B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

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.

Here at Remedi, the biggest question of Halloween 2025 isn’t “Are ghosts real” but this one: How did EDI help a childhood tradition people outgrew by the time they hit puberty evolve into a party occasion that adults will spend a record 13.1 billion this year to celebrate?

Your integration environment is only as good as the people supporting it. Without skilled, reliable EDI talent, even the most advanced platforms fall short.

Customers don’t think about what’s going on behind the scenes when they place an order, check a shipment status, or request a quote. But when data doesn’t flow properly between systems (like delayed acknowledgments, mismatched inventory, or missed SLAs), they feel it immediately.

Key Takeaways

• APIs offer the speed and flexibility today’s integrations require, making them a candidate for enhancing Modern EDI.
  
  
• EDI remains critical for standardized, secure, and compliant data exchange in industries with long-established protocols.
  
  
• A hybrid approach combining EDI and API integration delivers greater agility, visibility, and scalability for modern supply chains.
  
  
• Remedi’s hybrid integration solutions provide the best of both worlds, supporting legacy EDI while helping clients implement scalable API-enabled architecture.

With APIs quickly gaining adoption across cloud platforms and applications, the conversation has shifted. Many IT leaders are asking whether APIs will make EDI obsolete. But the answer isn’t that simple.