IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Gentran Integration Suite Consulting
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and
Gentran Integration Suite Consulting
REMEDI is uniquely experienced with B2B EDI integration. As an IBM Premier Business Partner and software reseller, we have core expertise with IBM’s B2B Integrator (Sterling Integrator / Gentran Integration Suite). Our B2B integration services are tailored a number of ways to fit your needs.. REMEDI Sterling Integrator and Gentran consultants are among the best in North America, if you listen to what our clients say. REMEDI consultants can supplement your IT staff if you have workload challenges and they can provide EDI integration managed services in your environment managing business infrastructure, performing integration development, and participating in partner facing coordination activities. Also, our SI architects assist clients with Sterling Integrator / Gentran Integration Suite architecture, installation, and configuration. REMEDI can also consult with clients developing business cases to take advantage of the full features and capabilities the SI / GIS product, adapters, and add-ons. REMEDI is perfectly suited for large-scale B2B integration projects. Given our IBM Sterling Commerce partner relationship and SI / GIS integration focus, our integration architects are often called upon for Sterling Integrator training and other specialty requests like clustered configurations, Perimeter Server, Sterling File Gateway, Control Center, Connect:Direct and Managed File Transfer projects. A sampling of integration services we have provided clients include: Q. On average how much experience do your Sterling Integrator consultants have? Q. What is the scale of your services? Q. What kind of work do you normally do on a Sterling Integrator engagement? Q. How many SI/GIS engagements have you done? Q. Do you have any tools to assist with converting the maps from Gentran to Sterling Integrator? Q. Can you come in and just spend a few hours reviewing our infrastructure and make recommendations for improvements? Q. Have you helped clients with Sterling Integrator 5.3 implementations? IT MANAGER – INSURANCE INDUSTRY “You have done an excellent job as a GIS EDI Consultant over the past 3 years. During your tenure, you have been a valuable asset to our organization, thank you for providing your knowledge and expertise. Special thanks for your contribution and dedication to the project, you were instrumental in helping us make our deadline, along with support and training you provided. It has been a privilege to work with you on several projects and tasks over the past few years. You possess the ultimate ‘can do’ attitude and positive energy, always with a smile. I feel very fortunate and grateful for the contribution and professionalism you provided to our organization. I would highly recommend you to anyone looking for a hard working, dedicated, true professional. You would be a asset to any employer in any endeavor you choose to pursue.” EDI ANALYST – TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY “Michael consulted for our business for eight months. In that time, he applied his knowledge of EDI, data integration tools from Sterling Commerce, and shipping to help us with EDI implementations and related issues. In particular, he was instrumental in setting up EDI with two of our customers, one of which provides more than $4 million gross sales annually to our company. He also provided analysis and advice on technical matters. Over this period Michael demonstrated initiative, communicated well with our customers, and was focused on the business issues related to what he was asked to do. We are pleased with his efforts and going forward feel he will add value for our customers. Thank you for his service.” IT MANAGER – FOOD MANUFACTURER “This email is to confirm that project Sterling Integrator implementation was successfully completed within the time frame which was agreed by both parties, we still have a lot to do (learning curve) but we will be able to manage since REMEDI’s consultant delivered an excellent professional knowledge of the application, we will definitely use them for future needs even if it has to be by remote support. I still need to do a final test and will notify you if any issues encountered, once again thank you for your support and for your records, I have worked with several consultants in the past but just a couple have had the knowledge and credentials.” We have the ability to finance software and services for credit-qualified clients. Contact us for more information about 0% financing of IBM software for 12 months and competitive rates for 24-36 months. Most any REMEDI services can also be financed for 12-36 months at competitive rates. REMEDI offers companion business integration solutions and services for use with certain integration software packages. The solutions developed by REMEDI, or development partners, enhance your return on investment when used in conjunction with the associated integration product. Currently available companion products include: The X-Link conversion engine is an automated solution that converts Gentran Unix Visual Maps to Sterling Integrator (GIS) maps, cutting remapping time and cost by as much as 75-80%. For organizations considering the move to Sterling Integrator, but concerned about the time and cost involved with the remapping effort in a