B2B integration

EDI vs. API: Advantages, Benefits, and Integration Insights for Modern Supply Chains

Updated 10/7/25 Businesses are constantly evaluating how to move information faster, smarter, and more securely. One of the most important technology comparisons shaping modern integration strategy is EDI vs. API—two foundational tools that define how organizations connect systems, partners, and processes. This debate isn’t simply about which approach is superior.…
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Perfecting B2B Data Exchange: Strategies, Challenges, and Future Trends

Seamless communication between businesses is no longer optional—it’s mission-critical. Companies of all sizes rely on the ability to quickly share purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, and other documents with partners across the globe. This process, known as B2B data exchange, is the backbone of supply chains, ensuring that information moves…
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Modern B2B: Cloud-Based EDI + Supply Chain Visibility

Updated 8/14/25 You would have to be living under a rock not to see that everything is subscription-based nowadays. I even see it on Facebook with my boomer cousins complaining about MS Office moving to subscriptions. It’s not going away, and CDs aren’t coming back (yes, I have an Apple…
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EDI Integrated Business Solutions: Preparing for Integration

Updated 7/18/25 Businesses must be agile, efficient, and deeply connected with their trading partners. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents, has become a cornerstone technology in achieving this. But before reaping the benefits, companies must first lay a solid foundation by preparing properly for…
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Why You Should Automate EDI Processes for Greater Efficiency

Businesses are continually under immense pressure to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance accuracy. One of the most powerful tools in achieving these goals is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) — the digital exchange of business documents between companies. But simply having EDI isn’t enough. Automating EDI processes is where the…
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Keeping Up with Changing E-Commerce Technology

Photo appears courtesy of Courtney Carmody. The Amazons and the Walmarts of the world are growing so fast, their vendors can barely keep up.  Amazon has roughly a gazillion vendor types…FBA and FBM oh my!  Meanwhile Walmart has so many vendors you scarcely understand who you’re buying from when you…
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The 3 Rs of 2020: Musings of a B2B Survivor

Review Some will say that 2020 was an absolute dumpster fire, but I say that it was a valuable learning experience. What I saw and learned is companies that lead do so by action, thinking outside the box, and leveraging technology to automate, connect, and transform.  Successful companies didn’t wait…
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Forrester’s Case for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Cloud: 60% ROI

This blog was written by Robert Ruppert, Regional Sales Manager for Enavate, and reprinted with permission. Leading technology research firm Forrester recently interviewed seven Microsoft Dynamics 365 customers that implemented the cloud-based ERP to replace aging, siloed ERP systems that offered bad user experiences. As in most cases, the decision to…
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Keep your Competitive Edge with 3PL EDI Integration

Updated July 7, 2023 Third-party logistics (3PL), or the practice of moving logistics and supply chain management from in-house to a third-party provider, has become the new normal for many businesses of all shapes and sizes in the post-pandemic economy—providing better opportunities to grow and find more efficient ways to…
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GraceBlood Biography Series: Lisa Crosley

As you may have heard, GraceBlood LLC acquired Aurora Technologies back in October of this year.  We will now be revisiting our Biography Series to include GraceBlood’s amazing team of consultants and today we are featuring Lisa Crosley.  Lisa has been an EDI consultant with GraceBlood for 12 years. She initially worked…
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Dashboard Dreams

Our company serves supply chain clients who operate their own on premises systems for handling EDI activity as well as clients who rely on our managed services for handling some or all such B2B activity. We’ve been exploring how best to leverage the latest technology to deliver useful, actionable information…
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