Middleware plays a central role in your information system: it allows heterogeneous applications to communicate with each other. Without this layer of integration, your data flows remain siloed, your processes lack fluidity and your teams multiply manual entries. A well-designed middleware ensures efficient interconnection, makes your data reliable and prepares your architecture for your future needs.
Do you use several software programs that don't talk to each other? Middleware connects them and streamlines your daily processes.
Each manual re-entry is a potential source of errors. By automating your data transfers, we make your exchanges more reliable.
A process slowed down by complex transfers can block an entire value chain. Middleware optimizes the speed and reliability of exchanges.
Your needs are changing rapidly: a scalable middleware architecture allows you to easily add new tools over time.
Our references demonstrate our ability to thrive in demanding environments. More than just a service provider, we are a trusted partner for building robust and sustainable solutions.
Our references demonstrate our ability to thrive in demanding environments. More than just a service provider, we are a trusted partner for building robust and sustainable solutions.
Middleware is a software layer that acts like a intermediary between your different applications. Its role is to ensure smooth communication between systems that would otherwise remain siloed. Concretely, it allows your ERP, your CRM, your e-commerce site and your business tools to automatically exchange consistent data. Without middleware, you multiply duplicates, input errors and breaks in your processes.
Middleware offers:
Yes. Most modern software has API (programming interfaces). Middleware uses them to exchange data in a standardized way. Even older software (legacy systems) can be integrated via specific connectors or file exchanges. The objective is to make your tools interoperable, regardless of age or technology.
The cost depends on number of applications to integrate, of volume of data exchanged and of the complexity of business rules. For example, linking an ERP and a CRM with a few simple flows will be faster than orchestrating a dozen tools with complex synchronizations. In any case, a middleware is a profitable investment, as it reduces the costs associated with errors, retyping, and time wasting.
Yes. Middleware is modular and scalable. You can add new applications as you grow or replace one software with another without having to rethink your entire architecture. Middleware acts like a abstraction layer: your flows remain consistent even if your tools evolve.
The time frame depends on the scope of the project. A simple integration can be operational by a few weeks, while a complex architecture will take several months. We are moving forward by priority lots, starting with critical flows (e.g. orders, stocks, invoicing), then gradually expanding.
No. SMES can also benefit from it. For example, connecting an e-commerce site to invoicing software and a logistics tool brings an immediate gain in productivity and reliability. For large businesses, middleware is becoming indispensable for manage complexity and high volumes.
Middleware integrates monitoring tools which make it possible to monitor the status of flows in real time (successes, errors, deadlines). In the event of an incident, alerts are generated and flows can be restarted automatically. This supervision guarantees the continuity and reliability of your data exchanges.
Yes, we master the middleware and ESB architectures (Apache Camel, etc.), but we use them in a targeted manner.
These solutions remain relevant in certain complex or existing environments (”Legacy”), but they are often heavy to maintain and less agile than modern approaches.
At Nubios, today we favor architectures API-first and decoupled, lighter, more scalable and better adapted to current business needs.
It depends on the context.
For data migrations punctual or massive, we prefer ETL tools (Extract, Transform, Load) that allow clean, transform and charge data between systems in a controlled manner.
For continuous flows or bidirectional synchronizations, we are setting up a Middleware or a API to ensure consistency in real time.
