Originally published on AIdeazz — cross-posted here with canonical link. I've built AI systems for Oracle, shipped production agents to thousands of users, and now I'm watching most small businesses burn money on automation projects that never make it past PowerPoint. The gap between what consultants promise and what actually works in production is measured in tears and invoices. The Integration Graveyard Where Good Ideas Go to Die Your automation project will die at integration number three. Not because the AI isn't smart enough, but because your QuickBooks API rate limits kick in while your Shopify webhook times out and your Google Sheets connection randomly decides Tuesday afternoons are optional. I learned this shipping a multi-agent system for a logistics company in Panama. Beautiful architecture on paper: agents for order processing, inventory management, customer support.…