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title: "Smart middle layers — Sping"
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Services · Smart middle layers

# The missing link in your system landscape

You run on off-the-shelf software, but a piece is missing. We build the missing layer: middleware between your systems, a customer portal on top of what you already have, or real software instead of a shaky Excel reality.

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![Sping - building a layer between systems](https://sping.nl/_astro/hero-research.DKu2PkBb.jpg)

## How we build the missing layer

We fill the gaps in your landscape — without ripping out everything that works.

* ### Middleware between your systems  
A layer that gets existing systems working together when they don't do so on their own.
* ### A portal on top of what you have  
A customer portal or dashboard on top of an existing system — for example on top of SAP, as at HVG.
* ### From Excel to real software  
We replace complex processes and shaky Excel realities with software you can build on.
* ### No rip-and-replace  
The layer fits into your landscape instead of replacing it. You keep what works and gain what was missing.

## What it usually takes

A middle layer draws on these building blocks. Dig into what we build.

[Engineering & platformsIntegrations, APIs and portals that run on top of your existing systems.Read more ](https://sping.nl/en/services/technology/)[AI & dataData extraction and smart processing, built into the layer that connects your systems.Read more ](https://sping.nl/en/services/artificial-intelligence-ai/)[Discovery & designA portal users understand without explanation, designed around their real process.Read more ](https://sping.nl/en/services/design/)

## Proven in practice

For HVG we built a customer portal and planning on top of their SAP environment — the missing layer between existing systems and the people who work with them. What a middle layer returns:

* Works on top of your existing systems
* No rip-and-replace of what already runs
* From Excel reality to real software
* The layer is and stays your property

![Sping - customer portal on top of an existing system](https://sping.nl/_astro/jan-gerard-snip.DfdZnfoE.jpeg)

## Is a link missing in your landscape?

A good conversation is enough to get started. We'll look at what's missing, what the layer costs and what it returns — no obligation, no pitch deck.

[Get in touch ](https://sping.nl/en/contact/)[See cases](https://sping.nl/en/cases/?expertise=middle-layers)