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Here it is! 🎙️ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: your go-to podcast for everything Microsoft Azure Integration. Hosted by – who else – the Microsoft experts at Integration.team. 🔥 This podcast delivers unmissable insights into what's hot in the world of Microsoft integration. From the latest trends and challenges to success stories in integration technology, you'll get all the expert takes you don’t want to miss! But for now... let’s talk 𝐁𝐢𝐳𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤! How do you facilitate a smooth migration from BizTalk to Azure? Hear all about it in their most-listened episode! Time to grab your headphones and join the conversation! 🎧

🎅 Ho ho ho! 🎅  Who has the best - or should we say, ugliest - Christmas sweater? 🎄 We found out last week at our yearly Christmas Market! Speaking of enjoying those cozy Christmas vibes together... ✨ This is how our community embraced the Christmas spirit. 👇 Wishing you all a wonderful time! 

Looking back at 2024 - part 1. 👏👀 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐏𝐈 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥! "𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘗𝘐 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘗𝘐 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘗𝘐 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴." These are Matthias's words, reflecting on the API Maturity Model Archers created six years ago.  This year, it was time for a major upgrade! 🚀 The entire model was revamped to align with  🔹 technological advancements 🔹 market dynamics 🔹 our own evolving vision  of API Management. You'll find the updated model just right here. 👇

We did it again! 🤩🤩 For the 7th year in a row, we’ve been recognized as a Great Place to Work® Belgium! 🤩 And you know what they say... When it lasts for seven years, it's for a lifetime! 💫 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: you are more than AMAZING. Wow. We’re still in awe of the incredible scores we received. 💙 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬: ARCHERS - Integration Architects, B-flow, i8c, i8c NL, Integration Designers, Integration.team, Spector and Watchpoint, your dedication to creating the best workplace, day in and day out, is truly inspiring. 👏 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬: Your trust and partnership have been our CornerBriX. It’s thanks to your impactful projects that our community continues to grow. 🙌 Let's celebrate! 🥳🥳

𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ‼️ Imagine this: You finally spot that perfect Black Friday deal - the one you’ve been waiting for all year. The price?  Irresistible. You’re ready to check out… and then disaster strikes:😡 🚨 Stock information is outdated. You add the item to your cart, but it's gone before you can pay. ⛔ Login issues. The itsme connection fails, leaving you locked out. 🚨 Product data is incorrect. Partner details don’t match what’s promised. The result? You miss the sale. Your customer walks away disappointed. 🎯 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲. When systems work together seamlessly, you eliminate these bottlenecks and deliver a flawless shopping experience. Discover why and how integration can change (Black Friday) your life 👇

This was the Technical University! 👏 A full day of knowledge sharing by our community, for our community - with sessions on everything from 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗢𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝟮 to 𝗣𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗹 and 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Countless coffees, endless knowledge sharing, and a whole day of learning together with i8c, Integration.team, Integration Designers, ARCHERS - Integration Architects, i8c NL, B-flow, Spector and Watchpoint 💡🫶 Do you want to be part of our community to Connect and Build eXperiences together?  Britt Michiels is your go-to person. Don't hesitate to slide in her DM's! 📲 🎬 Enjoy the aftermovie with us! 

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩! 🥳 When Samuel, Koen, Matthias and Guy share their integration know-how with our community's “newsters,” you know it’s going to be days packed with passion and expertise! Over five immersive training days, our new community members dove deep into our integration journey - from business cases and integration patterns to technical architectures. 👀 They’ve seen it all! 💬 Straight from Oliver at CBX Academy: “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭-𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸” Mission accomplished! 👏

𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? 👀 Our brand got a makeover! 🎨 Our story has evolved over the last two years, and so have we. We updated our branding the same way we build integrations: by bringing passionate people together to brainstorm, create, and experiment. Together. 🤝 Colorful and smart. Bold and adaptable for any context. What do you think of our fresh new look? 🤩

It's getting started! 🤩 A day we've all been looking forward to A LOT: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗕𝗫 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. 💡 Today is all about learning, sharing, and connecting within our amazing community - because it's organized by and for our community. 🫶 Here’s what’s happening: ☕ Morning sessions will cover key updates from our community and the latest technological developments. 💻 Afternoon deep dives into:  ✅ Integration products, with our experts sharing their hands-on experiences with supplier products. ✅ Feedback and insights from recent external events. ✅ Detailed explorations of Applied Observability & EDA. ✅ Trends in iPaaS. And because we love a good, in-depth discussion, we’re ending the day with a roundtable! It’s bound to be a fantastic day! 👏

What a pleasant surprise! 🤩 We got a visit from Great Place to Work® Belgium to congratulate us in person with our award. We are proud to announce that we’ve secured 35th place in the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 & 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝐤𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, earning a 💙 spot among the Top 100 European Employers! With our expansion to the Netherlands with i8c NL and to Portugal under the CBX brand, we're building new cornerbricks across borders. But this is just the beginning of something even bigger - because we’re not stopping here! With the fantastic community we have, the only way is up. 🚀 A big shoutout to ARCHERS - Integration Architects, B-flow, i8c, Integration Designers, Integration.team, Spector & Watchpoint for making this achievement possible. You are the ones turning this vision into reality! Also, a big congratulations to our De Cronos Groep colleagues at Bewire for securing an impressive 20th place! 🎉 #GPTW #GPTW24