Organizations of all industries and sizes share the need of integrating data. A good integration strategy is especially critical in complex situations, such as in the case of companies with a large network of business partners or resulting from M&A transactions.
An integration strategy based on the decoupling between applications (Data Integration) is in most cases more effective than the point-to-point integration performed directly at application level (Application Integration).
When to opt for one or the other? In this guide, we explore the differences, limitations, advantages, and areas of applicability of these two approaches to integration.
