Cloud Integration Platform

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What Does Cloud Integration Platform Mean?

A cloud integration platform is a service that provides the tools and technologies to enable integration between local data and file sources, applications, systems and IT environments and cloud-hosted data and applications. It is a system integration platform that uses various solutions, services and platforms to enable the real-time exchange of data, commands and processes between on-site and cloud systems.

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Techopedia Explains Cloud Integration Platform

Cloud integration platforms are used in organizations and IT environments where some form of data, application or infrastructure is sourced from the cloud. Typically, a cloud integration platform must provide a direct and reliable connection between on-site and cloud environments, as well as integration and interconnectivity of different applications, platform compatibility and the security and integrity of all data that passes between different systems.

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