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Choosing between iPaaS, ETL and custom scripts for local government
Three common ways to connect city systems, what each is good at, and the questions that matter for a public agency: data retention, staff skills, and who fixes it at 2 am.
Read article →Reading a VPAT: accessibility when your city buys software
What a VPAT and an Accessibility Conformance Report are, how to read one critically, and what to ask vendors, including for the staff-facing admin tools that are often overlooked.
Read article →How to calculate the cost of re-keying data between city systems
A simple worksheet for putting a number on manual data entry between systems: staff time, error correction, delay and risk. Use your own figures to build the case for automation, or against it.
Read article →How to evaluate an integration platform: an RFP checklist for cities and counties
A practical checklist for writing or scoring an integration platform RFP: data handling, security, government connectors, operations, hosting, accessibility, AI and the exit plan.
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