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Value
untangled
Accelerating radical growth
through interoperability

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It is an unpredictable world where
ability to quickly adapt to new
circumstances, adopt new
technologies and otherwise remain
nimble allows companies to thrive.
Nearly half of all companies have
transformed several parts of their
business faster than ever in the last
two years.
We’re in the era of
compressed
transformation.
exponential growth in online business/hybrid work arrangements

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It’s time to
untangle your tech.
Businesses need to be more agile than ever.
The proliferation of applications, all
connected to a strong digital core, offers
competitive advantages for industry and
function.
The key? Interoperability. Seamlessly
connected enterprise applications can:
• Speed up digital transformation
• Enable a deeper understanding of shared
data
• Build better human connections
• Make it easier to adapt at the speed of
change
Defining our terms:
Interoperability is when enterprise applications can easily
interact with each other and exchange data. A seamless user
experience across applications creates a single source of data
truth that aligns everyone to common goals, leading to better
decision making, human connections and insight generation.
Composable tech is proven, repeatable solutions that can be
configured and reconfigured at speed to address changing
business needs. This compresses transformation, setting the
stage for rapid value realization.

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Interoperability isn’t a
new concept.
Technology changes have made it
easier for organizations to configure
and reconfigure applications as
needed without overhauling their
digital core.
One in three companies is
capitalizing on these technological
advances to untangle the value
trapped within their organization.

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Companies with high
interoperability unlocked up to five
additional percentage points of
revenue growth than low/no
interoperability companies stuck in the
technology status quo.
Interoperability
accelerates growth.

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MORE PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE
• 12pp more likely to be successful when improving employee
productivity is a priority
STRONGER FINANCIALLY
• 5pp of additional revenue growth
• 2.9pp of additional profitability growth or higher ability to cut costs
OPERATE MORE
SUSTAINABLY
• 4pp more likely to be
successful at embracing
sustainable business
practices
BETTERAT CX
• 16pp better at reinventing
customer experience
HIGH
INTEROPERABILITY
OPERATIONALLYEFFICIENT
• 12pp better at improving
their supply chain and
operations
HIGHER PACE OF
TRANSFORMATION
• 11pp more likely to adopt
technology and transform
business at much faster rate
Notes:
• pp implies percentage points difference between the results of companies with high interoperability and low/no interoperability
• “Better” indicates the difference in percentage of companies with High Interoperability and Low/No Interoperability achieving a specific metric
Creating long-lasting value

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Companies across industries—from Life Sciences to Travel—create
value, in good times and bad, when they prioritize interoperability.
And this is true
across industries
4.5%

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Factors for success:
cloud, composable tech
and collaboration

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Interoperability is
value untangled
One in three companies is able to
develop this level of agility to
untangle the value trapped in their
organization, racing past their
competitors in growth, efficiency and
resiliency. Their secret? Using
interoperability as the catalyst for
total enterprise reinvention.
Ready to start your journey to
interoperability? Read the full report
here.