Maximizing Your Tech Stack

In this session, moderator Shaz Aziz, along with panelists Chris Dunn and Barak Kuzucu, explores the challenges and realities of technology integrations, providing insights on maximizing a tech stack by ensuring different technologies work effectively together.

Key Takeaways:

• Underestimation of Complexity: Organizations often underestimate the complexity of integrations, especially with low-code or no-code tools.   

• Common Pitfalls: Common pitfalls include technical limitations of legacy tools, lack of governance models, and mismatched data strategies.  

• Integration Strategy: A well-defined integration strategy is crucial and involves an assessment and planning phase, technical architecture considerations, security and compliance measures, and support and maintenance planning.   

• Business User Involvement: Business users must be actively involved in integration projects to ensure the outcome aligns with their requirements.

• Key Questions Before Investment: Organizations should ask key questions before investing in new technology, such as "What are we trying to accomplish?" and "How well will this integrate with our existing systems?".  

• AI and Integrations: Integrating AI tools presents unique challenges, with reliability being a primary concern.  

• Plug-and-Play vs. Customization: While there's a desire for plug-and-play integrations, customization is often necessary to fit specific needs, adding complexity.