3. Implement Event-Driven Integration¶
Date: 2025-04-10
Status¶
Completed
Context¶
BelFoot FC has 20 software systems across 5 departments that need to exchange data. Point-to-point integrations would create an unmanageable web of connections and tight coupling between systems.
Decision¶
Implement Azure Service Bus as the central event-driven integration backbone. All systems publish domain events to topics, and interested systems subscribe to relevant events. An Integration Platform API handles message routing, transformation, and monitoring.
Consequences¶
- Systems are loosely coupled through publish-subscribe messaging
- New systems can subscribe to existing events without modifying producers
- Dead-letter queues provide built-in error handling and retry capabilities
- Data Platform ETL pipelines consume events for near real-time data ingestion
- Requires operational monitoring of message queues and throughput