{"id":404,"date":"2021-07-20T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/?p=404"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:44:52","slug":"openness-within-the-open-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/2021\/07\/20\/openness-within-the-open-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open Enterprise: Openness within the organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Openness is about living in a world where no one company owns all the data flows and applications within a business.<\/p><cite>Allan Behrens, Managing Director at Taxal<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Large enterprises can have thousands of contracts out to suppliers and there can be countless requirements from customers, all of which means a lot of variability across the product lifecycle chain. This requires a data distribution integration strategy that\u2019s open to connect all the pieces to ensure business objectives are met.<\/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>If you haven\u2019t watched the first two episodes in the series, you can watch them in the previous blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/2021\/07\/20\/open-enterprise-podcast-series\/\">The Open Enterprise: What is Openness?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch episode three here.<\/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 3: The Importance of Openness within the Organization\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0vQRMI4JnVc?list=PL1m1vu8_quoDuL44fZ4-RjAFFryc6UgAb\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Behrens discusses openness within the tools and software within a company with Matthew Hicks &#8211; Engineering Director &#8211; D2H Advanced Technologies and Dave Forester &#8211; Head of Lightworks &#8211; Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xcelerator\/2021\/06\/23\/your-digital-future\/\">Your digital future: more flexible, scalable, accessible<\/a><\/p>\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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