Interoperability is now in reach The concept of interoperability isn’t new, but Our research finds that the ability to achieve it is. This is due to three only about one-third of technology changes that make it easier for companies (34%) in Europe organizations to configure and reconfigure applications as needed without overhauling are capitalizing on these their digital core: technological advances to untangle the value trapped 1. Ubiquity of the cloud: within their organization. These Many organizations are already on their companies are racing past journey to the cloud, building a common data their competitors because layer that provides a single source of truth in they make high interoperability the process. central to their overall business 2.Improved application design and technology strategy. with open architectures: Modern applications are designed to share data. They have simplified interfaces and support additional capabilities. 3. Low-cost applications: The large number of specialized applications on the market has reduced the cost. Value untangled 10