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EP20 Leon Smiers; “The world is connected but is it interconnected?!” A Masterclass in integration!

August 26, 2022 • Alex Bulat-van den Wildenberg • Season 2 • Episode 20

A #masterclass in #intergation by Léon Smiers; “The world is connected but is it interconnected?!” You guessed it the new #idealoading is here and it is all about integration and how to leverage it to drive growth and competitiveness! We talked about:
How Integration drives innovation, #apifycation, eventdriven flow architectures, no data monetization without proper integration, metadata, #WEB3 and integration?!

One of the most important and yet most forgotten subject in Technology, so I thought let’s shine a light 💡 on it. Being overlooked and underestimated part of IT lead to most organization having a "spaghettini integration" situations. Today Leon and I Discuss what you need to think about before starting to add new systems and tools into you landscape and how you can start untangling your old (FYI it is now by adding olive oil 😊).

Leon is the CTO for integration for Capgemini Netherland and has over 30year experience! Over the last 30 years he has implemented and architected many custom build IT systems and integrated complex landscapes for large companies. Leons passion is to explore new IT technologies and look for applicability for business problems. Acording to Leon growth and competitiveness can only be achieved if you Integration Technology, including API'S, BPM, Data Lakes and Machine Learning are helping you and not standing in your way.