B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been around for decades, enabling business data transactions in numerous industries. Over the years, many influencing factors have emerged to challenge its footing in B2B communications. Still, EDI has grown in adoption and acceptance, becoming deeply ingrained in everyday business interactions. In 2019, EDI accounted for 78.4 percent of all B2B digital transactions.

Data offers you a competitive advantage, but only when it’s integrated properly. Hybrid integration platforms allow seamless and secure data and application integration across on-premises and multi-cloud environments.

Henry Ford once said, “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Sometimes, to get ahead, we need to find the right partners. When it comes to B2B integration, that can be a scary prospect – many companies believe managed integration services mean that you must give up control over your data.

When you think about hosted EDI, the first thing that comes to mind is the “where.” Where will the EDI solution be hosted? Typically, the debate has been cloud vs. on-premises EDI.

In today’s business landscape, the phrase “no man is an island” has never been truer. We’re connected to our trading partner through an ecosystem, even if we don’t realize it. Yet, if we don’t leverage those connections, supply chain disruptions can derail our business.