The EDI skills shortage has reached crisis proportions. 74% of employers say they are struggling to find the skilled talent they need, and the situation becomes even more acute when you look at specialized technology skills. EDI professionals are in high demand but there is a limited supply, creating a
Most supply chain leaders know their current EDI systems work—sort of. They exchange documents, move data, and keep trading partners connected. But what they're really managing is a reactive patchwork of rules and exceptions, not an intelligent system that adapts to real-time disruptions or learns from patterns
Recent Cyble research documents an alarming reality: supply chain attacks have averaged 26 incidents monthly since April 2025, doubling the rate from early 2024. For EDI managers overseeing hundreds of trading partner connections, this represents more than just another security statistic. Third-party supply chain breaches now cost an average of
Your EDI system already captures the majority of data needed for CSRD compliance reporting, but most organizations haven't developed frameworks to extract and transform this data. ASN 856 transactions contain shipment tracking numbers, carrier information, item quantities, packaging structure, and shipping dates, while EDI 850 purchase orders include
Your third-party EDI providers handle some of your most sensitive supply chain data, yet third-party involvement in breaches has doubled, rising from 15% to nearly 30%, according to the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. That supplier you trust with purchase orders, shipping notices, and invoicing data? The vector "
Supply chain professionals face a convergence point that could define the next decade of B2B integration strategy. The VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) Directive, officially adopted on March 11 2025 by the Council of the EU, combined with rapid EDI market growth from $2.31 billion in 2025 to
Most B2B integration projects still fail at the pilot stage. You connect one trading partner, celebrate the success, then discover the second partner uses completely different protocols and data formats. The third one insists on keeping their legacy EDI system. By month six, you're managing three separate integration
The numbers tell a stark story: 29% of businesses lack the skilled resources to build and manage integrations between systems, applications, and partner ecosystems, while the cost of inadequate cloud and integration skills alone reaches $258 million annually according to the London School of Economics. For supply chain leaders managing
Your EDI monitoring dashboard probably shows basic transaction counts and error notifications when something breaks. That reactive approach costs money every time a supplier fails to deliver on time or an invoice gets stuck in processing limbo. Machine learning models can predict late shipments or inventory shortages based on past
A basic setup might only cost a few hundred dollars per year, while an advanced system that connects multiple trading partners can range into several thousand dollars annually. But here's where most procurement teams get blindsided: hidden costs can include unexpected trading partner fees, charges based on minimum
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of IT decision-makers say that the EDI onboarding process takes too long because of customized partner requirements. Up to 47% of IT managers say that slow EDI supplier onboarding is currently keeping their businesses from capturing new revenue opportunities. The math here gets painful quickly: Nearly a
When the Conti ransomware gang targeted Faxinating Solutions in March 2021, posting 15 files to their leak site, it exposed just how vulnerable EDI providers can be. The small Quebec-based company serves major North American shippers including Walmart, Costco and Loblaws, handling EDI operations for about 20,000 companies through
IoT-enabled EDI integration is driving one of the most significant advances in modern manufacturing, transforming how supply chain professionals automate data exchange between sensors and business partners. Instead of manually creating EDI documents when shipments arrive or inventory changes, sensors automatically generate EDI papers like Advance Shipping Notices (ASNs) or
Adversaries are already stealing encrypted data today, storing it securely, and waiting for quantum computers capable of cracking current RSA and elliptic curve encryption. This "harvest now, decrypt later" attack means your EDI transactions from 2025 could be decrypted by 2035. 2025 is an important year - it
The EDI market faces an unprecedented consolidation crisis that's reshaping how supply chain professionals select and manage integration partners. SPS Commerce's €68.35 million acquisition of TIE Kinetix in 2023 represents just one example of the accelerating vendor consolidation that's creating both challenges and
The global electronic data interchange (EDI) market is projected to reach $113.43 billion by 2034, driven primarily by a transformation happening at the ground level: small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are finally breaking into EDI adoption at unprecedented rates. The growth of SMEs worldwide increases the number of automated
Most EDI-API migrations fail not because of technical complexity, but because organizations underestimate the true cost structure and overestimate the benefits of abandoning proven systems. In 2024, the global Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) software market was worth $2.08 billion. The market is expected to increase from $2.31 billion
Your EDI partner onboarding automation system should cut setup time from weeks to days, not months to years. Despite decades of promises, 53% of enterprises experience limitations with their current B2B integration solutions when onboarding trading partners, and approximately 40% of enterprises require over 30 days to onboard a new
Your EDI workflows have operated the same way for decades: structured documents move between systems according to rigid rules, mapping translates formats, and exceptions require manual intervention. In 2025, Agentic AI has entered the vocabulary of nearly every CIO around the world. Many companies are still in the exploratory stages
Your EDI budget planning started as a straightforward software purchase. Three months later, you're explaining to the CFO why implementation costs have tripled, trading partners are demanding compliance changes you didn't expect, and your IT team is drowning in mapping requirements that weren't in
Companies with revenues over $1 billion doing business in California must begin gathering emissions data in 2025 to meet the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act reporting requirements starting in 2026. Meanwhile, the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requires large companies to report for their 2024 financial year, with
When your latest EDI transaction fails at 3 AM because of a missing segment validation, the cost isn't just a few hours of debugging. Manual EDI testing can take hours or even days for a single workflow, while your trading partners wait and operational costs mount. As EDI
Mobile EDI implementation represents a paradigm shift for supply chain teams operating in an increasingly connected world. Mobile EDI enables businesses to exchange data using mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, helping businesses increase efficiency, reduce errors, and improve collaboration with partners and suppliers. With mobile-enabled EDI dashboards and
Most supply chain professionals still rely on batch processing for their EDI systems, treating data exchange like the old mail truck that arrives twice a day. Traditional EDI systems often relied on batch processing, which could delay critical business decisions, yet many organizations continue using these outdated approaches in 2025.