Vendor Profile

API Integration Discovery Partners

Profile for the partner types that help IBM i buyers design integrations, publish APIs, and connect IBM i systems to modern applications safely.

Company Overview

API integration partners help buyers translate modernization goals into specific system-to-system flows. They may focus on middleware, API design, security, documentation, or implementation services that connect IBM i workloads to wider business ecosystems.

These projects work best when the discovery process stays tied to a specific use case.

Best Fit

Best fit for buyers with one concrete integration use case in mind, rather than a general goal of "opening up" IBM i data.

Recommended Use Cases

  • Organizations connecting IBM i systems to portals, analytics, or cloud apps
  • Teams that need secure data exposure and workflow orchestration
  • Buyers who want integration planning before platform commitments

Strengths

  • Keep the first integration scoped to one use case instead of a broad platform build
  • Design authentication and data exposure boundaries before endpoints go live
  • Document APIs well enough for other teams to extend later

Considerations

  • Ask how they approach authentication and rate limiting on IBM i-facing endpoints
  • Confirm whether documentation and handoff are part of the engagement
  • Clarify who maintains the integration after go-live

Discovery Steps

  • Choose the first integration use case
  • Define data ownership and security boundaries
  • Clarify whether the need is architecture guidance, software, or implementation execution

Specialties

API architecture Middleware planning Integration security Use case sequencing

Integrations

IBM i Db2 and program-call interfaces Middleware and API gateway platforms Cloud applications and analytics tools

Support

Usually scoped per integration or use case, with some partners offering ongoing API management or gateway support as a retainer.