With digital transformation underway, enterprise applications are now running on a variety of platforms, resulting in a wide distribution of data. To benefit from existing data and distributed applications, integration is more important than ever. For an enterprise, the use of middleware can reduce business complexity and disruptions that can occur when new systems are connected through the enterprise environment.

Digital transformation is the key to successful business transformation, and integration plays an important role in this by connecting disparate systems and data sources:

In the previous chapter, we introduced Logic Apps (Microsoft's cloud integration framework), and in this chapter, we will focus on the different features of Logic Apps, such as control flow actions and the workflow expression language. We will also discuss how you can leverage an existing build in APIs and custom connectors within Logic Apps.

To work effectively with integration, it is important to have a clear view of the business requirements and how you can utilize your knowledge and integration skills to create next-generation integration frameworks in the cloud.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Logic Apps control flow actions
• The workflow expression language
• Working with content types – Logic Apps
• The custom connector in Logic Apps