B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

Some readers may recall rotary phones from the 1960s. You could count on them to place calls. But they became slow and hard to use. Tools that provide instant communication and many connections have all but replaced them. Likewise, legacy EDI systems were not built for all the digital demands of today.

Migrating to a new ERP, CRM, or WMS is a major future-proofing step. It can take years to complete these initiatives. During the discovery and planning phases, organizations hold many meetings with stakeholders from production, sales, finance, and logistics. Everybody, it seems, but EDI.

We have confirmed that IBM has announced that the end support date for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.1.x and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.1.x is now April 30, 2026. 

If you're planning to upgrade to the current versions of these products, we urge you to begin planning as far in advance as possible. Failing to upgrade in time can be seriously problematic; risks include being ineligible for IBM support and exposure to security vulnerabilities.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one. A CEO, a CFO, and a CIO walk into a bar to ease their suffering. And what are they suffering from? Failure to Deliver Syndrome or FTDS. It’s a lousy joke, but a real problem.

With uncertainty still lingering in pockets of the economy, purse string-holders at some organizations remain cautious about approving funds to expand EDI and integration staff or to replace departures.