Salesforce integration services for teams running Salesforce alongside SAP and other core systems
Most integration failures are decided before the first API call: who owns the data, what happens when a message fails, and who gets told. We help you settle those questions, then fix or build the integration against them. The work is led directly by a senior Salesforce architect, and it is based in the Netherlands.
When integration help pays for itself, and when it doesn’t
Not every integration needs outside help. It earns its cost when the business depends on the connection and nobody can say with confidence how it fails.
| Bring in integration help when... | You probably don't need it when... |
|---|---|
| An integration with SAP or another core system fails repeatedly and nobody can say who owns the fix | You use a standard, vendor-supported connector and it has run quietly for a long time |
| Two systems both believe they own the same field, and records overwrite each other | Salesforce is the only system that creates or changes the data |
| You are planning a migration or a new system connection and want the ownership and failure model agreed before any build starts | The change is a small field mapping on an integration that is already documented and monitored |
| Changes to the integration are avoided because nobody is sure what else they would break | One person understands it fully, it is documented, and a second person could take over |
| API limits, batch windows or timeouts have started to affect the business | Volumes are low and well inside platform limits |
How an integration engagement works
We start by understanding what exists, because a change made against a guess is how a second outage begins. The aim is a decision you can act on: fix it, redesign it, or leave it alone.
Inventory
What connects to what, and how
Ownership
Which system owns which data
Failure model
What breaks, who is told, how it recovers
Decision
Fix, redesign or leave alone
A focused problem is usually delivered as a Salesforce Fix Sprint. If you are unsure whether the integration is the real problem, start with a Salesforce Health & Roadmap review. Ongoing ownership is covered by Expertise as a Service.
Integration work we have delivered
These are summaries of real engagements. Each links to the full entry on our case studies page.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need MuleSoft to integrate Salesforce with SAP?
Not automatically. Whether a middleware platform is justified depends on how many systems are involved, how much transformation and monitoring the connection needs, and who will operate it afterwards. CloudAvant's role is to help you decide that on the facts of your landscape, including recommending against extra tooling when a simpler design is enough.
Which system should own which data?
Decide it field by field before anything is synchronised. If no one can name the system of record for a field, automating its synchronisation usually creates the conflicts you later call an integration problem. Agreeing ownership is the first output of an integration review.
Can you fix an integration we did not build?
Yes. Inheriting an integration with limited documentation is a common starting point. The first step is mapping what exists and how it fails, so that any change is made against a known picture rather than a guess.
How much does it cost and how long does it take?
It depends on the number of systems, the state of existing documentation and how much needs to change, so engagements are scoped after a short conversation rather than priced from a list. A focused problem is usually handled as a Salesforce Fix Sprint; ongoing integration ownership is handled through Expertise as a Service.
Do you only work with Dutch companies?
CloudAvant is based in the Netherlands and works with teams across the Netherlands, the UK and the wider EU, and has delivered for international enterprise clients. Work is delivered remotely or on site depending on the engagement.
Tell us which integration is giving you trouble
A short conversation is enough to tell whether it needs a fix, a redesign, or nothing at all.