Integration Services
System Connections Your Team Can Run - Not Mystery Scripts
API bridges, SQL feeds, cloud backends, and accounting hooks - scoped and logged before anything touches production data.
DabOps delivers integration services for ops and finance teams across the US, UK, and Canada. Assessment-first engagements, parallel validation, and a published hourly rate on every connection.
14+ years wiring Access & Excel to live systems·$75/hr published rate·Remote · US · UK · CA
Teams we have built systems for
Manufacturing, services, retail, and healthcare - real databases in production, not demos.
See how we scope and deliver work in our case studies or book an assessment when you are ready to move forward.
Integration services when your systems stopped talking to each other
Someone exports a CSV every morning. QuickBooks does not match the inventory database. The CRM and the pricing sheet disagree. DabOps provides integration services that start with a data-flow map - which system owns which field, how often it must update, and who gets alerted when a job fails. We wire APIs, SQL backends, cloud hosting, and accounting hooks to Excel and Access where those tools still run your operation.
Service catalog
Integration services by engagement type
Six dedicated pages - each with deliverables, typical timelines, and when to choose that path over another middleware purchase.
APIs, SQL feeds & accounting links
REST & SOAP API Bridges
Pull and push records between Access/Excel and vendor APIs - OAuth handled, payloads mapped, failures logged with retry rules your ops team can monitor.
Open service page →Excel ↔ SQL Live Feeds
ODBC and Power Query pipelines into SQL Server, MySQL, or Azure - governed tables finance trusts, refreshed on a schedule you control.
Open service page →QuickBooks ↔ Access Sync
Invoice, customer, and inventory data moving between QuickBooks Online/Desktop and your custom Access tools - fewer re-key errors at month-end.
Open service page →Cloud hosting & web expansion
Cloud-Hosted Access Backends
Azure or AWS SQL backends with split front-end files - remote teams get stable connections without emailing .accdb copies around.
Open service page →Browser Front Ends on Access Data
Secure web screens that read and write your existing Access schema - multi-user forms without everyone installing the desktop runtime.
Open service page →Access → Full Web Application
Phased conversion to a browser app with SQL-backed data - fixed tiers by form/report count so you scale past desktop limits without losing core workflows.
Open service page →Core capabilities
System integration work we ship weekly
Authenticated API clients
Token refresh, rate-limit handling, and sandbox testing before production keys touch live customer data.
Scheduled import jobs
Nightly or hourly pulls with row counts, error emails, and audit tables - not silent failures discovered at close.
Bidirectional sync rules
Conflict resolution when both systems edit the same field - master source defined per object, not assumed.
SQL upsize & hybrid models
Move tables to SQL Server while keeping familiar Access or Excel surfaces until your team is ready to switch.
Webhook & file-drop listeners
Inbound triggers from SaaS platforms or SFTP folders that stage data before operators approve the merge.
Parallel-run cutovers
Old and new pipelines run side by side until totals match - then a planned switch with rollback notes documented.
Integration services - questions we answer daily
Endpoints, security, timelines, and when to hire system integration help instead of another manual export routine.
Common endpoints: SQL Server, MySQL, Azure SQL, QuickBooks, Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, Stripe, Twilio, and custom REST/SOAP APIs. If the vendor publishes docs or ODBC access, we can usually map it - discovery confirms auth method and rate limits first.
Published rate: $75 per hour. Every engagement starts with a free assessment and written hour estimate - no platform license markup, no retainer required to begin.
Remotely across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Connections are built and tested on secure file transfer and screen share - same delivery process regardless of time zone.
Single-direction API or Excel-to-SQL links often ship in two to five business days. Multi-system sync, cloud splits, or web front ends commonly run two to four weeks with weekly checkpoints and parallel validation.
We hand off runbooks: how to re-run jobs, read error logs, and refresh tokens. Optional retained hours cover vendor API changes, seasonal volume spikes, or new fields - you are not locked into a proprietary middleware platform.
Work happens on copies or sandbox tenants unless you authorize production credentials. Secrets stay out of emailed macros - stored in Windows credential manager or environment configs your IT team can rotate.
Depends on concurrent users and file size. Light teams can stay on linked Excel/Access with API hooks. When locks, corruption, or row limits appear, we upsize the backend to SQL while keeping the UI your staff already knows - hybrid is often the fastest win.
Yes. We build governed export/import lanes or live queries so reps keep their workbook layout while HubSpot or Salesforce stays current - field mapping and duplicate rules agreed before automation runs.
Documented modules make updates surgical. We monitor breaking-change notices where available and quote fix hours separately - most clients keep a small monthly block for this class of maintenance.
Most of our integrations serve single-site manufacturers, regional services firms, and finance teams with a handful of systems - scoped to the connections you need now, not a rip-and-replace integration platform sale.
Often yes. Browser front ends on the existing schema are one path; full web-app conversion is another when user counts or mobile access demand it. Assessment recommends the smallest step that clears your bottleneck.
Describe the systems and the data that should move between them - or send a sample export. We respond with a routed service recommendation and ballpark hours within one business day.
Not sure which integration path fits?
List the systems and what should sync. We will route you to API, SQL, cloud, or web expansion - with a ballpark hour range.
Where integration services deliver ROI
Custom integration services win when duplicate entry is costing hours every week - ops, finance, and field teams running on Excel and Access alongside SaaS tools.
Warehouse & barcode ops
Scanner events feeding stock tables - scan-to-stock warehouse system with live inventory views.
Read more →EPCM proposal & delivery
Outlook-driven status and intake tied to project tables - delivery control center case study.
Read more →Retail register consolidation
Multiple exports merged into one governed database - unified retail operations platform.
Read more →Payroll time & approvals
Job-coded hours with automated overtime rules - payroll-ready time and approvals build.
Read more →Excel reporting pipelines
Power Query and SQL-backed refreshes for recurring management packs.
Read more →Access → SQL scale-up
When .accdb limits bite - backend migration while keeping familiar forms.
Read more →Why DabOps for integration
Integration services from practitioners - not a middleware reseller
When month-end stalls because two systems show different revenue, you need engineers who have already mapped that failure mode.
Integration-only engineering judgment
We know when an API bridge beats a platform purchase, when SQL upsize is required, and when Excel should stay the front end - no generic dev shop experimenting on your ledger.
Written estimates before build hours
Discovery maps endpoints, auth, and data owners. You approve scope and cost before we touch production credentials.
Integrations ops can monitor
Row counts, error tables, and rerun instructions - not black-box macros that only the original author understands.
Same delivery playbook globally
Secure file exchange, recorded walkthroughs, and timezone-aligned calls - no on-site requirement for most engagements.
How our integration engagements run
Four stages - whether you need a three-day API link or a multi-week database integration program.
Discover & quote
You share endpoints, sample payloads, and user counts. We return a data-flow sketch and hour estimate - initial consult is free.
Design & approve
Field mapping, auth method, error handling, and cutover plan (including SQL feed options) are signed off before coding starts.
Build & test
Sandbox runs, then parallel validation against your current manual process - API bridges or cloud splits as scoped.
Cut over & document
Planned switch with rollback notes, operator runbook, and optional retained hours for vendor API changes.
Delivered integration & connectivity projects
Outcomes with numbers - browse the full case study library or jump to a relevant build below.