At Fulcrum, we pride ourselves on enabling loose coupling in your workflows. But what does that mean? Loose coupling integration allows different systems and components to work together seamlessly, without heavy dependencies on each other. This flexibility makes it easy to integrate new features or replace components without disrupting the entire system.
Why Fulcrum’s integration is loose coupling
- Ease of use. Want to add photos to your process in Fulcrum? Just drag the photo field into the app in the App Builder. No complex coding or technical steps required.
- Flexibility. As your needs evolve, you can easily update or add new components. For example, when we update our photo-taking capabilities, everything continues to work seamlessly in all your Fulcrum apps.
- Scalability. Fulcrum’s platform allows for easy scaling and integration with other tools and platforms, ensuring that your operations grow smoothly.
Tight coupling in other platforms
Tight coupling, on the other hand, creates heavy dependencies between components, making changes and integrations cumbersome and error prone.
Example of tight coupling
Custom apps built in development environments often suffer from tight coupling. Consider the process of adding photo fields in a custom app built in Microsoft Power Apps.
- Complex steps. To add images to an Image gallery control, you need to add multiple controls, configure their properties, and write specific functions. This involves a series of steps that can be confusing and time-consuming.
- Higher risk of errors. Each component relies heavily on others, so a small change can have widespread implications, leading to potential errors and downtime.
- Inflexibility. Any updates or changes to the app require significant effort and technical know-how, making it harder to adapt to new requirements quickly.
The Fulcrum advantage
Fulcrum enables you to create apps that are tightly aligned with your mission but loosely coupled with your technology. This means you get the best of both worlds: robust, mission-specific applications that are easy to integrate, update, and scale.
Get loose with Fulcrum
Experience the freedom and flexibility of loose coupling with Fulcrum, and see how it can transform your workflows. Contact us today to get started with a free demo!