five reasons to move b2b integration to the cloud
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This presentation is based on a recent Babelway webinar, during which we discussed the challenges and opportunities of B2B integration and how this new cloud delivery model can bring value to both your organization and your trading partners.TRANSCRIPT
Five Reasons to Move B2B Integration to the Cloud
Who’s talking?
Francois Van Uffelen
BABELWAYCo-Founder and Managing Director
Francois Van Uffelen
BABELWAYCo-Founder and Managing Director
Agenda
• Introduction to the Cloud and B2B data integration• Five primary pain points faced by Businesses, IT
departments and their trading partners• The promise of the Integration Platform-as-a-Service
model
• Introduction to the Cloud and B2B data integration• Five primary pain points faced by Businesses, IT
departments and their trading partners• The promise of the Integration Platform-as-a-Service
model
What is B2B Integration?
B2B integration is the activity of automating document exchanges between two business partners, usually a supplier and a customer. B2B integration replaces manual processes with electronic processes, allowing businesses to connect to
trading partners globally, improve quality & accuracy of data, increase real-time visibility and operational reactivity in their supply chain, reduce cost and increase
sales with business partners
B2B integration is the activity of automating document exchanges between two business partners, usually a supplier and a customer. B2B integration replaces manual processes with electronic processes, allowing businesses to connect to
trading partners globally, improve quality & accuracy of data, increase real-time visibility and operational reactivity in their supply chain, reduce cost and increase
sales with business partners
Traditional Solutions
In-house Integration software
Outsourced Integration
A traditional outsourced solution allows businesses to avoid the cost and
complexity of translating message formats and communication protocols
themselves. By allowing a third party hub to manage their exchanges, however, businesses can lose control over their
interaction with trading partners
A traditional outsourced solution allows businesses to avoid the cost and
complexity of translating message formats and communication protocols
themselves. By allowing a third party hub to manage their exchanges, however, businesses can lose control over their
interaction with trading partners
A traditional in-house solution is typically deployed by an individual IT environment that incorporates each partner’s requests in the system. This solution is often used by large companies that can justify cost due to a large volume of exchanges, but requires monetary investment and in-
house skills
A traditional in-house solution is typically deployed by an individual IT environment that incorporates each partner’s requests in the system. This solution is often used by large companies that can justify cost due to a large volume of exchanges, but requires monetary investment and in-
house skills
5 Pain Points for Businesses
Business lacks controlBusiness lacks control11
Onboarding projects take foreverOnboarding projects take forever22
IT resources are divertedIT resources are diverted33
Regulation compliance creates disruptionRegulation compliance creates disruption44
Partner requests destroy valuePartner requests destroy value55
The Ideal Solution
Integration is a business process: instead of an IT project, in which business lacks controlIntegration is a business process: instead of an IT project, in which business lacks control
11
Always up-to-date: instead of a solution that does not complywith the latest technology or regulations
Always up-to-date: instead of a solution that does not complywith the latest technology or regulations
22
No ‘No Man’s Land’: instead of a solution requiring anintermediary for integration and message tracking
No ‘No Man’s Land’: instead of a solution requiring anintermediary for integration and message tracking
33
Independent from partners: instead of a solution imposed byyour partners that does not fit your business needsIndependent from partners: instead of a solution imposed byyour partners that does not fit your business needs
44
Low cost: instead of a solution requiring high investment in internalsoftware and IT resourcesLow cost: instead of a solution requiring high investment in internalsoftware and IT resources
55
The Cloud Stack
Infrastructure
Platforms
Applications
The cloud stack is simply a way to
represent applications in the cloud. Salesforce
has pioneered the software as a service model, while amazon
has pioneered the infrastructure as a
service model. Finally, there are platforms offering a range of
services that enable building these applications
The cloud stack is simply a way to
represent applications in the cloud. Salesforce
has pioneered the software as a service model, while amazon
has pioneered the infrastructure as a
service model. Finally, there are platforms offering a range of
services that enable building these applications
Introducing iPaaS
“Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) is a suite of cloud services enabling development, execution and governance
of integration flows connecting any combination of on premises and cloud-based processes, services, applications
and data within individual, or across multiple, organizations.”
“Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) is a suite of cloud services enabling development, execution and governance
of integration flows connecting any combination of on premises and cloud-based processes, services, applications
and data within individual, or across multiple, organizations.”
Gartner, “Integration Platform as a Service: Moving Integration to the Cloud.” 2011 Gartner, “Integration Platform as a Service: Moving Integration to the Cloud.” 2011
Breaking Down PaaS Solutions
Platform-as-a-ServicePlatform-as-a-Service
aPaaSaPaaS iPaaSiPaaS
iPaaS solutions enable users to integrate applications with one another. Babelway is an iPaaS
platform with a particular focus on B2B integration
iPaaS solutions enable users to integrate applications with one another. Babelway is an iPaaS
platform with a particular focus on B2B integration
Application platform-as-a-service solutions are platforms with
which users can build applications. Force.com is one example of an aPaaS solution
Application platform-as-a-service solutions are platforms with
which users can build applications. Force.com is one example of an aPaaS solution
Take - Away
Thank You!
If you are interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Email: [email protected] Phone: +32-10-390013Web: www.babelway.com
If you are interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Email: [email protected] Phone: +32-10-390013Web: www.babelway.com