[Verse 1] Twenty deals deep and counting more The CTO walks through the seller's door Not looking at the code they write But integration cost in sight Architecture mapping, can it blend With systems that we comprehend The question isn't clean or neat It's merge complexity complete [Chorus] Integration cost, not code quality Architecture portability Technical debt becomes your deal Quantify what's really real Data migration, make or break Security posture, what's at stake Team retention, will they stay Ninety days mapped before we pay [Verse 2] Stack evaluation, can it fit Into our platform bit by bit Microservices, monolith Does it align with our tech shift Database schemas, API calls How many integration walls The cleaner code means nothing here If merging takes us half a year [Chorus] Integration cost, not code quality Architecture portability Technical debt becomes your deal Quantify what's really real Data migration, make or break Security posture, what's at stake Team retention, will they stay Ninety days mapped before we pay [Bridge] Technical debt's a lever now Put a number on it, show them how Every legacy system flaw Becomes discount in what we saw Compliance frameworks, security stance These accelerate the deal's advance Your expertise becomes the key To faster acquisition spree [Verse 3] Data migration complexity Can kill the deal or drop the fee Schema mapping, foreign keys How smooth will data transfer be Team assessment, culture check Will engineers jump ship or trek With us into the future state Don't let talent dissipate [Chorus] Integration cost, not code quality Architecture portability Technical debt becomes your deal Quantify what's really real Data migration, make or break Security posture, what's at stake Team retention, will they stay Ninety days mapped before we pay [Outro] Build the plan before you close Integration path, everyone knows Technical DD is the art Of seeing mergers from the start
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