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Last week Florian Mair and I visited Michael Sewina at Alliance Automotive Group in Münster. It was great to sit down in person, go over how things are going and talk about what’s coming next. We also brought along their Data Hero award from Lobster after their team passed 250 million data exchanges in 2026! Thanks for having us, Michael. Looking forward to building on this together! 🦞

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I’m an integration specialist. So why was I explaining my own ultrasound results to my doctor? I was born with one kidney, so I have regular check-ups every couple of months. Before my latest appointment, I filled in my medication details on the hospital website by hand. My pharmacy already had that information. Then I sat down with a new doctor and answered all the same questions again. The results of my ultrasound hadn’t reached the doctor either, so I found myself explaining what was on the scan. At one point, I thought: Am I the doctor in the room? It’s easy to dismiss these things as small administrative frustrations. But they’re symptoms of a much bigger problem: systems that don’t talk to each other, forcing people to fill the gaps. And I started thinking about my grandfather, who was taking eight different medications in his eighties. I have two. If this is frustrating for me, imagine having to repeat the same information and navigate the same gaps with a much more complex medical history. Healthcare isn’t Lobster’s market. But the underlying problem is one we see every day in supply chains. When systems don’t exchange information reliably, people end up doing the integration themselves. They re-enter data, chase missing information, repeat checks and make decisions without the full picture. Behind every failed integration is someone who has to pick up the pieces. Sometimes that means a delayed shipment. Sometimes it means a doctor trying to make a decision without information that should already be there. Integration isn’t really about connecting systems. It’s about making sure the right information reaches the right person at the right time. When it works, nobody notices. When it doesn’t, the consequences are felt by real people. And sometimes, all it takes to see the problem clearly is to experience it yourself. #Integration #Interoperability #SupplyChain #Technology

🚀 Everyone wants smarter automation. But are we getting the foundations right? I’m delighted to be featured in the Special Security print edition of @manageIT, exploring why a solid data foundation is essential to turning technological potential into business value. Because the real opportunity isn’t just adopting new technology – it’s making it work where it matters: solving problems, simplifying processes, and delivering results. Thanks to the manageit team for featuring this important topic and for the opportunity to contribute. 📖 Read the full article online here: https://lnkd.in/eVjbgd_V #SecuritySpezial #DataQuality #Automation #AI #DigitalTransformation #Innovation

Lobster’s Autumn Release 26.4 is just around the corner! Join our webinar on October 30 to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ek6qpFbE While working on the final touches for our Autumn Release, I found myself thinking about how much Pathfinder has evolved this year. With Release 26.3, we introduced the ability for Pathfinder to generate data mapping suggestions. Starting with Release 26.4, we’re expanding Pathfinder’s capabilities to help users set up orchestration processes by generating custom type definitions, optimizing form layouts, and automatically building the Profile that ties everything together. This means AI is not only helping our users map their data, but also enabling them to configure and shape their entire process within Lobster. And I believe expanding Pathfinder to support these steps can make a real difference in helping users build and manage integrations more efficiently. Learn more about Pathfinder for Orchestration and all the other capabilities included in Lobster’s Autumn Release 26.4 during our webinar on October 30. See you there!

Nobody gets into integration work because they love writing type definitions. And yet, that’s where every new process starts. From the end of October, you can hand that part to #PathfinderAI. Our Fall Release 26.4-LTS is bring you: Pathfinder for Orchestration. Describe the process the way you’d explain it to a colleague over coffee, and Pathfinder creates the type definitions for you. It helps sort out the form layout (the bit that somehow always takes longer than it should), then builds the profile from your type definition. And there’s more: → Automapping now works across sections → Platform API → New validation templates for #XRechnung, #ZUGFeRD and #PeppolBIS We’re going live with the product team on 30 October to walk through it all. Come along, see what’s new! 🎟️➡️ https://lnkd.in/euit8eST/?utm_campaign=2026-AlwaysOn_DACH-FR-BNL&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=988318503&hsa_acc=503775589&hsa_cam=988318503&hsa_grp=674204993&hsa_ad=1592936493&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3