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Stop asking, start listening: a case for event-driven database integration
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When you work with SAP Integration Suite, you quickly realize that the hard part isn’t always building new interfaces. It’s understanding what’s already there. Over time, integration packages pile up, documentation gets stale, and nobody really knows the real, up-to-date state of the integration landscape.
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