30+
Architects available
Andersen's architects, thanks to their multi-faceted and extensive experience, are ready to assess the challenges you might be facing from various angles and propose the best solutions for them
Audit and Consulting for highly-available, secure, and robust integration architectures
4.9/5
on Clutch
As a provider of Integration Audit and Software Services, we give valuable advice and help to establish productive integration practices, which is confirmed by our industry rankings
350+
integration projects
For years, our company has implemented multiple complex projects, including integrations. Andersen's body of knowledge of how to assess and resolve problems is our most valuable asset
30+
Architects available
Andersen's architects, thanks to their multi-faceted and extensive experience, are ready to assess the challenges you might be facing from various angles and propose the best solutions for them
4.9/5
on Clutch
As a provider of Integration Audit and Software Services, we give valuable advice and help to establish productive integration practices, which is confirmed by our industry rankings
350+
integration projects
For years, our company has implemented multiple complex projects, including integrations. Andersen's body of knowledge of how to assess and resolve problems is our most valuable asset
Audit and consulting services scope
Integration Patterns
Andersen consults on designing architectures that account for all components within a system. Based on your needs, our experts identify and implement the right integration patterns – be it point-to-point, hub-spoke, or a more complex service-oriented architecture (SOA) and event-driven architecture (EDA).
Data Consistency
Andersen's Consulting Services help to ensure consistency by designing and implementing the most suitable data mapping strategies, which can include the implementation of a master data management (MDM) system to be the single source of truth and minimize discrepancies.
Security Aspects
Andersen incorporates robust security measures to protect data during exchanges. These might include encryption, secure APIs, access controls, or a tokenization approach. Our customers can rely on a truly up-to-date security framework that considers potential integration threats and vulnerabilities.
Performance and Scalability
Poorly integrated systems cause inefficient data flows and redundancy, overloaded networks, slowdowns, and failures. Andersen's team identifies drawbacks and provides recommendations on how to fix architectures. If you are considering an EDA where microservices communicate through events to reduce data duplication and network congestion, we can design it.
Change Management
Switch from situations where systems work on their own and are treated individually to streamlined and clear flows for all. Andersen's experts will guide you through the planning, implementing, and support stages needed for excellent change practices. Be it about API management or component responsibility issues, each process component will be in place.
Time-to-Market
A well-planned integration architecture proposed by our team will drastically facilitate your time-to-market in the following ways: standardized integration approaches, efficient testing and debugging, and continuous integration and deployment.
Integration Patterns
Andersen consults on designing architectures that account for all components within a system. Based on your needs, our experts identify and implement the right integration patterns – be it point-to-point, hub-spoke, or a more complex service-oriented architecture (SOA) and event-driven architecture (EDA).
Data Consistency
Andersen's Consulting Services help to ensure consistency by designing and implementing the most suitable data mapping strategies, which can include the implementation of a master data management (MDM) system to be the single source of truth and minimize discrepancies.
Security Aspects
Andersen incorporates robust security measures to protect data during exchanges. These might include encryption, secure APIs, access controls, or a tokenization approach. Our customers can rely on a truly up-to-date security framework that considers potential integration threats and vulnerabilities.
Performance and Scalability
Poorly integrated systems cause inefficient data flows and redundancy, overloaded networks, slowdowns, and failures. Andersen's team identifies drawbacks and provides recommendations on how to fix architectures. If you are considering an EDA where microservices communicate through events to reduce data duplication and network congestion, we can design it.
Change Management
Switch from situations where systems work on their own and are treated individually to streamlined and clear flows for all. Andersen's experts will guide you through the planning, implementing, and support stages needed for excellent change practices. Be it about API management or component responsibility issues, each process component will be in place.
Time-to-Market
A well-planned integration architecture proposed by our team will drastically facilitate your time-to-market in the following ways: standardized integration approaches, efficient testing and debugging, and continuous integration and deployment.
