What’s needed in a next-gen iPaaS: Constellation Research in conversation 

Ray Wang and Doug Henschen of Constellation Research discuss why the next generation of iPaaS must address the full breadth of integration needs — and what that really means. 👇

The integration platform as a service (iPaaS) as we know it is no longer enough. When both apps and data aren’t integrated, businesses can’t act quickly enough. When IT and business can’t work together on a single platform, more silos and overlapping investments result. And when business resorts to shadow IT, security and compliance risks emerge.

Constellation believes that the next generation of iPaaS must address the breadth of integration needs, not just data and app integration, but also event and process integration, doing it all on a single, consistent platform. What does that mean?

• Next-gen iPaaS must widen the circle of developers and collaborators with business-user-friendly low-code/no-code options. 
• It must support deployment anywhere, whether on public clouds, private clouds, at the edge of the network or spanning multiple environments, doing it all with centralized control. 
• And It must be smart, taking advantage of machine learning, AI and the very latest in generative AI to anticipate and recommend next-best steps, to automate wherever possible, and to ramp up productivity by eliminating rote, repetitive manual tasks.

If your iPaaS is falling short and you’re seeing warning signs such as lack of agility, persistent silos, replication of work, and the ongoing drudgery of rote, repetitive work, it’s time to look for a next-generation iPaaS.