Systems Integration
Making separate systems operate as one. It is the least visible part of a deployment and the part that most often decides whether it works.
In brief
Connecting platforms, devices and existing software so data moves between them without manual re-entry.
The business challenge
Organisations rarely need a new system so much as they need their existing ones to work together. Each was introduced for a reason, each holds part of the picture, and reconciling them is manual work that grows with the organisation.
Integration is also where deployments overrun. It is consistently underestimated because the difficulty is not in the new platform but in the undocumented behaviour of the systems it has to connect to.
Solution overview
Integration is our core discipline rather than a service line. We connect platforms, devices, databases and applications so that information moves between them reliably and a change in one does not break the others.
We build against systems as they actually behave, not as documented. Interfaces are tested with real data before anything depends on them.
Capabilities
Interface development
Building and testing the interfaces that move data between systems, including ones with no modern API.
Data mapping and reconciliation
Reconciling different formats, identifiers and definitions so records match across systems.
Device and platform integration
Connecting field devices and platforms into the enterprise systems that act on their data.
Legacy system connection
Getting usable data in and out of older systems without disrupting their operation.
Business benefits
No duplicate data entry
Information entered once appears wherever it is needed, removing the most common source of inconsistency.
Consistent records
Reconciled identifiers mean the same entity is the same entity in every system.
Systems that can be replaced individually
A defined interface layer means one system can change without rebuilding the others.
Fewer overruns
Integration scoped and tested up front removes the most common cause of late-stage surprises.
How we deliver it
Systems and data mapping
We document the systems in use, what data each holds, and how it currently moves between them.
Interface design
Interfaces, data ownership and reconciliation rules are specified before development starts.
Build and test
Interfaces are built and tested against the real systems with real data.
Operate and extend
Ongoing support, with capacity to add interfaces as new systems are introduced.
Technology architecture
An integration layer exists so that systems do not connect directly to each other. Point-to-point links multiply with every system added; a layer keeps the count linear and isolates each system from the others internals.
Source and target systems
The platforms, devices, databases and applications being connected.
Interface layer
The adapters and interfaces that isolate each system from the others internal detail.
Transformation layer
Mapping, reconciliation and validation applied as data moves.
Monitoring layer
Visibility of whether interfaces are running and what has failed.
Relevant industries
- Telecommunications
- Government
- Utilities
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
Related platforms
- thethings.io
- MingoThings Mobility
Partner attribution
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Related projects
- Platform integrationImage to be supplied
- Legacy connectionImage to be supplied
Project references for this solution are being prepared and will appear here once approved.
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