{"id":400,"date":"2021-07-20T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/?p=400"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:44:50","slug":"open-enterprise-podcast-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/2021\/07\/20\/open-enterprise-podcast-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open Enterprise: What is Openness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Given the recent changes to work-at-home dynamics, weaknesses in our working practice and the technology we use have become much more noticeable.<\/p><cite>Allan Behrens, Managing Director at Taxal<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We need technology to step up and deliver, seamlessly and without a burden on our time, cost or infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to think about openness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is openness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How will it improve workflows and better our experiences?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this four-part series, Allan Behrens, Managing Director at Taxal, speaks with some industry leaders to define openness, how it impacts collaboration and how today\u2019s open enterprises are setting up for success in the digital future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Openness impacts companies both internally through tools and engineering domains, as well as suppliers, vendors, customers and more. Watch this series and learn more about the Open Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Open Enterprise Part 1: What is openness?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LoAaVd8Lj-4?list=PL1m1vu8_quoDuL44fZ4-RjAFFryc6UgAb\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Open Enterprise: Allan Behrens discusses the open enterprise with Suzanne Kopcha &#8211; Vice President, Consumer Products &amp; Retail at Siemens and Tony Saldanha &#8211; President of Transformant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Openness means we can better use our technologies and can avoid the thorny issues of forced vendor constraints and proprietary lock-in. It also facilitates the often-complex collaborations and interactions among companies, suppliers, partners, ecosystems, customers, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this second episode, Behrens dives deeper into what it means to be an open enterprise with an open ecosystem and the importance of connecting companies, ecosystems and partners together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch episode two now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Open Enterprise Part 2: What does an open ecosystem mean?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-kuluuyCZFo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Behrens discusses openness between companies and their ecosystem with Dan Primrose &#8211; Founder of Light Black Design and Edward Bernardon &#8211; Vice President, Strategic Automotive Initiatives at Siemens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversation continues\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/2021\/07\/20\/openness-within-the-open-enterprise\/\">here<\/a> for episodes <strong>three <\/strong>and <strong>four <\/strong>of the Open Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/2021\/04\/29\/the-role-of-the-digital-thread-and-digital-twin-in-digital-transformation\/\">The Role of the Digital Thread and Digital Twin in Digital Transformation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video below and learn how Xcelerator Cloud provides unprecedented openness, flexibility, scalability and accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Xcelerator Cloud: Flexible, Scalable and Accessible\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DszYydpQ_8s?list=PL1m1vu8_quoDuL44fZ4-RjAFFryc6UgAb\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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