BHI isn’t alone in putting technology at the center of its strategy. Across 3M scales up to double down industries we see that every company is becoming a technology company. This is possible because of the democratization of technology that has Similarly, at 3M, Michael G. Vale, EVP of the company’s Safety & Industrial accelerated in recent years—empowering every business to build their Business Group, talks about “a very strong mentality of empowerment in realities with tech. Explore more in Tech Vision 2021. the organization—shared goals, shared directions, shared framework and Increased IT visibility and accountability has helped solve business guardrails, all empowering people to act as they see 昀椀t. With that combination of alignment and empowerment, things happen a lot more quickly and more problems and led to increased pro昀椀tability. powerfully than before.” AppSheet is simple to use and produces quick results. As AppSheet is a 3M started its cloud journey in 2016, selecting AWS as a partner. It started with no-code platform, and it’s easier to learn how to build and maintain apps several important applications, gradually moving more to the cloud. Then the on it than with traditional platforms. In less than two years, BHI has built COVID-19 pandemic struck. As hospitals across the country were in desperate and deployed more than 115 AppSheet applications. This self-suf昀椀ciency need of protective gear to prevent healthcare workers from contracting the with in-house, no-code app development has enabled BHI to reduce its virus, 3M saw unprecedented demand for its respirators and PPE. How was it dependence on third-party software products and freed up 10 percent of able to scale up? current IT spend. In less than two years, BHI has built and deployed more than 115 AppSheet applications. Ever–ready for every opportunity 35