Glossary

Integration Platform (iPaaS)

Software that connects the separate systems a business runs on so data and processes can flow between them.

An integration platform — historically called iPaaS, integration platform as a service — is the layer that connects the applications, databases, and services a business depends on: ERP, CRM, finance systems, spreadsheets, inboxes, and more.

Traditional integration platforms move data through configured "pipes." They do not understand what the data means, they break when a connected system changes its API, and they require engineers to build and maintain each connection.

Ngentix is an AI-native integration platform: it understands the data it moves through a Unified Data Model, builds connectors autonomously, and self-heals when systems change — so integration stops being a maintenance burden.

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Self-Healing The ability of an integration to detect when an upstream API changes and repair itself automatically, without human intervention. /glossary/self-healing
Unified Data Model (UDM) A canonical schema of business entities and operations that lets the platform understand the meaning of the data it moves. /glossary/universal-data-model
Autonomous Connector Creation The process by which the engine discovers, builds, and tests a working connector to a system with no human input. /glossary/autonomous-connector

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