OpenLegacy is in the Hybrid Integration Platform (HIP) product category which connects cloud-based and on-premise applications. HIP solutions leave the data and applications where they currently exist, both on-prem and in the cloud, and leverage the integration between them based on user scenarios.

Openlegacy's B2B solution makes it easier for the integration specialist to parse metadata from the on-premise systems and use templates to generate standard Java code. The integration specialists only need to know Java, a common language for cloud development.

How do you know if you need a Hybrid Integration Platform (HIP)?
OpenLegacy 's HIP is ideal for organizations with business-critical data in both on-premise applications and in the cloud, or organizations that have all their data in the cloud and need an on-premise-focused solution. HIP solutions aren't new, but products vary in how much they help or inhibit a true HIP process. These include:

• iPaaS (Integration PaaS) and iSaas (Integration SaaS)
  These solutions focus on cloud applications exclusively and therefore need a separate HIP that supports on-premise systems.
• Cloud data migration
  This solution uses data integration to move data into the cloud but ignores a critical asset -- the application business logic.
• SOA/ESB based API management solutions
  These types of solutions manage APIs, but their integration tooling adds middleware, therefore integration specialists must have experience in both the on-premise system and middleware.