Business Application Integration.

Many clients benefit from some level of integration of their business systems. The key is to know what to integrate, how to integrate, and when to integrate. We find that a good first level of integration begins at the business intelligence level. Here you can quickly gain value by bringing information from various business systems to the surface via reports and dashboards. As your business proceses mature and stabilize, you can begin exploring second level integrations at the application layer which tend to be more time consuming to design, implement and maintain. Although these application layer integrations can be beneficial, we believe it is important to approach these efforts cautiously. Having performed a variety of business application integrations in the past, let Cloud P. Consultants help guide you to success with your integration needs.

 

 

Pro Tip:

Surface data from different business solutions through reports and dashboards before performing application level integration

When starting a new enterprise initiative, consider integrating at the reporting layer, before attempting an integration at the application layer. This will allow the organziation to begin seeing new types of information in combined views, and may lead to process refinement. Having processes stabilized before investing in complex application level integrations help reduce the cost associated with system modifications, and of course, costs associated with sustaining application customizations. There are many times application level integrations are appropriate, but most often, a reporting level integration will provide the most value for an initial investment.