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We build, take over, maintain and migrate integrations and process automation in Frends iPaaS, Azure Integration Services or n8n. Where and how it runs is up to you. We're happy to help you choose.
(01) experience
This is what tends to decide whether an integration holds up over time, and how we allow for it when we build.
Everything that can go wrong goes wrong at 03:14 on a Saturday. The question is what has to be solved then and what can wait until Monday. That answer decides how the process should be designed: how it is rerun, what may stop and who should be woken up.
When something stops, the person who gets the alert should understand what happened without opening the process. A good error message says which file, which order number and what was missing, not just that step 7 failed.
Source systems change format, often without saying so. That is why we always check what comes in against an agreed contract, so that a changed field is stopped at the door instead of ending up in the receiver's database.
What separates test from production, such as addresses, keys and customer IDs, lives in environment variables. What never changes can stay in the process. Everything in configuration is as hard to get an overview of as everything in the code.
Simple, predictable flows beat overly complex ones. If no one but the person who built a flow can explain it, it's too complex, and the next person won't dare touch it. That matters more than ever when the technology around it changes so fast.
And a sixth: we document why, not just what. The decisions and trade-offs are what disappear first.
(02) platforms
We choose tools to fit your needs, not the other way round.
An integration platform for integrations, APIs and process automation, with flows that are drawn graphically and can be followed in operation. It is where our deepest experience lies: we build new solutions in Frends, take over and maintain existing ones and migrate to Frends from other platforms.
Where we come from. We know BizTalk in depth, and that makes moving off it safe, wherever you are going.
Microsoft's cloud services for integration, including Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management and Event Grid.
(03) frequently asked questions
Frends brings integrations, APIs and process automation together in one place, with flows you can follow in operation, and that's where our deepest experience lies. But we always start with the process. If you already have a lot in Azure, or need something lighter, Azure Integration Services or n8n may suit you better, and then we'll say so.
No. We connect systems directly, through APIs, files and messages, instead of having a program click through a user interface. It holds up better when the systems are updated.
It isn't decided by how often something happens, but by what it costs to do by hand compared with building and maintaining it. Even a data move that is done once can be worth building, if it saves a lot of time or reduces the risk of errors. We work that out together.
Yes, that's where we come from. We know BizTalk in depth and move existing solutions flow by flow, running them in parallel until each new flow is verified.
That's up to you. We build in the platform and environment you choose, and we're happy to help you choose.
Where it is useful in the process, and only where you have said yes to it. Your guidelines for AI and data apply. AI is never better than the data it gets, so we make sure the integrations work first.
We're based in Skåne, Sweden, and work nationally and internationally, with experience from healthcare, the public sector and private business.
Tell us which systems are involved, and we'll look at it together.