Application Integration
Systems integration is a fact of life for many IT departments today. Systems have been developed and implemented at a staggering pace, sometimes as packages, other times as bespoke developments or customisations. Although done this way for very pragmatic, valid reasons, IT departments have often been left with (at least to some degree) a series of fragmented data sources and isolated applications.
The pressure to deliver further application functionality and more management information rapidly and in support of changing business requirements, continues unabated. You may be in danger of meeting each separate demand but leaving yourself with an onerous support overhead and an inflexible applications environment that costs ever more to deliver incrementally smaller improvements.
Now is an excellent time to address these problems through application integration. The most forward-looking IT organisations have implemented powerful application integration technology. Their rationale – to help them reduce the costs of application support, speed up new application development projects and increase the value of management information.
The arguments for tighter integration between your applications are powerful:
- » Increase the re-usability of existing application components
- » Improve the flexibility of IT Solutions
- » Optimise best of breed solutions and further exploit your existing IT estate
- » Maximise the use of existing applications
- » Reduce manual re-keying or batch data transfers
- » Move from a batch to a real-time business operation
- » Improve the reliability of application interfaces
- » Increase the coverage and accuracy of management information
- » Reduce application support costs
Experience of managing and contributing to application integration projects for major UK companies has given DB Consulting valuable insight into the integration factors that deliver substantial return on investment. Specialised Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) software is increasingly available and affordable. Selection, architecture and implementation of best-of-breed solutions highly tailored to our customers' needs is what DB Consulting does best.
As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner we have a particular interest and experience in using Microsoft BizTalk Server. DB Consulting was one of the first Microsoft partners to use the technology to develop a mission critical application in the airline industry. A wealth of experience and a strong track record makes us ready for deployment on your project, no matter the application or the industry.
For more information on our application integration services, please speak to Nick Hill on 01753 626625 or by email at nhill@dbgroup.co.uk
