B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

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.

EDI remains a cornerstone of today’s digital supply chains,  but managing it yourself is increasingly difficult, time-consuming, and costly. That’s where managed EDI services come in. In this blog, we’ll explore why outsourcing EDI continues to be one of the smartest moves businesses can make to strengthen efficiency, security, and scalability.

Trading partner onboarding is the lifeblood of today’s interconnected supply chains. Every new partner represents a revenue opportunity but can also be a potential point of friction. The faster and smoother you can bring a partner online, the sooner you can start exchanging value.