The Role of IT System Integration in Digital Transformation
System integration (SI) is a process that connects the various IT systems and applications in an enterprise so that they work cohesively in a coordinated and unified manner. There are many reasons for a company to modernize its IT infrastructure. Modernizing your environment enables you to become more agile, flexible, and scalable, and it also saves money, both short and long term.
One system means an enterprise doesn’t need to secure various systems individually, each with varying levels of success and risk when it comes to protecting your data. An integrated system allows organizations to more easily build the necessary security tools to prevent unauthorized access and better meet compliance mandates. The more tools you have, the harder a security system is to manage and to install.
Real-time visibility
An integrated architecture enables an enterprise to make better, educated business decisions because it has access to its data in real time. Gone are the days when a company must make an informed and critical decision based on outdated legacy tools. Now, enterprises can track their data throughout its lifecycle from start to finish. Rather than wait hours for accounting and finance reports, companies can access their data at any time and remain well informed with up-to-date information available from anywhere.
Efficiency
Employees can become more efficient and productive with an integrated and modernized environment. Instead of entering data manually, an often arduous and time-consuming task, structured, formatted data can hop throughout the enterprise ecosystem via automation, allowing employees to spend their time on more productive projects. Additionally, when it comes to retaining and hiring talent, an integrated system allows a company to improve its employee quality, so it doesn’t have to spending money hiring more people for menial tasks.
