Integration
A connection between two software systems that lets them exchange data or trigger actions in one another, typically through an API.
In more detail
An integration is a connection between two systems that lets one read from, write to, or react to the other. It is the plumbing under nearly all automation: before a workflow can act on a record in one tool based on an event in another, the two have to be integrated. Most of the effort in real automation projects goes here.
Integrations are deceptively hard to keep working. APIs change, authentication expires, rate limits bite, and data formats differ between systems, so an integration is not a one-time build but an ongoing maintenance commitment. This is why platforms that maintain a large library of connectors save so much recurring effort.
Where this shows up at Ceven
Ceven maintains connections across 1,000+ tools, so a customer does not build or maintain each integration themselves. A workflow can span whatever systems the process touches, and the ongoing burden of keeping those connections working, through API and auth changes, sits with the platform rather than the customer.