B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

While providing the integration capabilities to support an organization requires proper planning and a robust methodology, it's people that are truly vital to the successful execution of any initiative.

In B2B Integration Options, On-Premises, Hosted, Cloud, Hybrid, and More, we discussed 31 factors to consider for your delivery method, one of which was "Required Staffing." In this article, we expand on that concept and share 9 EDI staffing considerations for your B2B integration initiatives so you can achieve the best outcomes.

The pandemic pivot. It sounds like a dance or a TikTok video.

Yet it perfectly describes all that has gone on in 2020. Personally and professionally, we’ve all learned how to pivot to alternative plans and solutions.

In our blog Use Cases for Your Integration Suite - Maximize Your Investment we outlined the many use cases for integration suites. Different than past, out of the box, purpose built applications for specific integration duties, integration suites are more like integration development tool kits. With the tool kit base functionality, integration framework, and organization specific transformation and business process coding, these tools are capable of providing a much wider array of integration solutions than purpose built predecessors.

Here are some of the non-traditional use cases mentioned in the last piece with a deeper dive into each.

If it is not broke don't fix it, right? Well, it depends on what one defines as broke, and when it is broke, how one fixes it.

Two examples serve as excellent illustrations with the first being from a builder friend of mine with a client trying to cut a budget corner against his advice, and the second being one of my own costly lessons.

After you (re)visit why you are investing in EDI integration as part of the strategy process and you have examined some alternatives in supporting the strategy of your business, establishing an understanding of your present state becomes a critical first step in moving your integration capabilities forward.