B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

In business integration and data integration there is much talk about the "business network".  And if you have been around EDI and EAI for 20 years or so like Remedi, I'm sure you've noticed some changes.  While there are certainly advancements in IT disciplines and tools, some things stay the same or seem to be re-named to modernize the terms.  For example, business network is the new trading partner base, B2Bi is the new EDI, and data integration is the new EAI and ETL.  

Given some of the things that have been a constant or re-named in the IT discipline of business and data integration, what exactly has changed? 

Over the course of the last several years we have found that innovation, or more like lack of innovation, has been one of the leading reasons why clients have researched, purchased, and deployed new modern integration solutions.

Maybe they are warranted, and maybe they are not, but I have to tell you I have concerns!

My concerns revolve around proposed changes in ICANN supervision and how changes in Internet governance might impact business communication, data exchange, commerce, and products/services that leverage the Internet.

Part of our role as Integration Professionals is being aware of risk and implications to our business, so if you are not aware of these proposed changes you may want to read on...

The Lean concept is often associated with manufacturing where waste, its elimination and continuous improvement is concerned.  Recently, I have learned more about how the concept is being applied to organizations of all types and am left thinking how this can be applied at Remedi...for and with our clients.   

Our desire for continuous improvement has always been a core value since the founding of our company in 1994, it's what we do for our clients.  We have found many that believe, "good is the enemy of best".  But seldom do organizations and their associates take it to the level of those in REAL pursuit of Lean. 

So how might Lean concepts apply to Integration?   

Our blog themes of late have been loosely connected...Shopping for Integration Software, Maximizing Your Investment in Integration Software, and Non-traditional Integration Suite Use Cases...to name a few.  Within each of these blogs, and in your everyday business/personal life, you are confronted with decisions.  There are many decision models to utilize when you are presented with life's forks in the road.  Here is one often utilized by Remedi and it's clients.