B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

Traditionally, most companies deployed digital integration solutions in an enterprise-centric manner that prioritized connecting business units to internal applications and business partners through standard EDI technologies. As a result, integration happened from the "inside-out", with internal systems dictating the level and extent of connections with external systems.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been around for more than 60 years. It has faced numerous shake-ups and undergone several notable changes, but it has persevered as the widely accepted standard for multi-enterprise integration.

This is the final article in our series, “The Human Side of Modernization.” This article will focus on the benefits of business automation and detail the mistakes IT leaders need to avoid in order to fully realize them. Previous articles in this series have focused on the technologies that enable business automation, EDI, B2B integration, and ERP solutions; you can find links to them at the end of this article.

This is the third article in our series, “The Human Side of Modernization.” This blog will explain what companies generally get wrong about digital transformation and why we advise companies to hire, dedicate, or contract experienced, business-savvy EDI and integration resources to ensure success with digital transformations. You can find links to the first two installments in the series at the end of this article.

This is the second article in our series, “The Human Side of Modernization.” This article explains why we believe that empathy is an essential quality for IT leaders who seek to drive the next wave of technology investments in their organizations, as well as the integration specialists they’ll rely on to bring that technology online. If you missed the first installment and want to read it first, click here.