False Promises – Enterprise Unified Communications The majority of businesses have at least some basic form of enterprise unified communications in their organization. In a study done by ZK Research, they found that while 43% of businesses have basic Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) technologies and tools, only 5% […]
Think Of UC&C Like You Would ERP
This is the second post in a monthly series from Dimension Data and Cisco Channels looking at user adoption and integration of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions. Findings stem from Dimension Data’s 2013 Global UC&C Survey , developed with ICT researcher Ovum and featuring responses from more than […]
Why UC&C technology falls short of business needs
Unified communication and collaboration (UC&C) technology has been beneficial to enterprises for many years and in many ways, but it needs to go one step further. The status of current UC&C deployments Enabling a more collaborative workforce seems straightforward: Give the right tools to the right people and they’ll […]
UC&C vendors must integrate collaborative tools for good communication
Organizations looking to enhance their unified communications and collaboration capabilities have an abundance of technological innovations at their disposal, but many UC&C vendors aren’t unifying their collaborative tools in ways that fit with users’ accustomed ways of working. How much should users adapt to these developing applications? Which UC&C […]
The Silo Mentality: How To Break Down The Barriers
Page 2 of 2 4. Execute and Measure . Just like any established goal, it is important that once this goal is defined, it is also measured accurately. The leadership team must establish a time frame to complete the common goal, benchmarks for success and delegate specific tasks and […]
Social Network Analysis: making invisible work visible.
Everyone is talking about the enormous benefits to be had through collaborative working and better employee engagement. Industry analysts report a 25% improvement in organisational efficiency when companies successfully deploy a collaboration platform. Whether it’s social media or social collaboration, organisations are striving to deliver better value through a […]
Why Social Business Initiatives Fail
advertisement Mount Everest Why do so many social business programs fail? Gartner research estimates that fully 80% of social business initiatives will deliver disappointing results over the next three years. That’s a bad track record. It’s almost as if organizations were sabotaging their own efforts. A careful look at […]
Prepare now for a 7-year famine in IT services
The IT services industry is sticking its collective head in the sand over the impact that the shift to the cloud will have on its future revenues and staffing levels. Is it complacency, ignorance or downright deer-in-the-headlamps syndrome? French blogger […]
The problem with social media marketing – YOU
In 2009, I wrote: Like it or not, large enterprises – the big name brands – have to work in structures and hierarchies that most E2.0 mavens ridicule but can’t come up with alternatives that make any sort of corporate […]
Salmons and Ghost Cities. Challenges and solutions for the Social Enterprise – Social Now 2013
Salmons and Ghost Cities. Challenges and solutions for the Social Enterprise – Social Now 2013 Salmons andGhost CitiesChallenges and solutions for the Social EnterpriseEmanuele QuintarelliDigital Transformation Leader, Ernst & Young@absolutesubzero – www.socialenterprise.it 5 facts about the Social Enterprise FACT1Companies and employeesare flocking to the SocialEnterprise• 83% of companies use […]