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You can't buy integration

You can't buy integration

Podcast host Rebecca Parsons and Neal Ford | Podcast guest Brandon Byers
November 04, 2021 | 40m

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There’s often debate around the build-versus-buy decision for digital capabilities. But when it comes to integrating disparate systems, the convenience of some modern integration tools can result in point-in-time integrations: ones that are never intended to evolve, with all the complexity and cost that entails. Here, we catch up with Brandon Byers to explore the limits of low-code tools and the perils of thinking you can buy integration.

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