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Welcome to a new year with The Digital Enterprise Society podcast.\\xa0 Today Thom Singer and Craig Brown revisit one of the hottest topics from the Digital Intersect Conference in Detroit and in today\\u2019s constantly evolving digital landscape. They are joined by Robert Baillargeon, Chief Product Officer at SodiusWillert for a conversation about navigating configurations, managing the digital twin, and maximizing the effectiveness of digital threads.\\xa0

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On today\\u2019s podcast, you will learn:

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What is the market demand for interoperable systems?

• The demand is great- bringing data together to make better decisions is the main request across the industry.\\xa0
• Integration is essential, as well as keeping metadata and preserving security and access controls.
• Interoperable systems aim to get people the data they need when they need, but only people who are allowed to can see it.\\xa0

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An overview of RESTful

• RESTful is an interface that two computer systems use to exchange information securely over the internet.\\xa0
• It allows people to interact, but it doesn\\u2019t address context or configuration.\\xa0
• The current challenge addresses how different microconfiguations build up into an enterprise configuration.\\xa0
• Industry standards need to build configurations in a way that highlights the newest version.\\xa0

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Baby steps for managing configurations

• Configurations need to be made available for others to use.\\xa0
• Enterprise managers need to know which threads are being operated on for which configurations.\\xa0
• Managing variations and legacy expectations will be essential.\\xa0

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The bigger vision of the digital thread

• Change requests, feature requests, and processes will all drive change flow.\\xa0
• The digital twin might capture a smaller component in the middle.\\xa0
• The digital thread offers an awareness of the decisions that were made leading up to the current point.\\xa0

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Recommendations for developing solutions

• Agile is a critical tool that will help focus on value.
• Everyone needs to be able to make some decisions, from all sides.\\xa0
• Checkpoints and targets will help to gauge progress and success.\\xa0
• Utilize AI to navigate data change as it continues to grow from a limited number of files on one computer to the limitless access available through the internet.\\xa0

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Continue the conversation with us within the Digital Enterprise Society Community at www.DigitalEnterpriseSociety.org.

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