Interoperability creates far-reaching value Figure 2 Real-world organizations untangling value via interoperability Interoperability creates a common language across critical By connecting technology, people and process, interoperability extracts value that’s applications and systems. This data synergy reduces often in sight, but tangled up in the organization. duplicative efforts, reveals hidden bottlenecks and builds better human connections, improving value drivers across industries and economic cycles. (Figure 2). Interoperability is now within reach Achieving lasting value with interoperability is possible due to three technology changes that make it simpler for organizations to configure and reconfigure applications as Interoperability needed—without overhauling their digital core: 1. Ubiquity of cloud: Many organizations have already moved to the cloud, giving them a common data layer that provides a single source of truth. 2. Improved application design: Modern applications are designed to share data, and 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.