As we have learnt in the previous blog, Application Integration is something no company can ignore. They are very important for the smooth functioning and the growth of the company.
As noble as a company’s intentions may be, it is a common problem many companies have. In a world where software platforms have become a dime a dozen and different companies have 10 different systems that all do very specific functions - you wind up in situations where you have data all over the place.
Having different systems and trying to make each other communicate and be compatible is a herculean task requiring many lines of code, extensive and exhaustive testing, not only to ensure compatibility but to also ensure data security and integrity.
These processes take time and effort; and depending on the complexity of the systems, it may take multiple months to accomplish. Also, a dedicated team is required to complete the process.
Automated Application Integrations, on the other hand, mitigate most of the work to create integrations automatically and held reduce development time while simultaneously mitigating any bugs.
Since the advantages are multifold, companies that need a quick turnaround or have mission-critical tasks, opt for Automated Application Integrations.
Workato is a market-leading iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service). provides is an integration engine, chatbot functionality and connectors. It’s connectors to integrate with a borderline infinite number of systems, ranging from enterprise solutions like Oracle, to workplace chat pioneer, Slack.
What does that actually mean? Workato essentially takes all the 'custom' work out of integrations. In classical integration tools - if you wanted to make various systems communicate, you needed to code and deploy servers to have the transfer data from one place to another. With Workato – you can log in and pick which systems you want to start with, login to those systems, and start making each system to communicate with each other using ‘Recipes’.
'Recipes' is something Workato has built, is a user-friendly interface to provide you with a step-by-step of what your integration should do. Each recipe starts with a 'trigger', dictating the 'when' your integration kick starts. It can be on a schedule, when you push a button when someone edits an existing lead or job in your system, etc. Each recipe can then have one or more 'actions' - these are the actual step-by-step procedures that you actually want to be performed via your recipe. Actions might be things like creating a new task in your to-do list, logging a new Deal in CRM, sending an automatic email through internal mail when statuses change. Actions are the actual work happening behind the scenes to accomplish your end goal.
So, to take the example from above - your sales team closes a deal in CRM - this is your trigger. With Workato - that trigger event is picked up almost immediately. Next - Workato looks at that, and the first action is to download any files that you've put in the Deal in CRM, and then create a brand-new project in your workflow with all of the supporting documents as attachments as another action. As a final action - Workato sends a message to your internal communication channels and alerts everyone that a new project is created, with a link to assign it.
Everything from the above is an out-of-the-box feature of Workato, with no coding experience required. It provides a front-end to connect with all of these systems and many more, and all you have to do is sign in to get started. For the more advanced users, Workato has customized HTTP connectors that allow for code and custom development. This means as an integration specialist, you're able to create more robust recipes with any system that has an API available. The opportunities are endless.
To know more about Workato, please contact us for a free consultation.