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3 Reasons for Integration Architects to Migrate to Starlify

Written by Pierre Dahlman | Feb 14, 2023 10:30:01 AM

Have you ever had trouble getting a clear picture of the scope and requirements of an integration project?  When starting a new project, you need to see what's there. You don't want to waste time recreating something that already exists.

1.  A clear overview of your application network

If you're planning to create a new integration flow, you need to see how many flows there already are in the application so you can make an informed decision on whether to use the existing application or add a new one for the new flow.  If you're planning to rebuild an API, you want to see its dependencies and how it's being used now so you can make changes without breaking any existing functionalities.  Anytime you make changes, you need to know how everything fits together, which dependencies are there, and who to contact if necessary.

With Starlify, you can organize and visualize your integration landscapes into a total overview of your application network that's easy for you, your client, and any other stakeholders to see and understand.  That way you and others can feel confident that you know what is there and what has changed.  When you configure your systems, subsystems, and the connections between them into a constellation-like visualization of your network in Starlify, it's ready to be analyzed, optimized, and expanded.


2.  Easy documentation

Documentation, while necessary, can be tedious. When you document integrations, it's important to list them all with any details that might be relevant later so you can maintain control over the entire network. Attempting to do this with a spreadsheet can quickly get out of control and does not necessarily show the relationships between your systems and services in a clear way.

With Starlify, you get development and easy documentation in the same tool. It includes a catalog that's much more elaborate than a spreadsheet, organizing your systems and services into graphs that take things like end-to-end chains and dependencies into consideration. Plus, all parts of the application network are searchable and discoverable, so it's easy to find documentation, ownerships, and any reusable integrations or redundant APIs.


3.  Faster integration delivery

If you're starting a new job or beginning work for a new client, you want a quick overview of how the network looks so you can get to work right away with a shorter learning curve. Having an up-to-date current state and a clear target state of the application network facilitates collaboration, saving time for everyone involved in the project.

When working on an integration project, you want to automate processes and follow quality standards as much as possible so you can deliver quality work quickly. To make this easy for you, Starlify comes with Certified Integrator standard checklists built in. Certified Integrator is our quality standard for system integrations that provides best-practice guidelines for more secure and reusable integrations, so when you use Starlify, you get a clear overview of how compliant your application network is to this quality standard.

With high-quality documentation, best-practice integration methods, and facilitation of easy collaboration, you're all set up for success.