API: the "ready-to-wear" of connected businesses

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Nowadays, almost everyone uses APIs, even if they are not aware of it. When we access a website or operate a software, they are responsible for the interaction between applications , providing access to some resource or simply access to information. They are a kind of invisible hand, they are there to ensure that everything works as intended, but we do not notice them.

An API, or Application Programming Interface , is nothing more than a piece of software that acts as a bridge connecting you to other systems in a simple, secure, cost-effective, monitorable and universal way . Ultimately, this is currently the best way to share information between distributed systems and the fastest path to the much-desired digital transformation of organizations' management processes.

For system developers (including ERPs), this means not having to " reinvent the wheel" when it comes to extending the range of features offered to customers. It's like having access to all the parts we need to 'dress' our applications in a large warehouse , preparing them for any 'special event'. For users, it means being able to use the best solutions to implement advanced features and speed up processes . And APIs are the link that brings together various parts, the magnet that keeps everything connected and synchronized. Their potential is enormous, even more so when applied to a central enterprise management system (ERP).

The importance of APIs in ERPs
Today, ERP is the center of management information for any company. It is israel whatsapp number database critical business information resides. A system with such valuable information cannot be distant or inaccessible. If we consider that this information, combined with other information, or simply delivered to the right people at the right time and place, can be a factor of acceleration and convenience, we can easily see that an ERP that provides an API offers very significant competitive advantages in this frenetic market in which we move .

Of course, this should not be a manager's concern, but it is increasingly a decisive factor to consider when choosing an ERP. The importance of an open system, capable of sharing functionalities with third-party solutions in a logic of complementarity , where several parts merge into one, providing comfort and security to users, is indisputable .

Integration and complementarity – win-win-win
Integration and Extensibility platforms allow you to bring to the market the best that each software house knows how to do, reconciling complementary systems, each with its own specificity and specialization.

We know that it is not possible for a company to be specialized in all types of systems, solutions, applications and management platforms at the same time. If that is the case, then why not combine the best that each company knows how to do? It is in this context that technological partnerships must emerge, resulting in truly integrated solutions, combining ERP and specialized services, which generate win-win-win relationships .

The winners are ERP producers who are able to deliver specific solutions tailored to the global needs of companies, the winners are integrator partners who guarantee a shorter time-to-market, and the winners are customers who benefit from a unique, extensible solution, tailored exactly to their needs .

Strength truly lies in unity and gain lies in partnerships! Over time, PRIMAVERA has created a network of Strategic Partnerships and integrated solutions that allow it to have an integrated sectoral approach in the main economic sectors. This partnership logic complements PRIMAVERA's own sectoral approach, as it guarantees the availability of extra-ERP solutions and modules that ensure the current status and improved performance of the solutions delivered to customers.

Power to the programmers!
Technology, in this case integration technology, is a piece of undeniable value, but it only works if it is delivered to the right people (the programmers) to serve the right people (the users).

In this equation, the developer community plays an important role in transforming technology into usable solutions. In other words, it is not enough to create an advanced integration technology and document it, but it is necessary to ensure that the technology reaches developers in the appropriate way, and that it simultaneously simplifies their daily work.

Innovation and co-creation are two fundamental ingredients to make this technological potential effective. Programmers are responsible not only for using technology, but also for its dissemination as a way of optimizing and customizing solutions.

But co-creation and innovation thrive best when there is sharing of ideas, collaboration, mutual assistance and team spirit, which is why there is now a technical community that facilitates precisely this joint work in favor of greater productivity and efficiency for the entire technical community that uses PRIMAVERA solutions.

Everyone is invited to join this community and contribute to making APIs an increasingly ubiquitous gateway to the digital world we live in.