Applications & Data · APIs & Integration
Integration Platforms
Middleware and iPaaS services that connect applications through APIs, message queues, events and scheduled data flows.
IntermediateUpdated 2026-09-01
Overview
Integration platforms provide connectors, transformation, routing, retry and monitoring so point to point scripts do not proliferate. Patterns include request/response APIs, publish/subscribe events, message queues for durability, and batch file transfer.
The architectural goal is loose coupling: producers and consumers change independently, and failures are retried rather than lost.
Security considerations
- Store integration credentials in a secret manager and rotate them; document every data flow and its classification.
- Validate and sign webhook payloads, and monitor integration failures as business risk, not just technical noise.