Software, software, software everywhere – and applications! Let’s face it, you probably couldn’t run your company without them. At Anant, we help clients connect their different pieces of software, apps and hardware to help make workflows more productive and more efficient. Next week, as part of our four part webinar series, CEO Rahul Singh will present on Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) to help you understand how these connections can be executed and why they are important to your business operations.
Even though the term “Enterprise Application Integration” itself seems daunting it is something you will be able to do (or want to do) to unlock opportunities for your company and yourself. Previously, monolithic applications, such as complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, attempted to create large frameworks of applications that would give you an all-in-one solution to your application integration needs. One of the main obstacles with systems such as these is they are largely inflexible. In a business environment where processes, amongst other things, are often prone to change, it is not sustainable to use applications which are inherently rigid.
With the advancement of Application Program Interface (API) technology, there is now a plethora of different application integration opportunities. Using APIs, companies have a much more feasible way to get applications to talk with each other, or with a central data warehouse (essentially, a repository for data from operational systems such as marketing, sales, etc.). Most of your common internet applications; such as Google Apps, Salesforce, WordPress, and Jira; have APIs which can be programmed to suit your needs. However, there are pitfalls you need to avoid when connecting your applications together as well as important best practices to follow.
During the webinar Rahul will address benefits, pitfalls, and best practices while walking through the different options currently available for integrations. Sign up is now open for the Friday, September 16, webinar! We’ll start at 10am and finish about an hour later. This webinar will be a 20-25 minute presentation and demonstration followed by an open-forum discussion around the topic of connecting online business software. We hope to see you there!
- Webinar 1 – Building Online Business Software 101 (B2B)
- Webinar 2 – How to Connect Online Business Software 101 (B2B)
- Webinar 3 – Unifying Business Information with Portals and Dashboards (B2B)
- Webinar 4 – Organizing Business Information with Enterprise Search & Knowledge Management (B2B)
Come see us present in person at one of our upcoming events. If you’re in the DC area next week, Rahul will be moderating the monthly Data Wranglers DC event on Wednesday, September 14, where the presenter will speak about using Spark and Accumulo. You can sign up here.
