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Microservices
Break application functions into service boundaries around business tasks. Define responsibilities, data ownership and service contracts for the build.
Linkworks
Composable enterprise applications when packaged ERP or CRM does not fit.
WHO IT IS FOR
When packaged platforms do not fit
Linkworks is for application owners and engineering teams modernising legacy systems or building complex business applications. It combines microservices, REST APIs and composable UI rather than forcing every requirement into packaged ERP or CRM.
Use it to complement an existing core platform where a workflow needs a custom application. Consider it as an alternative where the business requirements call for a customised ERP or CRM approach.
One product, two portfolio applications
Linkworks sits within Digital Transformation and Intelligent Enterprise Platforms. A fit discussion starts with the business workflow, current application estate and the boundary between retained platforms and new components.
Capabilities
Composable enterprise applications for your business
Five building blocks for app modernisation and customised enterprise applications.
Linkfields product
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REST APIs
Connect application functions through explicit API contracts. Plan requests, responses and integration boundaries with the existing estate.
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Composable UI
Assemble a user interface around the workflow rather than a fixed packaged process. Agree screens, widgets and user journeys during design.
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Cloud-native solutions
Design the application for cloud-native delivery. Agree the target environment, runtime requirements and operating model before deployment.
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DevSecOps
Bring engineering, quality and security into the delivery approach. Define release checks and responsibilities alongside application development.
How it works
From business workflow to composed application
Illustrative application architecture: composable UI → REST APIs → microservices → retained enterprise systems. This is not a product-interface demonstration.
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Define the fit
Map the workflow and decide what stays in ERP or CRM. The evaluation output is an application boundary and prioritised user journey.
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Compose and connect
Walk through how UI, REST APIs and microservices support that journey. Agree the build, configuration and integration responsibilities.
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Review delivery readiness
Review the target environment, test evidence and security gates. Agree deployment ownership and handover before a release decision.
ONE USE CASE
Example: modernising a bespoke operations workflow
An application owner has a legacy workflow that does not fit the packaged ERP process. Keep the system of record in place and evaluate a Linkworks application for the custom steps, using composable UI and APIs to connect the two.
This illustrative engagement pattern is not a client case study.
Define the release evidence
Agree the workflow design, integration contracts, acceptance tests and security checks before building. Review what the composed application changes, what remains in the core platform and who owns support.
Modernisation & Programme Assurance addresses migration, regression and integration risk. Intelligent Operations connects application change to operational workflows.
Enterprise fit
Enterprise fit and licensing
Agree the supported estate, operating responsibilities and commercial scope before selecting Linkworks.
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Deployment and integrations
REST APIs are part of the Linkworks proposition. Review the systems to connect, API contracts, identity integration and target cloud environment; confirm supported technologies and deployment options for your scope.
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Security and responsibility
Agree access controls, service permissions, data boundaries and release checks. Clarify which controls sit in the product, the hosting environment and the optional Linkfields delivery engagement.
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Licence and optional services
Available by licence, subscription or SaaS, with or without Linkfields services. Confirm source access, implementation, integration, maintenance, support and handover rights in the commercial scope.
Evaluation boundary
Licence and subscription describe buying terms; they do not establish which hosting options are available. Confirm deployment, support and inclusion details for your scope.
Let’s connect
Request a Linkworks demo
What happens next
- We route your enquiry to the relevant portfolio specialist.
- Where needed, we agree an NDA before you share confidential information.
- We clarify your priorities and agree the right next step with you.