[akytt]

This would be all good, if the goal was to have computers talk to other computers. In real life, typically organisations start talking to other organisations and _maybe_ there will be computers involved eventually. Most of the integration complexity is building a technical and functional clutch so two organisations can talk but do not leak too much (dynamic) complexity across their boundaries. And that does not lend itself well to automation.

[icebraining]

In real life, typically organisations start talking to other organisations and _maybe_ there will be computers involved eventually.

Do they? I work for a company that does a fair share of M2M integrations, yet we almost never talk to the other organization, we merely use their APIs. I don't know what's typical, but our case certainly isn't rare.

[zdne]

That's an excellent point! It's sure the case for the "building API to leverage (pardon me the word) the channels" scenario. These pre-agreed scenarios couldn't be automated. But other business drivers (direct data monetization or added value) would still benefit greatly from M2M approach.