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Connect your systems so that data is entered once and agrees everywhere.

We connect platforms that were never designed to work together: your ERP, e-commerce store, point of sale, payment providers, banks, logistics partners, legacy applications and cloud services. We design the interfaces, build secure APIs and middleware, add monitoring and reconciliation, and test the failures as carefully as the successes, so that when a connection breaks you know at once and nothing is lost.

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What you get

What is included in Systems Integration

  • APIs and connectors

    REST, GraphQL, SOAP and OData interfaces, secure and documented, for your systems and for other people's.

  • Middleware and messaging

    Queues and event-driven flows that carry data reliably, even when one side is down.

  • Point of sale and ERP sync

    Sales, stock and prices kept in step between the counter and the back office.

  • Banks and payment providers

    Payment, statement and settlement connections, reconciled to your accounts.

  • Monitoring and alerting

    Dashboards and alerts that show what moved, what failed and what needs a person.

  • Reconciliation reports

    Automated comparison between systems, with the differences listed, so errors are found early.

Is it the right one?

Where it fits, and where it does not

We would rather you choose the right thing than the one we happen to be discussing.

A strong fit when

  • Data is copied by hand between systems, and the copies differ.
  • You are adding a new system and it must work with the old ones.
  • Errors in one system show up as surprises in another.
  • You want to be told when a connection fails, not to find out later.

Look at something else when

  • Two systems already have a supported connector: configure that first.
  • A system you depend on has no interface at all: we will set out the options for getting data out safely.
  • The data itself is inconsistent: integration will move the problem around, so we clean it as part of the work.

How we run it

How we run Systems Integration

Every engagement runs in phases, so the business sees progress and risks surface early. The timescale for each phase is set after an assessment, not before.

  1. Map

    List the systems, the data that moves between them and where it goes wrong.

  2. Design

    Choose the pattern for each flow and agree the contract: what each side sends and expects.

  3. Build

    Build the interfaces with automated tests, including the failure cases.

  4. Test in parallel

    Run the new flow beside the manual one, and compare the results.

  5. Go live

    Switch over with monitoring in place and a defined way to handle exceptions.

  6. Operate

    Watch the flows, reconcile regularly and extend to the next connection.

Questions we are asked

Systems Integration: questions and answers

Can you integrate with a system that has no API?

Often. There are usually ways to get data in and out safely, such as database access, file exchange or a purpose-built adapter, and we set out the options, with their risks, before building.

How do you stop an integration from silently failing?

With monitoring and alerts on every flow, queues and retries so that a short outage loses nothing, and reconciliation reports that compare the systems on a schedule.

Do you work with SAP's own integration tools?

Yes. Where SAP is involved we use its standard interfaces and, where it suits, SAP Business Technology Platform. We recommend what fits your landscape, and say why.

Goes well with

  • Engineering

    Software Development

    Design and engineering of business applications, portals and mobile apps, built with automated tests and released in steps.

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  • Implementation

    ERP Application Deployment

    Full-lifecycle SAP implementation: blueprinting, configuration, data migration, testing and go-live support for finance, sales, stock and purchasing.

    Explore ERP Deployment
  • Managed service

    Application Support

    Tier 2 and Tier 3 engineering support for your ERP, custom software and integrations.

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Delivered on

The solutions it is carried out on

  • Integration

    API Development & System Integration

    Secure APIs and connectors that tie your ERP, store, payments, partners and in-house software into one flow of data.

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  • Cloud platform

    SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)

    SAP's cloud platform for integration, extension, data and AI: build around the ERP core instead of inside it.

    Explore SAP BTP
  • Modernize

    Legacy System Modernization

    Move ageing applications to a maintainable, secure platform in steps, keeping the business running while old and new overlap.

    Explore Modernization

Start the conversation

Stop re-keying data between your systems.

Tell us which systems you run and where data is copied by hand. We will show you which connections to build first, and how each would be kept reliable.

  • A map of your flows, and where they fail today
  • The first integrations to build, in order
  • How each would be monitored and reconciled

What happens next

  1. Tell us where you are

    A short form or a call: what you run today, and what is getting in the way.

  2. We review it with you

    A named consultant looks at your situation and talks through the options and what each would involve.

  3. You decide what comes next

    You leave with a clear picture and a recommended scope you can take to your team.