The benefits of simple data integration
As an IT manager, you know that data integration plays a crucial role in successfully digitizing business processes. Traditional solutions are often time-consuming and complex, but fortunately there is a solution that makes it easier: Mendix Connect Catalog. In this blog, Fangio Doom, Mendix Developer at Mendify, talks about how this platform helps organizations deal with the challenges of data integration.
Data integration: the bottleneck for digital transformation
In a world where data plays an increasing role in decision making, integrating different data sources is still a hefty challenge. Every business deals with various data streams, such as Excel files, databases, data warehouses and streaming data. Finding, understanding and using this data is a complex process. Consequently, developers spend thirty to forty percent of development time on data integration. That’s more than a third of the time!
The three challenges of data integration
Developers face three challenges when dealing with data integration:
- Finding data: different data streams are spread across various sources and it can be difficult to access the right data.
- Understanding data: sometimes data lacks context, such as unclear database naming and complex calculations. Yet understanding the very meaning of attributes and data is crucial to extracting value from your data.
- Using data: making data visible to employees, mapping and transforming data into usable UI elements for subsequent use in applications.
Mendix Connect Catalog: the solution for easy data integration
Fortunately, Mendix has a powerful solution: Mendix Connect Catalog, formerly Data Hub Catalog. This catalog stores all metadata, giving you greater insight into the origin and meaning of data. Because the Mendix Connect Catalog gives you an overview of the entire business landscape, it becomes possible to find and understand the right data quickly and efficiently.
Mendix Platform Integration: easily use external data
The Mendix Connect Catalog integrates seamlessly with Mendix Studio and Studio Pro, making data readily available to developers. It is also possible to use external data as if it were local data. This allows you to spend more time automating business processes instead of complex data integrations and their maintenance.
A crucial tool for your low-code adventure
With Mendix Connect Catalog, data integration is no longer a bottleneck for your digital transformation. Catalog’s powerful capabilities and seamless integration with Mendix Studio and Studio Pro ensure a smooth and efficient integration process. So you can take full advantage of the benefits of low-code development.
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