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.

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.