Consulting Firms (5–50 employees) typically run data sync between systems as a recurring process. The pain points below are the patterns we see across this audience — not every shop, but the common shape.
What's typically painful
- The same record (customer, order, contact) lives in three systems and they all disagree
- Sync scripts run on cron and break silently when an API changes
- Field mappings drift over time as schemas evolve
- Identifying the source-of-truth system is unclear when records conflict
Tools you might use
- Boomi — Workflow Automation
- Celigo — Workflow Automation
- MuleSoft — Workflow Automation
- Zapier — Workflow Automation
- Activepieces — Workflow Automation
- Bardeen — Workflow Automation
- Glide Apps — Workflow Automation
- Make — Workflow Automation
How automation usually works here
- Define a system-of-record for each entity type with explicit conflict rules
- Sync via webhook (real-time) or scheduled API (near-real-time) per use case
- Monitor sync jobs with alerts on failure, not just success
- Maintain a sync log so you can audit what moved when
What you can measure
- Records consistent across systems within a known SLA window
- Sync failures detected the day they happen, not the week they happen
- Mapping changes captured deliberately instead of by accident
- Audit trail when records mysteriously diverge
Need help automating this?
Purcell Analytics builds custom Data Sync Between Systems automation for Consulting Firms. Schedule a consultation to discuss your specific stack and process.