move from Gentran Unix to Sterling Integrator, this solution makes the consideration more palatable. Finally, there are those with Sterling Integrator and Gentran Unix in production, with the conversion stalled due to time or budget. This solution makes map conversion economical and decommissioning Gentran Unix possible. In all of these instances the X-Link conversion engine can take the process of remapping from 16-24 hours per map, to as low as 2-4 hours per map, which includes map finalization and testing time. Maps delivered to REMEDI are processed, converted and delivered back to the client within hours. Deliverables include the converted map and a conversion log that details the conversion events with notations about functions in Visual Maps not supported in Sterling Integrator / Application Integrator maps which require coding in the finalization process. The actual conversion process takes as little as 2.5 seconds per map. REMEDI offers map finalization and testing services along with the conversion process. Clients may also do their own map finalization and testing if they choose. To demonstrate the process, deliverables, and proof of concept, REMEDI will convert up to 5 maps at no cost to you. Contact us for your complimentary map conversions and see how it works! BPdocRx is the prescription to understanding and utilizing complex BPs developed by a variety of developers with varying styles. The solution is an automated Sterling Integrator / GIS BP documentation offering from REMEDI. BPdocRx takes client, and “out of the box”, BPs and creates a single HTML document that outlines the functionality and interdependencies of each BP along with performance enhancement suggestions. The documentation makes BPs easier to understand and troubleshoot. Detail in the documentation allows you to see what services are being used, how BPs are related, where elements are set and updated, and the looping structures of the BP. Four levels of service are available. BPdocRx Basic This level provides full documentation of your entire block of BPs in a very clear and easy to understand format. The mere existence of documentation, let alone documentation that is consistent in format across all BPs, will further assist you in tracking down data and code issues. This will also decrease issue resolution time and the time needed to roll out new or enhanced business processes. View documentation samples of BPdocRx Basic BPdocRx Advanced This service level will provide you with summary information giving you quick access to Rule name, Rule code and ProcessData Elements with their associated values, and all of the features outlined in BPdocRx Basic. View documentation samples of BPdocRx Advanced BPdocRx Premium This is the most detailed level of documentation offered. It includes all the features of BPdocRx Basic and BPdocRx Advanced. The Premium level provides the user insightful information about services that are optimally configured, suggestions showing where process or performance improvements can be made, and code analysis warnings where sequence starts are not named or have generic names. View documentation samples of BPdocRx Premium BPdocRx Premium Plus This manual service supplements all features contained in the automated documentation service levels, plus includes a full BP code review by one of our experienced BP developers. Many SI/GIS installations have highly sophisticated processes with large numbers of BPs that may or may not have been created and maintained using best practices. Also, BPs are often developed over time by a wide variety of resources using varying coding styles. In these cases, we often suggest the BPdocRx Premium Plus service. This manual BP code review can locate code and efficiency issues not caught in the automated review, with deliverables including performance enhancement suggestions to the client in a report compiled by our BP developer. REMEDI will document up to 5 business processes at no cost to you. Contact us to give it a try!
A. On average our consultants have 5 years of experience across Gentran Integration Suite and Sterling Integrator. We have consultants that have worked with the product(s) since inception, and others with levels of experience that suit client / project needs.
A. The scale of our services is from SI/GIS mappers, to BP developers, to administrators, to full spectrum professionals. Within and across each of these we can ramp numbers and combinations of professionals according to client / project needs.
A. Approximately 25% EDI mapping / testing / implementation, 5% rapid community on-boarding, 25% BP development/optimization, 5% framework development, 15% original planning / installation / configuration, 20% Gentran / GIS to Sterling Integrator conversion / upgrade, 5% system health checks, project audits, companion product utilization.
A. We have had +200 Sterling Integrator / GIS engagements since 2007.
A. X-Link will convert Gentran Unix Visual Maps to Sterling Integrator/Gentran Integration Suite Maps which can cut time and costs up to 75-80%.
A. We have done a system review for many companies over the years and recently began using a product to assist with this. BPdocRx will analyze your Sterling Integrator Business Processes and creates documentation showing how the BPs are working and make performance recommendations.
A. Yes, we’ve done over 6 since the release of SI 5.3.X-Link
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