- 6 minutes to read

BPM,Scenarios,Hybrid Cloud,Multi-Cloud,Platform Agnostic,Vendor Lock-In BPM,hybrid,multi-cloud,azure,aws,gcp,on-premise,vendor lock-in Learn how to support hybrid and multi-cloud environments without vendor lock-in using Nodinite BPM—connect any system using industry-standard protocols and track processes across on-premise, Azure, AWS, GCP, and SaaS.

Support Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Without Vendor Lock-In

🌐 Support Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Without Vendor Lock-In

Use Nodinite Business Process Modeling (BPM) to gain unified visibility across all your systems—regardless of where they run or which vendor provides them—without proprietary connectors or platform dependencies.

What You Can Do

  • Connect any system using industry-standard protocols—REST APIs, SOAP, file drops, database polling, message queues—no proprietary connectors required
  • Track processes across on-premise, Azure, AWS, GCP, and SaaS—unified visibility regardless of where systems run
  • Future-proof your architecture—migrate from BizTalk to Azure Logic Apps, or add Mulesoft alongside existing platforms, without re-implementing BPM
  • Avoid platform lock-in costs—competitors like Azure Business Process Tracking or Kovai Atomic Scope lock you into specific vendor ecosystems

Real-World Example

Global manufacturer runs SAP ERP on-premise (Germany), Salesforce CRM in US cloud, Workday HR in SaaS, custom inventory APIs in AWS, and Azure Logic Apps for partner EDI. Single Nodinite BPM visualizes Order-to-Delivery process across all platforms—providing unified visibility that no single-vendor solution can match.

Multi-Cloud Order-to-Delivery Process

Business Process: Customer order in Salesforce → SAP order creation → Inventory check (AWS) → Production scheduling (on-premise) → Partner notification (Azure Logic Apps) → Shipping (third-party API)

Systems Involved:

  1. Salesforce CRM (SaaS, US cloud)

    • Technology: REST API
    • Purpose: Customer order entry, sales tracking
    • Logging: Custom Logging Agent via Salesforce Apex triggers

  2. SAP ERP (On-premise, Germany data center)

    • Technology: RFC/BAPI + IDoc
    • Purpose: Order management, financial processing
    • Logging: SAP PI/PO adapter via BizTalk

  3. Custom Inventory API (AWS Lambda, us-east-1)

    • Technology: REST API + DynamoDB
    • Purpose: Real-time inventory availability
    • Logging: AWS CloudWatch → Log API via Azure Function

  4. Production Scheduling System (On-premise .NET service, factory floor)

    • Technology: WCF SOAP service + SQL Server
    • Purpose: Manufacturing resource planning
    • Logging: WCF Diagnostics Tracing Agent

  5. Azure Logic Apps (Azure, West Europe)

    • Technology: Azure Integration Services
    • Purpose: EDI with partner networks (EDIFACT)
    • Logging: Azure Monitor → Event Hub → Pickup Service

  6. ShipStation API (SaaS, third-party)

    • Technology: REST API
    • Purpose: Shipping label generation, carrier integration
    • Logging: Custom Logging via .NET SDK

The Challenge

Traditional monitoring approach:

  • 6 different vendor tools: Salesforce App Cloud, SAP Solution Manager, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, SQL Server Profiler, ShipStation dashboard
  • No unified view: Each team sees their own silo—Sales sees CRM, IT sees SAP, DevOps sees AWS/Azure, Operations sees manufacturing
  • Manual correlation: When orders fail, teams spend hours reconstructing the flow: "Did Salesforce create the order? Did SAP receive it? Did inventory check complete? Where did it stop?"
  • Vendor lock-in risks: Migrating from BizTalk to Azure Logic Apps requires reimplementing all process tracking
  • High licensing costs: Pay per-system monitoring fees to each vendor

The Nodinite Solution

Single BPM across all platforms:

  1. Unified Logging: All 6 systems log to Nodinite using industry-standard protocols:

    • REST APIs (Salesforce, AWS, ShipStation)
    • Azure Event Hub (Logic Apps)
    • WCF Diagnostics (Production Scheduling)
    • BizTalk Adapter (SAP integration)

