The organization as we’ve known it is barely cling- ing to life support. Increasingly, the calcified, creaky business systems and processes that have been embedded in organizations for decades are being swept away by more agile digital disruptors. Online and app-based companies—powered by cloud, open APIs, data analytics, mobile, social, and connected to the Internet of Things—are redefining markets and raising consumer expectations.

A recent survey published by MuleSoft confirms this trend. Established businesses and startups alike are respond- ing to this new digital environment by structuring themselves as Composable Enterprises, built out of connected software ser- vices, applications and devices, the survey reveals. Composable enterprises are connected organizations with business processes supported by on-demand services that are acquired and lever- aged from the cloud and APIs, furnished by outside providers or through internal data centers. These services are connected through APIs.