B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

The pandemic had a significant impact on the way companies conduct business. Over 3 years later, the post-pandemic economy continues to influence business processes including EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), MFT (Managed File Transfer), and API (Application Programming Interface) solutions with managed EDI services emerging as the most important.

As technological advancements continue to speed the pace of global business, entities have come to rely on EDI managed services to streamline their operations and stay competitive. However, EDI implementation success depends largely on overcoming complex EDI integration challenges, which means that choosing the right managed service provider is critically important.

Outsourced EDI can deliver savings, but there are risks. Topping the list are disappointing support, lack of promised expertise, and onboarding delays.  But you have options, have you considered managed EDI services? Going this route has lots of benefits, and in the below sections we detail the top five you can expect to see. 

If you want to learn what developments are taking place in your industry, you want to network, or both, go to a conference. It seems events are gearing back up after a long hiatus due to the pandemic.  Although some events are remaining virtual, there are a few opportunities to attend in person.  

“Do I build an EDI department, or do I go the EDI outsourcing route?” can be a tricky question to answer, especially if you are not familiar with how EDI systems work or what EDI professionals do.