This includes data integration, API integration, security integration, monitoring, and change management.

While dealing with the more frequent and rapid changes to the processes, systems, and data, it is crucial to:

• Ensure data consistency and integrity across the enterprise
• Have more sophisticated API management and governance
• Maintain a consistent and effective security posture
• Monitor and manage the performance and availability of all the different components

Integration platforms provide tools and libraries for easily building and managing connections between different systems, enabling you to integrate and coordinate the various components and services in your composable tech stack. Using integration platforms as a service (iPaaS) adds the benefits of reduced cost, high scalability, ease of use, and higher development speed. Additionally, iPaaS is a good fit for MACH driven architecture.

DEPT® partners with Boomi and Mulesoft, and also has strong experience with Azure Integration Services. All of these platforms offer a range of features and capabilities that have proven to be particularly useful in a composable tech stack, such as:

• API management is the process of building, securing, and managing APIs (application programming interfaces), which are essential for enabling smooth communication and integration between the different systems in a composable technology stack. iPaaS platforms provide tools and libraries to help with this process.
• Data integration can be easily achieved using iPaaS and its out-of-the-box connectors. These connectors make it easier to integrate and synchronize data between different systems, which can be especially useful in a composable technology stack where data needs to be shared and accessed by multiple components and services. 
• Transformation and orchestration help you transition to a composable architecture while still relying on legacy and/or monolithic systems. It can also involve integrating data from different sources, such as combining product information from a Product Information Management (PIM) system with content from a Content Management System (CMS) into a single response.
• Event-driven architecture (EDA) allows different components to communicate with each other through events, enabling a more flexible and decoupled integration. EDA with iPaaS can help build more flexible, scalable, and decoupled systems.
• Workflow automation refers to the use of technology to automate the execution of business processes and workflows, which can help you work more efficiently by reducing the amount of manual effort required to complete tasks.
• Support for ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) to move data from multiple sources into a centralized repository, such as a data warehouse, for analysis and reporting.

Integration platforms can play a crucial role in a composable tech stack, enabling you to effectively manage and coordinate the various components and services in your composable enterprise and deliver a seamless, composable digital experience to your customers.