  2. Business Process Model: BPM shows Order-to-Delivery workflow with 6 steps:

    • Step 1: Order Entry (Salesforce) - Green
    • Step 2: SAP Order Creation (SAP ERP) - Green
    • Step 3: Inventory Check (AWS Lambda) - Green
    • Step 4: Production Schedule (On-premise .NET) - Yellow (queue backlog)
    • Step 5: Partner EDI (Azure Logic Apps) - Waiting (pending Step 4)
    • Step 6: Shipping Label (ShipStation API) - Not started

  3. Unified Troubleshooting: Click Order ID → Search Field Links show complete timeline across all 6 systems, regardless of underlying technology

  4. Platform Migration Support: When company migrates SAP integration from BizTalk to Azure Logic Apps:

    • Old: SAP → BizTalk → Nodinite logging
    • New: SAP → Azure Logic Apps → Nodinite logging
    • BPM continues working—just update logging source, no re-implementation

Platform-Agnostic Architecture

Supported Integration Platforms

  • Microsoft: BizTalk Server, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid
  • MuleSoft: Anypoint Platform (CloudHub, on-premise runtimes)
  • IBM: Integration Bus (IIB), App Connect, MQ, DataPower Gateway
  • Dell Boomi: AtomSphere, Atom workers (cloud and on-premise)
  • WSO2: Enterprise Integrator, API Manager, Micro Integrator
  • SAP: PI/PO, CPI, Integration Suite
  • Custom: .NET, Java, Python, Node.js applications
  • SaaS: Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, NetSuite (via APIs)

Supported Logging Methods

  • REST APIs: Log directly to Nodinite Log API
  • SOAP Web Services: Legacy systems using SOAP logging
  • Message Queues: Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ, MSMQ
  • Event Hubs: Azure Event Hub, AWS Kinesis, Kafka
  • File Drops: SMB/CIFS file shares, SFTP, Azure Blob Storage
  • Database Polling: SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Custom Agents: .NET SDKs, Java libraries, Python packages

Business Benefits

  • No Vendor Lock-In: Migrate platforms without re-implementing process tracking
  • Future-Proof Investment: Add new systems/platforms without architectural changes
  • Unified Visibility: One BPM view across all systems, not 6 vendor-specific dashboards
  • Lower Licensing Costs: Single Nodinite license instead of per-platform monitoring fees
  • Faster Troubleshooting: Correlate events across hybrid/multi-cloud in seconds
  • Merger & Acquisition Ready: Integrate acquired companies' systems without disruption

Why Competitors Fail at Hybrid/Multi-Cloud

Azure Business Process Tracking

  • Azure-Only: Requires Azure Logic Apps Standard—cannot track BizTalk, Mulesoft, IBM, or non-Azure systems
  • Proprietary: Uses Azure-specific tracking schema—vendor lock-in by design
  • Limited Visibility: Cannot correlate with on-premise SAP, Salesforce, or custom APIs

Kovai Atomic Scope

  • Microsoft-Centric: Focuses on BizTalk and Azure Logic Apps—limited support for other platforms
  • Connector Dependency: Requires proprietary connectors for each platform—high cost, limited availability
  • Partial Hybrid: Can't fully track processes that span AWS, GCP, and SaaS applications

Nodinite Advantage

  • Platform-Agnostic: Works with any system that can log via standard protocols
  • No Proprietary Connectors: Uses industry-standard REST, SOAP, message queues, file drops
  • Complete Hybrid/Multi-Cloud: Track processes across on-premise, Azure, AWS, GCP, SaaS—all in one BPM
  • Migration Support: Change platforms without re-implementing process tracking

Next Step

Ready to unify your hybrid/multi-cloud processes? Start here:

Business Process Model (BPM) – Learn how to create cross-platform BPMs
Log Event Processing – Configure logging from any platform
Services – Define services across hybrid/multi-cloud environments