MNIT chooses Boomi to help improve benefit systems

MNIT has chosen Boomi’s Integration Platform to fill a gap in the state’s technology infrastructure. This new tool facilitates modern interfaces with the state’s mainframe systems. MNIT DCYF, the One Minnesota goal teams across DCYF and DHS, and other partners will work closely with Boomi as this project unfolds.

Boomi successfully proved that it could connect to the MAXIS Mainframe, one of the state’s eligibility systems for public benefits programs. Because this test went well, MNIT DCYF is now starting a pilot project to connect MNbenefits with MAXIS.

The main goal of this pilot is to reduce duplicate data entry for eligibility workers, with the expected outcome that it will help speed up processing and reduce potential errors.

Background

As part of the One Minnesota goal to reduce time to benefits, MNIT selected an integration platform and services to facilitate an integration between MNbenefits and MAXIS as a pilot effort. This platform is a critical piece of the technology infrastructure, which is an important step toward improving results for families applying for public benefits, including:

• Helping applications get processed faster
• Reducing errors in issuing SNAP benefits

A team led by MNIT CTO Jeff Nyberg looked at how families apply for public program benefits today. The team wanted to find a tool that could work with our current systems, including the MAXIS Mainframe.

There were only a few vendors who could meet the state’s needs given the MAXIS tech stack. Boomi stood out with its strong experience working in secure and complex environments and its FedRAMP certification.

This new partnership and this pilot project are expected to be a valuable proof point for building the modernization plans for DCYF’s digital services and will help us better serve Minnesotans and the partners who support them.