Microsoft Named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Integration Platform as a Service, – AI Tech News

We are delighted that for the fifth consecutive time, Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service, Global. We believe this placement is a testament to our continued investment in our customers’ integration needs.

An integration solution for all developers

Businesses depend on all kinds of applications: packaged, software as a service (SaaS), and custom-built. Business value is realized when these applications integrate with each other. Microsoft’s enterprise integration offering, Azure Integration Services, brings these diverse applications together, enabling organizations to create differentiated customer and partner experiences. Moreover, this integration extends beyond traditional organizational boundaries, encompassing vendor, customer, and business partner applications.

Every enterprise integration use case is different. Azure Integration Services provides a comprehensive set of services that can be used alone or in combination to create an integration solution that meets our customers’ unique needs.

Professional and citizen developers can leverage the power and flexibility of Azure Integration Services to create business value. With support for Azure Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code ExtensionsAzure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Application Information, and Azure Monitor, we bring an intuitive user experience to professional developers on their platform of choice. When used in conjunction with Microsoft Power Platformcitizen developers can also create a wide range of integration solutions for low-code application development.

As part of the larger Azure platform, we provide seamless integration and access to all additional Azure services. The flexibility to pay only for what you need makes Azure Integration Services a cost-effective and agile solution. Customers can get started with no licensing commitments or upfront purchases and scale seamlessly with their integration needs and usage.

Fueling our clients’ digital transformation initiatives

Enterprise integration is the cornerstone of digital transformation initiatives. Azure Integration Services is about bringing your technology investments together, whether on-premises or in the cloud. It enables enterprises to adopt new applications while maintaining connectivity with their legacy systems through hybrid application integration and full API lifecycle management.

Cargolux, Europe’s largest all-cargo airline, accelerated its digital transformation using Azure Integration Services. Our integration solution has enabled Cargolux to build a digital ecosystem and generate value for both its internal teams and its customers. Cargolux now exposes services supporting flight operations, aircraft maintenance and cargo management programmatically using Azure API Management providing secure client access for fast and automated transactions.

“Using Azure API Management, we can provide a direct API connection to our environment for customer systems so they can make direct bookings on-site. This has opened up a whole new world of helping customers board their cargo on our planes.”—Alfons Seesink, Chief Technology Officer, Cargolux

Modernize workflows with little to no code

Many corporate customers like Manulife and DHL have chosen Azure Logic Apps to increase the productivity of their developers by automating their mission-critical workflows. It’s all made possible with over 600 ready-to-use Azure Logic apps connectors to Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Salesforce, SAP, Twitter, and more, which allow data, events, and resources to be seamlessly connected between applications and systems, without writing code. Additionally, the solution also provides the ability to write custom connectors.

“With Logic Apps, everything communicates error-free. It only took me a few hours to release the first proof of concept. Today we use it to automate many of our business processes.—Rohit Mistry, Infrastructure Analyst, Manulife

“With the integration capabilities we’ve gained through Azure, employees can now simplify or eliminate the most tedious parts of their jobs and contribute in more valuable ways.” —Fekko Roelofs, Program Manager Robotics Hub & Resource Orchestration at DHL Supply Chain, DHL

Coke used custom Azure Logic Apps connectors to automate their bottling operations, internal and external order processing, and data connection between systems, accelerating their time to market.

“We also appreciate the extensibility of the platform, which allows us to create and integrate custom connectors.—Jared Simmons, system analyst, Coca-Cola

Succeed together

The exponential increase in data, applications and systems used in enterprises can make enterprise integration a daunting undertaking. Azure Integration Services is here to help. Our proven solution combined with our enterprise-wide expertise makes us a unique partner in your digital transformation journey. Learn how organizations like yours are using Azure Integration Services to accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

Download a free copy of Gartner Magic Quadrant 2023 for Integration Platform as a Service, Worldwide to find out why Microsoft is named a Leader.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Integration Platform as a Service, Global, Keith Guttridge, Andrew Comes, Saikat Ray, January 24, 2023 . The report was previously named the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service.

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