Location, location, location. In much the same way realtors advise home buyers, technology experts are saying the most important factors in managing an IT landscape are integration, integration, integration.

At a time when the number of applications an organization uses is on the rise, differences in data formats, protocols, and technologies typically lead to data silos and are a sure recipe for creating chaos. This in turn results in IT landscapes that lack the flexibility, scalability, and security to keep up with the pace of digital transformation.

Traditionally, connecting different applications would fall on your development team to write bespoke point-to-point integrations to connect individual software systems. But this could lead to a tangled web of connections that slow current operations and become a hurdle when trying to implement new initiatives or maintain business transparency. It was also expensive to maintain these connections and they were difficult to scale. It wasn’t uncommon for companies to need a dedicated engineering team to update integrations in response to software changes or other new projects that interacted with the applications.

Accelerating automation and data transformation

As companies prioritize more connected and agile environments to share information in real time, IT departments are creating the way forward with a single point of application access. This includes connecting applications across different technologies, protocols, and data formats, securing data, and maintaining compliance with strict security measures and governance practices.

In doing so, users save time searching for information while different departments can access updated data and improve internal and external collaboration. With a smooth data exchange between applications internally and externally, companies can analyze data and make informed decisions faster than ever before. And with AI and machine learning becoming integral to integration strategies, connecting independently designed software applications so they work together couldn’t be more important.

Unlock critical data quickly and securely

Keeping pace with the rising importance of modern application integration scenarios, SAP Integration Suite offers a modern way to accelerate application integration. With a centralized framework to deploy and maintain integrations, it empowers organizations to connect independent applications that are designed for their own specific purpose to work with each another. It allows you to build and execute integration flows with predefined integration content, including connectors and adapters, helping you connect numerous applications and software to accelerate innovation cycles across distributed business areas. As such, it can also help you decrease initial and ongoing software costs.

What’s more, SAP Integration Suite also offers an AI-enabled application integration feature set. This includes digital assistants and design recommendations to guide the design of integration solutions. There’s also functionality for applying central governance and monitoring capabilities to keep track of integration content, integration processing, and the lifecycle of security materials, all while monitoring integration health with anytime, comprehensive, and accessible visibility.

This modern approach to application integrations helps you streamline business processes, connect with partner systems, and communicate internally and externally with greater ease and security, all while providing scale as new transformation opportunities arise. With it, you can accelerate innovation projects, derive value from data, and recalibrate applications for AI, making way for enhanced business efficiency and IT flexibility with stronger data protection and regulatory compliance.

To meet the demands of today’s dynamic IT landscape, the ability to integrate diverse, high-volume data sources in real-time is now essential.