Integration consulting services
With us as a provider of consulting services, you can be sure that the approaches and practices applied – e.g. responsibility segregation and backward compatibility – will totally meet your needs. This is how we run audits:
Aims of Integration Architecture Audits
Andersen's professionals ensure optimization, efficiency, and adherence to best practices across your systems and procedures. This is where we apply our expertise in:
- Software, solution, and platform integrations;
- Integration and architecture-related development processes;
- Data platform aspects.
Benefits of Integration Architecture Audits
Undertaking an audit is not just a routine – it's an investment in the future of your organization:
- Bottlenecks and vulnerabilities identified;
- System performance improved;
- Integration processes optimized;
- Full compliance ensured;
- Future of your systems protected with integration challenges identified.
Specialists working with Integration Architecture and their contributions
These are the specialists we can assign to your Integration Architecture project:
- Solution Architect responsible for understanding and documenting business goals and requirements;
- DevOps Engineer focused on the system's operational aspects;
- Senior Software Engineer focused on code quality and ensuring compliance with best practices;
- Project Manager overseeing the entire audit process;
- Business Analyst bridging the gap between the technical and business aspects of the system.
Flow of Integration Architecture Audit
Here is how we run Integration Architecture Audits:
- Initiation to grasp the overall structure and define the scope;
- Analysis to collect and compare current practices against references;
- Findings concerning discrepancies where best practices are not followed;
- Audit closure providing a comprehensive report with findings.
E2E API lifecycle management stages
Issues arising at the API planning stage:
- Misalignment of API goals and business objectives.
- An API is not just a technical tool but also a business product that must align with your organization's overall goals.
- A common mistake is to develop APIs without a clear understanding of what they are intended to achieve from a business perspective.
Solution:
- Business-driven development and domain-driven design.
- Start with a clear business strategy for your API with our company. This strategy will outline what the API aims to achieve, how it fits into the larger business model, and how its success will be measured. Stakeholders across different departments will be properly involved in this planning stage to ensure needed alignment.
- Domain-driven design (DDD) can also provide significant benefits at this stage. DDD is an approach to software development that emphasizes the importance of understanding the business domain, its problems, and intricacies before diving into the tech aspects.
- In the context of API development, DDD can help to ensure that your API is accurately modeling your business domain, leading to more useful, intuitive, and robust API performance.
Issues arising at the API design stage:
- Inefficient design process.
- In many cases, companies lack a structured approach to API design.
- This leads to time-consuming revisions, overall confusion, and costly inconsistencies across different APIs.
Solution:
- API specification-driven design and development.
- Adopting this approach with us will streamline the design process. The process begins with a specification document that outlines what the API should do before any code is written. The OpenAPI Specification (OAS) is a popular framework for this kind of design.
- Here are the steps our System Integration Services experts will take to ensure the best possible results:
- Idea defining the purpose of the API;
- Concept creation outlining how the API will work;
- Concept review held by key stakeholders, including business leaders, developers, and potential users;
- Creation of OpenAPI specification that will provide a detailed, machine-readable definition of the API, including all its endpoints, request/response types, error messages, etc.;
- Specification Review held by the same stakeholders for the final feedback.
Issues arising at the API development stage:
- A lack of standardization and coherent solution architecture.
- Inconsistent API design can lead to overall confusion, mandate extra development time, and cause integration issues.
- This inconsistency usually stems from having different developers working on different APIs without a common set of guidelines or an overarching solution architecture.
Solution:
- Established solution architecture and design principles.
- A clear solution architecture envisioned by our team provides a holistic view of the entire system, outlining how different components – including APIs – interact with each other. This framework helps to ensure consistency across different APIs and reduces potential integration issues down the line.
- Implementing API design principles creates a set of guidelines that developers can follow across such aspects as naming conventions, error handling, and data formats.
- Regular training and workshops ensure these architectural frameworks and principles are understood and adhered to.
- By aligning development efforts with a common solution architecture and set of design principles, organizations can develop more coherent, robust, and usable APIs.
Issues arising at the API delivery stage:
- Inadequate documentation and inefficient validation processes.
- APIs, regardless of their design quality, can pose adoption challenges if they are not paired with comprehensive documentation.
