The Boomi Platform Leadership Story

7 minute read | 04 Oct 2021

By Boomi

The word visionary gets tossed around a lot in business. But it really does apply to Boomi.

When we launched the Boomi AtomSphere Platform 15 years ago, it was a revolutionary approach to solving integration challenges. The platform was cloud-native when people were still trying to understand what “the cloud” encompassed. We could install our patented runtime container, the Boomi Atom, wherever it was needed. It could connect any system or application – often in just minutes. It automated business processes, like quote-to-cash, that historically were manual and time-consuming.

Looking back, it’s incredible how far ahead of our time we were.

Fast-forward to now, and it’s amazing how Boomi’s trendsetting platform has become even more relevant, powerful, and essential. We have connected more applications, devices, and people, and automated more business processes than any other integration platform as a service (iPaaS). In a cloud-first world, the need for Boomi’s intelligent connectivity and automation is greater than ever.

Today, businesses like yours are going through seismic changes. You’re probably in some stage of moving core business functions to the cloud. You likely rely on a combination of AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc. Your digital architecture is a hybrid mix of those public clouds, private clouds, countless best-in-breed SaaS applications, edge devices, and on-premises systems.

It’s no wonder that IT developers are struggling with connectivity. Yes, there are many integration technologies available. But it doesn’t mean they’re the right tools. Most aren’t purpose-built to stitch together the highly complex, diverse technology landscapes we’re all managing today. But we do know one that was designed to address these challenges.

The Boomi platform was built for this.

Now, as you know, there are always different ways to solve any technical problem. The trick is figuring out the best solution that enables you to address your pressing problems of today and the challenges of tomorrow.

So, why Boomi? There are numerous reasons why the Boomi platform is unique. But I want to highlight some points that differentiate Boomi from everyone else.

Set It and Forget It

The Boomi platform handles the widest breadth of integration and automation use cases. You can deploy Boomi anywhere to connect any system so that data moves where needed, in real time. Our platform is entirely agnostic. You avoid vendor lock-in with the ability to integrate everything. Boomi doesn’t tell you how to design your architecture. We enable you to make your dreams a reality.

But the real deal-closer is how we support hybrid and multicloud environments in a hands-off manner. Once you implement Boomi, you set it and forget it. The platform monitors the integrations and immediately alerts you to any issues. We handle the upgrades. When you want to make changes, like with cloud providers, Boomi quickly switches the integrations. You never add new infrastructure or technical debt. Boomi replaces complexity with simplicity.

Ease of Use

If the pandemic has taught us anything, businesses need to move fast with the agility to pivot quickly. We don’t have the luxury of time anymore. Boomi’s low-code, drag-and-drop interface and use of automation ensure that you don’t waste valuable time.

The platform is incredibly intuitive. Integration projects that could take you months (or longer) are now completed in weeks, days, and sometimes even hours. Boomi is a life preserver for IT teams drowning in a sea of business asks. Instead of the usual image of IT as the “department of no,” Boomi makes IT heroes. The platform also is powering the trend toward “citizen integrators.” Business users can now drive their critical data projects with minimal oversight from IT. The unparalleled speed generated by the Boomi combination of ease of use and multi-level automation improves time-to-market for businesses, putting them a step ahead of the competition.

True Enterprise-Scale for All

There’s a broad spectrum of solutions in the integration market. On one end, you have vendors that specialize in simple, templatized recipes for connecting one application to another. The problem is that with more point-to-point integrations, you create a spaghetti mess that doesn’t scale up. On the other end, you have weighty solutions with an API-led connectivity focus. These are for enterprise-size companies that involve extensive hand-coding and constant management. That may be fine for businesses with large, very-skilled, expensive-to-find, and dedicated integration teams, but it doesn’t scale down. It’s too time-intensive and expensive for smaller teams that need to be nimble.

Boomi is the only platform that spans from small business to enterprise. We meet you where you are and with what you need. The size of your business doesn’t matter. We scale – and scale fast. Typically, Boomi customers start small with a specific problem. Once they see how fast they can solve issues with Boomi, they begin expanding to other connectivity and automation needs. That’s our wheelhouse, and we can do that infinitely.

No other platform combines those three elements. But there’s one other differentiator for Boomi.

Comprehensive Platform

Boomi is the connection company. But connectivity and automation are more than just integrating systems. That’s why the Boomi platform can help you make your interactions with trading partners more efficient. We help you discover and catalog your data, wherever it resides. We create commonality among records in all of your disparate systems. We design, secure, and scale APIs. We build workflows between your applications, so you don’t have to use other development tools.

Boomi is one-stop shopping for whatever you need.

That’s why I’m more confident than ever in Boomi’s ability to future-proof businesses. We can help you navigate the rise of hybrid and multicloud architectures today as well as benefit from the functional advantages of intelligent automation and low code. And whatever challenges come in the future, we’re going to be there for you then, too.

Find out more about how Boomi can help your organization at our “Out of This World” digital event on November 10, 2021. Save your spot today.