Getting started with Infor BaaS | Builder Hour

Industry: Cloud ERP, Discrete Manufacturing, Distribution, Process Manufacturing, Service Industries, Warehouse Managment

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⭐ Description

This Builder Hour session provides a detailed and developer-focused introduction to Infor’s Backend as a Service (BaaS)—a fully serverless, cloud-native solution designed for building, extending, and integrating enterprise applications within the Infor ecosystem. Hosted by Infor’s Developer Engagement Strategist, the session features expert insights and live demonstrations from Peter Gru and Huim (Yim) Engstedt, senior architects and backend engineers who work directly on the BaaS technology.

The discussion begins with an overview of how BaaS fits into modern cloud architecture, offering customers a secure environment for running custom backend logic without maintaining separate infrastructure. Yim explains how BaaS complements tools like Infor ION, API Gateway, and other integration services, while providing unmatched flexibility for complex data transformations, serverless compute functions, API creation, and scheduled tasks. Developers can deploy custom solutions directly into the cloud—fully integrated with Infor security, authorization layers, storage, and data services.

The session walks through real-world scenarios where BaaS excels, including building REST endpoints, transforming external data, integrating third-party services, and extending Infor CloudSuite capabilities. Peter demonstrates how to use Visual Studio Code with the BaaS extension to create APIs that appear seamlessly in the API Gateway, inherit existing security models, and support serverless execution. Participants are guided through sample projects, best practices for deployment, and key concepts such as SDK configuration, environment setup, asynchronous tasks, storage use cases, and testing live services.

Throughout the session, attendees are encouraged to participate through chat, share their experience level with BaaS, and ask questions about integration patterns, custom API development, cloud extensibility, and enterprise-grade serverless execution. With a focus on practical implementation, this Builder Hour offers a valuable foundation for both experienced BaaS developers and newcomers exploring how to modernize integrations within the Infor cloud environment.