Integration
APIs, events, iPaaS and MFT — connecting your enterprise without chaos.
Every enterprise runs on dozens of systems that were never designed to talk to each other. Integration is the engineering discipline that makes them work as one — reliably, securely and at scale. TDS Global designs and builds integration architectures spanning REST APIs, event-driven messaging, iPaaS platforms and managed file transfer, with governance and observability at every layer.
How we approach integration.
Point-to-point integrations are technical debt by design: each one is a custom dependency that breaks silently and scales poorly. We design integration architectures with canonical data models, defined contracts and platform-managed connectivity — so adding a new system does not require re-engineering existing ones. Integration is treated as a product domain, not a plumbing task.
Specific deliverables within this capability.
API Design & Gateway
RESTful and GraphQL API design following OpenAPI standards, implemented behind API gateways (Kong, AWS API Gateway, Azure APIM) with versioning, rate limiting and security.
Event-Driven Architecture
Kafka, Confluent and cloud messaging (SQS, Service Bus, Pub/Sub) based event streaming architectures for decoupled, scalable system communication.
iPaaS Platform Implementation
MuleSoft Anypoint, Azure Integration Services and Boomi platform implementations for enterprise-grade managed integration with governance and monitoring.
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
Secure, auditable file exchange with partners, regulators and third parties — replacing fragile FTP scripts with governed MFT platforms.
Integration Governance
API catalogues, contract management, versioning policies and breaking change governance across the integration layer.
Real-Time Data Synchronisation
Change data capture (CDC) and event streaming patterns that keep distributed systems consistent without batch ETL lag.
How we execute every integration engagement.
Integration Landscape Mapping
All existing integrations are mapped — sources, targets, frequencies, data volumes and failure modes — before any new design is started.
Architecture Design
The target integration architecture is designed: hub-and-spoke, event mesh or hybrid — with a canonical data model and defined contracts.
Platform Configuration
Integration platforms are configured as code with CI/CD pipelines for deployment, not GUI-only configuration that cannot be version-controlled.
Contract Testing
Consumer-driven contract tests ensure that API and event changes never break downstream consumers without prior detection.
Observability
Integration monitoring covers message throughput, error rates, latency and SLA compliance — with alerting before business impact occurs.
How you know we do this well.
These are the specific engineering practices and standards that distinguish our work — not claims, but verifiable commitments baked into every engagement.
We design canonical data models before building integrations — transformation happens once, at the right layer
All integration logic we write is version-controlled and deployed through CI/CD — no GUI-only configuration
We implement consumer-driven contract tests that catch API breaking changes in CI before they reach production
Our event-driven systems are designed with exactly-once semantics where correctness requires it — not best-effort by default
We map all existing integrations before designing new ones — integration debt is documented, not ignored
Integration platforms we implement have operational runbooks, SLA dashboards and incident escalation paths from day one
What gets delivered.
Measurable engineering outcomes our practice delivers consistently across client engagements.
Integration failure rate reduced by 80% through platform-managed connectivity replacing custom scripts
New system integration time reduced from weeks to days through reusable integration patterns
Real-time data synchronisation replacing overnight batch jobs across critical business processes
API catalogue providing complete integration inventory for the first time
Regulatory file exchange programmes operating with full audit trails and zero manual intervention
Tools & platforms we use.
Bring Integration capability into your organisation.
Our practice leads are available to discuss your specific technical challenges and what a scoped engagement would look like.