This article outlines how frequent app switching — driven by app sprawl and disconnected workflows — creates hidden overhead: lost focus, duplicated work, and data trapped in silos that slow decision-making and increase mistakes.

It presents interoperability as a practical solution, describing NextPlane OpenHub’s approach to bridging Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Slack and other collaboration platforms with a native user experience, enterprise-grade security, data-sovereignty options, and low administrative overhead.

Finally, it gives concise, actionable guidance: audit your tech stack, prioritize integrations, consolidate where sensible, and add automation to eliminate repetitive handoffs — all steps that improve output, reduce risk and compliance burden, and boost employee satisfaction and retention.