Ideally, your business software solution allows you to enter each piece of information once and then share it across all departments. Here’s an example of one way that systems can integrate.
When systems are integrated, information entered at one end of the process moves smoothly to the other end.
Every department picked a great software tool, so the software can’t be blamed for lower customer ratings and missed product delivery dates – right?
Wrong.
In this scenario, you have five great systems that optimize the process internal to a department while creating information silos that don’t share across departmental boundaries.
You may consider integrating systems before buying software, but what if you’re like the company in our example and the disconnected software packages are already in place?
Some of the software integration alternatives that may eliminate your information silos include:
The best solution will be unique for you, customized to work with your company’s software and achieve your business goals.
It’s best to choose software that shares information across departments and optimizes your company’s overall business process, but if that didn’t happen, consider software integration services that might allow your information silos to start communicating.
Octopus Technologies is a Vancouver-based software integration services company that has helped many clients eliminate information silos by automating data transfer among applications. Some of the data integration processes we have implemented include:
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