturing systems

It allows communication between different applications with different protocols. It's also helped solve business integration issues.

Mule ESB is the heart of applications that required routing and improvement of messages such as electronic invoicing

We had to design a complex diagnostic and analysis tool that catered to different ERPs. For example, connecting to different types of data sources and listening from different types of services (over Web and FTP).

Business services for diagnostics should be modified by admin/functional people and applications should be updated on-the-fly without any down time.

The Mule runtime engine served the purpose and we developed a drag-and-drop workflow designer (web app) that is built on top of Mule to make it easy for admins to create and edit services.

• Ability to integrate disparate systems with a seamless movement of data on-premises and in the cloud
• Gives the power to make decisions and quick market penetration
• Provides the time to build and release new features
• Has Agile driven builds

The solution has helped us to develop more quickly and improve our time to market. 

It has reduced interdependency.

I am providing the service for MuleSoft ESB. My company has delivered solutions such as travel portals, retailer engines, application integration, and a wide range of other scenarios, where ESB can be utilized.

It has changed our approach towards integration, making plumbing functions such as HTTP/Messaging listener services, data transformation and connection handling redundant.

Integration between systems can often take several days. However, with MuleSoft ESB, it can take as little as fifteen minutes.

• For API creation and integrations in agile mode.
• Reduces the development cost and time as we work in agile mode.

We have seen a significant improvement in our processes: Response time decreased significantly and integration of services became faster.