Integration expertise you can trust
Elastic Suite is powered by Innovators & Visionaries with over 20 years of experience
The integration experts you can trust
Elastic Suite is powered by Innovators & Visionaries with over 20 years of experience
Key Differentiators
We integrate with over 100 enterprise and boutique back-end solutions
Globally-based, on-shore teams for maximum performance and response times
Over 65% of our team is dedicated to technical development & project management
ERP, PIM, DAM, PLM.
You name it – we integrate.
ERP, PIM, DAM, PLM.
You name it – we integrate.
Integration Methods
Flat File Upload
Application
Map .csv files &
data via SFTP
Cost
$
IT Investment
High
Pros
- Low infrastructure requirements
Cons
- Near-real time
- Manual processing
API Integration
Application
API connection to transfer data directly into Elastic
Cost
$
IT Investment
Low
Pros
- Real-time data sync
Cons
- Limited to API-supported vendors
ERP Adapter
Application
Elastic adapter installed directly into the ERP
Cost
$$$
IT Investment
Medium
Pros
- Real-time data sync
- Purpose-built by ERP
Cons
- Resources needed for customization
Database Replication
Application
Sync a copy of your data into the Elastic data center
Cost
$$
IT Investment
Low
Pros
- Little-to-no IT resources
- Real-time data sync
Cons
- Only available for on-premise ERPs
Dedicated Resources from Elastic Suite
Technical Project Manager
- Facilitate Discovery Meeting
- Develop project plan
- Monitor progress against milestones/deliverables
- Assign appropriate priorities to critical tasks
- Facilitate or approve phase deliverables
Integration & Development
- Setup customer site & assets
- Manage overall data import
- Develop ERP Order Integration
- Develop production-quality data extract
- Assist with data quality
Quality Assurance
- Validate all initial data imports
- Test and approve Beta 1, Beta 2, Order Output, and customizations
- Assist with customer UAT and approve go-live
- Continuous testing within customer’s sandbox environment
Account Management
- Understand client’s requirements
- Identify features required for go-live
- Complete site audits to maximize usability
- Assist with training & rollout strategy to maximize ROI
- Collect platform feedback to improve offering
Customer Success
- Assist rollout strategy to maximize user adoption
- End user support following rollout
- Facilitate tickets to development team
- Community engagement
- Develop support materials
- Communicate new platform features
Dedicated Resources from Elastic Suite
Technical Project Manager
- Facilitate Discovery Meeting
- Develop project plan
- Monitor progress against milestones/deliverables
- Assign appropriate priorities to critical tasks
- Facilitate or approve phase deliverables
Integration & Development
- Setup customer site & assets
- Manage overall data import
- Develop ERP Order Integration
- Develop production-quality data extract
- Assist with data quality
Quality Assurance
- Validate all initial data imports
- Test and approve Beta 1, Beta 2, Order Output, and customizations
- Assist with customer UAT and approve go-live
- Continuous testing within customer’s sandbox environment
Account Management
- Understand client’s requirements
- Identify features required for go-live
- Complete site audits to maximize usability
- Assist with training & rollout strategy to maximize ROI
- Collect platform feedback to improve offering
Customer Success
- Assist rollout strategy to maximize user adoption
- End user support following rollout
- Facilitate tickets to development team
- Community engagement
- Develop support materials
- Communicate new platform features
Dedicated Resources from Brand Partner
Steering Committee
Leadership from Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Customer Success
Responsibilities:
- Advise on required features for go-live
- Set strategic direction & goals
- Align training & rollout with users
- Assist with usability testing
Weekly time commitment: 1 hour
Project Manager
Your designated Quarterback of the project & main point of contact
Responsibilities:
- Review & approve project plan
- Manage overall project plan & schedule
- Monitor milestones & deliverables
- Assign appropriate priorities/tasks
Weekly time commitment: 5 hours
Data Administrator
An internal or external resource with access to your ERP data
Responsibilities:
- Manage the overall data import
- Grant access to existing systems
- Provide product data & images
- Ensure output data quality
Weekly time commitment: 2 hours
Sample Integration Timeline
