Leverage the cloud Interoperable companies start by moving existing applications to the cloud and investing in new, cloud- based enterprise applications (SaaS). But more importantly, they use the cloud to connect data and experiences across applications, creating one version of truth. Companies with high interoperability also use the cloud to change the way they work. They standardize and simplify the processes that modern cloud applications manage— enabling real-time insights and creating strategic agility. This breaks down silos and creates a common thread so that change initiatives can flow to different parts of the organization in parallel, and at speed.