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# How IT teams are modernising their integration architecture
- URL: https://www.aiacceleratorinstitute.com/shifting-your-integration-architecture/
- Published: 2026-07-06T15:19:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-10T15:26:28.000Z
- Description: What it means, how to balance it with low-code, and a live build inside Claude Code using Tray as MCP services.
- Author: AIAI
- Tags: AIAI, Live session, AI Infrastructure

Every stack has an integration layer holding it together, and most of them were built for a slower, more manual way of working. 

As AI tools, agents, and automated workflows take on more of the connecting, IT and platform teams are having to ask whether that layer still fits.

In this live session, **Tray.ai** look at how IT teams are modernising their integration setups: what's driving the shift from low-code to headless, where low-code still earns its place, and what to weigh up as you plan your own next move.

This is a working session built for questions and discussion. Expect an honest look at what's changing in integration architecture, a practical example of headless in action, and space to bring your own setup into the conversation.

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### **Why attend?**

If you're part of an IT, platform, or engineering team figuring out where integration fits in an AI-first stack, this session is for you.

You'll leave this session knowing:

- Why the integration layer is under pressure, and what's driving the shift toward headless
- How to balance flexibility with governance as your integration setup evolves
- What a genuinely headless approach looks like in practice, from planning to production

You'll leave with a clearer view of where integration is heading, and a practical starting point for your own team's next steps.

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### Speakers

**Paul Turner**  
*VP Market Strategy, Tray.ai*

Paul is responsible for the AI Orchestration product strategy at Tray.ai. He has over 30 years of experience in enterprise software, applications, and middleware in product management, strategy, and consulting across ERP, HCM, data warehousing, application integration, and analytics, in senior roles at Workday, NetSuite, and other SAP and Oracle companies.

**Luke Smith**  
*Principal Sales Engineer, Tray.ai*  
  
Luke Smith is a Principal Sales Engineer at Tray.ai, where he has spent four years helping customers turn AI and agents into real business performance. Luke specialises in Tray's Merlin Agent Builder, Agent Gateway, and MCP tooling, working closely with customers to build intelligent agents, orchestrate AI across their enterprise stack, and scale automation with built-in governance.