- This shortcoming often leads to a surge in developer queries, slower adoption rates, and a negative perception of the API's quality.
- Furthermore, without a mechanism to validate and control the changes made during delivery, it's easy for bugs and inconsistencies to emerge, thereby potentially affecting the overall user experience and functionality.
Solution:
- Developer portals and change control.
- Andersen's experts make sure all APIs come with detailed, up-to-date documentation. The effective way we accomplish this is via a developer portal. It includes extensive guides on using the API, sample code snippets, FAQs, and an interactive API console for real-time testing.
- Regarding the control and validation of delivered changes, we have a stringent change control process in place. This process encompasses rigorous testing of any API changes, including unit, integration, and performance testing.
- By utilizing automated testing tools, we streamline this process, ensuring consistency and robustness.
- Moreover, our specialists can establish a clearly defined review process, where changes are critically assessed for their potential impact on existing functionality.
Issues arising at the API support stage:
- When it comes to API management, one common issue is insufficient monitoring at various levels of an app.
- Without a detailed overview of system performance, it can be challenging to identify and diagnose issues promptly.
- This can lead to longer downtime and potentially significant impacts on users.
Solution:
- Multi-layered monitoring and prompt issue resolution.
- In order to provide robust support for APIs, we implement comprehensive monitoring at different layers of the app, including platform levels. This visibility enables us to promptly identify and diagnose any issues, minimizing or eliminating their impact.
- At the app level, we track metrics related to API performance – e.g., response times, error rates, and throughput. This allows us to identify any performance issues or errors that might affect the user experience.
- At the platform level, we monitor metrics related to the underlying infrastructure, such as server CPU usage, memory consumption, and network latency. This helps us identify any infrastructure issues that might be affecting API performance.
- In case of any problems, we swiftly prioritize a rapid issue resolution sequence.
Issues arising at the API release warranty stage:
- Unclear ownership and a lack of QA at the post-delivery phase.
- When it comes to the post API delivery phase, the potential for ambiguity surrounding ownership and responsibility may lead to lapses in quality control.
- It's essential to uphold and maintain the API's quality following its delivery, ensuring that it performs as expected in the actual live environment.
Solution:
- Release warranty.
- Andersen establishes a release warranty phase, which works as an intermediary between the delivery and support stages. The delivery team retains ownership of the API, taking responsibility for its stability and performance. Several rules and procedures guide this stage:
- Monitoring and alerting. Andersen's team amplifies its monitoring efforts with a special focus on key performance indicators. Real-time alerts are set up, immediately notifying the team of any potential issues;
- Fast-track issue resolution. If an issue arises, the delivery team stands ready to diagnose and rectify it swiftly. This proactive approach guarantees quick and efficient resolution;
- Shared ownership with the support experts. Once the API has demonstrated stable performance, the ownership will be shared between the API team and the support team.
- Such a release warranty stage assures a seamless transition from delivery to support.
Issues arising at the API improvement stage:
- Increasing complexity, poorly designed interfaces, and a lack of API evolution.
- As APIs evolve, they can become increasingly complex, making integration more difficult for B2B and B2C partners.
- Furthermore, if the API isn't intuitive, it can lead to a decline in user satisfaction.
- APIs also need ongoing development to adapt to changes in business needs and user expectations, which organizations may overlook.
Solution:
- Continuous API lifecycle management, reduction of integration complexity, and user-friendly interfaces.
- Andersen practices a continuous improvement approach, viewing APIs as living products requiring regular maintenance, updates, and occasionally, retirement. User feedback, usage data, and business changes are all used by us to establish the best possible processes for managing the API throughout its lifecycle.
- In order to ease integration for our customers, we aim to make our APIs as simple and intuitive as possible. This includes clear and comprehensive documentation, sample code, and detailed guides. Andersen's team regularly reviews and improves our API interfaces to make sure they are easy to understand and navigate.
- Also, we seek and value feedback from our customers and their clients, using their input to identify areas for improvement and guide our ongoing development efforts.
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