SDI Framework™
Nine layers, interconnected — not nine separate concerns.
Solution Thinking
Don't build modules. Build ecosystems — every function of a trading company, connected.
Enterprise Integration Architecture™
Every connection needs a purpose, a trigger, and an expected result — not just a line on a diagram.
Integration Patterns™
Seven ways two systems can talk — chosen by scale and reliability need, not habit.
Automation Triggers™
One of the signature ideas in this book: an enquiry should set off a chain, not a to-do list.
No manual work between "enquiry" and "quotation sent for review."
Event-Driven Business™
One approval should ripple through the whole business automatically.
AI Automation Layer™
A layer sits between human intent and the ERP — increasingly staffed by AI.
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Integration
A very practical decision most teams get wrong by default.
Immediate Sync
Use when the user is waiting for the result.
/ Delayed / Scheduled Sync
Use when volume is high or the source system can't wait.
Business Rules Engine™
Configure the logic — don't hard-code it into a screen.
Notification Architecture™
One event. Many channels — chosen by what reaches the right person fastest.
Digital Workspace™
One dashboard, instead of ten applications open at once.
AI Decision Layer™
Let AI score the decision — let a human make the call.
Workflow Intelligence™
A workflow shouldn't just move a record forward — it should get smarter each step.
Example — Expense Claim:
Solution Orchestration™
Everything flows automatically from the customer's first click to their delivery confirmation.
Digital Twins™
A future-ready concept — a live virtual replica of a physical asset, watched by AI.
Industry Architecture Examples™
The SDI framework is generic — the architecture it produces never is.
The SDI™ 9-Checkpoint Review
The formal audit every solution in this book is run through before it's called "done."