Integration

As companies change and grow, so do their underlying I.T. ecosystems. Organisations frequently end up with an architecture commonly referred to as Stovepipe. These systems are developed to solve a specific problem pertaining to data that’s not easily shared with other systems.

These systems are often integrated ad-hoc, using multiple integration strategies and mechanisms. All subsystems are integrated point-to-point, this individualistic approach to integration greatly reduces reusability and creates an ecosystem tightly coupled of systems. Stovepipe architectures are also difficult to change, and become increasingly harder to manage. Over time, these point-to-point solutions become resource intensive and costly to maintain, particularly as the tacit knowledge surrounding them eventually leaves with the staff tasked with created them.

At Digital Transformation we recognise the need for creating a cohesive environment in which these systems can communicate and function in parallel. We are experienced in delivering such integration systems on an enterprise-scale. We deliver decoupled solutions by selecting common technologies and tools, and developing and installing systems on a common platform. These integrations are designed to gradually transition to a standard operating environment through the introduction of a road-map for applications. By choosing to develop and use applications that share a common platform and are as “off the shelf” as business requirements will allow, you enable a large part of the development and maintenance work to become configuration and integration work. This improves system up-time and results in a system that’s easier to support.