IBM Cast Iron Interview Questions

1. Who is Cast Iron Systems?

A. Established in 2001, Cast Iron Systems is a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud application integration company. Cast Iron Systems has completed thousands of customer integrations crossways industries and around the world. Clients include Allianz, NEC, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Dow Jones, Schumacher Group, ShoreTel, Sports Authority, Time Warner, Westmont University, and several others.

2.What capabilities does Cast Iron Systems provide? 

A. Cast Iron Systems provides fast and flexible SaaS and cloud application integration that can be completed in days, and empowers clients with contact to today’s SaaS and cloud-based applications with simple integration into existing applications and processes. Additional, Cast Iron Systems provides capabilities that allow low cost and high returns on investments in cloud and SaaS models

3. Cast Iron Systems tenders appliance solution today. Any plans to deliver Cast Iron Systems as a WebSphere DataPower appliance?

A. WebSphere DataPower SOA appliances are a key element in IBM's holistic approach to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and DataPower has become instrumental in IBM’s appliance center-of-excellence (COE).Since 2005, this appliance COE has produced several new and innovative WebSphere appliance offerings, including the newly announced WebSphere DataPower XC10 and WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B. Equally, IBM intends to apply this technology and expertise to enhance Cast Iron Systems’ appliance offerings as a key element that extends IBM’s appliance portfolio.

4. Cast Iron Systems capabilities can be leveraged by IBM Global Services?

A. Cast Iron Systems’ clients will be able to take advantage of IBM Global Services, an industry leader in strategy and change consulting, business process management and IT services. Cast Iron Systems cloud and SaaS to on-premise application integration offerings will be used by IBM Global Services practitioners with both enterprise and general business customers.

5. How will IBM Business Partner benefits?

A. IBM Business Partners will have Cast Iron Systems cloud and SaaS application integration capabilities available to them backed by the strength and global reach of IBM. This will give partners additional opportunities to begin application integration engagements.

6. How will Cast Iron Systems’ business partners benefit?

A. Cast Iron Systems’ business partners can benefit as follows:

•   Partners can increase access to new accounts by working with IBM’s worldwide sales and marketing teams.

•   Partners can achieve faster time-to-value by integrating with IBM’s open standards based, multiplatform offerings.

•   Partners can gain access to skilled resources through IBM;s

Global Services delivery teams.

•   Partners can expand their global reach by leveraging IBM’s international presence in 170 countries.

•   Partners can leverage IBM’s world-class enablement through IBM Partner World and SOA Partner programs.

•   As their customer desires for application integration expand, Cast Iron Systems’ partners can leverage IBM’s broader connectivity and integration products for scalability and performance.

7. How will Cast Iron Systems be positioned within IBM?

A. IBM is already recognized for the industry-leading capabilities, and according to leading analyst reports has been in Message-oriented Middleware for 15+ years, #1 in Enterprise Service Bus, #1 in SOA Appliances, and #1 in SOA & SOA Governance Cast Iron Systems leading cloud and SaaS application integration solutions will be another strategic and synergistic contribution within the WebSphere application integration portfolio

8.What services does Cast Iron Systems provide?

A. Cast Iron Systems offers a wide array of value-added services including:

Consulting services:

expert services that combine in-depth product knowledge with real world integration experience to deliver rapid implementations.

Technical support services:

responsive, reliable technical support services provided by

a global support team through phone and our online support portal.

Education services:

hands-on training to ensure that users know how to use and deploy the Cast Iron Integration Solution for most favorable results

9.How are these capabilities provided?

A. Cast Iron Systems provides a complete platform to deliver everything needed to integrate cloud applications with on-premise applications that is offered in three deployment options, all with the same functionality:

• The Cast Iron Systems Physical Appliance
• The Cast Iron Systems Virtual Appliance

The Cast Iron Systems Cloud2, a multi-tenant Integration-as-a-Service cloud offering