Authors : Mahendhiran Krishnan

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jun961

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Abstract : Enterprise Integration is increasingly critical for aligning business goals with technological capabilities. As organizations shift to cloud-native architectures, ensuring compliance, visibility, and agility becomes more complex. Traditional integration models often lack the resilience and security needed in regulated, data-intensive environments. This paper introduces the Strategic Integration Architecture (SI-Arch), a compliance-first framework grounded in a Four-Layer Strategic Model spanning leadership, governance, enablement, and execution. SI-Arch incorporates zero trust principles, observability, and adaptive policy enforcement to facilitate secure, compliant data exchange. Financial sector case studies reveal improved traceability, reduced audit prep time, and accelerated integration velocity. Key implementation factors— platform choices, automation tools, and governance protocols—are outlined, offering actionable insights for architects and transformation leaders. By bridging strategic intent and technical execution, SI-Arch delivers a scalable, resilient integration blueprint for complex hybrid ecosystem.

Keywords : Enterprise Integration, API Center for Enablement (API C4E), API Management, Microservice Architecture, AI- Enabled Integration Governance, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Generative AI (GenAI), Digital Transformation Framework, Cloud Integration, Hidden Integration Patterns, Zero Trust Architecture, Event-Driven Integration, Integration Mesh Fabric, Enterprise Architecture for Financial Systems, Observability and Monitoring Frameworks.

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