Integration is the process of bringing together two or more disparate systems, allowing them to communicate and work together. It also enables the use of external systems effectively and can drive digital transformation for organisations at a faster pace.
As businesses grow, so does the complexity and breadth of their systems. Integrating multiple systems together onto one platform can improve productivity and operational quality, due to improved data and information flows. The benefits of system integration allows the organisation's leaders to make informed business decisions using data from across their whole organisation. This can be done on-demand by the integration platform, saving time and resources.
MuleSoft’s Anypoint platform is an iPaas (integration Platform as a Service) that supports integrations through API-led connectivity. We use MuleSoft to connect different systems together by building APIs.
Traditional connectivity was made using point-to-point connections. Point-to-point Integration is where each application is connected to every other application that information needs to be shared with. The project might be considered a success; but what if our team is then tasked to build a mobile app?
We wouldn’t be able to reuse any of our previous work, and the more changes that take place, the more complicated, time consuming, and more prone to failure our solution becomes.
As you can see, we begin to see a “spaghetti code” pattern take place.
However, with an API-led connectivity approach, we can reuse the functionality of previously built APIs instead of building from the ground up for every new application. So not only is our first project up and running quickly, but future applications, such as adding functionality for a mobile app, can leverage these resources.
The agility and speed provided allows for project delivery to be up to 3-5 times faster, saving time and freeing up resources. Future integrations have clearer paths to follow, making innovation and functionality improvements easier.
This approach also helps drive transformational changes for your business processes and data, and means when you scale, the APIs we build can scale with you.
Here at Kagool, we are MuleSoft Partners for systems integration so we can be trusted to bring expertly crafted API architectures carried out by certified developers to a high standard.
We design and build the integration solution alongside our other teams and clients, ensuring smooth delivery and agility to change to meet client needs. Being a partner allows us to keep up to date with MuleSoft's latest offerings, so we are able to always offer the best and most up-to-date solutions to you. We can also provide 24/7 AMS support, with a team of certified developers on hand when required.