Illustration comparing software strategies: a dark, monolithic block labelled “All-in-One Core System” on the left versus a connected best-of-breed software stack on the right, linked through Coreflow, with the headline “One Big System or Best-of-Breed, Connected?” and the tagline “The right stack. The right connections. The freedom to move faster.”

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May 11, 2026
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Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon is an engineer at heart and a translator by trade. He takes the tangled, disconnected stacks that hold businesses back and turns them into one stable, scalable platform where everything works together. Mark leads Coreflow Integration, and he's architected multi-system platforms for national rollouts, but what he's really known for is the "make it simpler" approach: connecting the systems worth keeping, making the data reliable, and working shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams rather than handing down a project from a distance.

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