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“Back in 2008 (http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/758914) and then again in 2013 (http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2402115 and http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2319215) Gartner stated how between 70% to 80% of Social Business projects would fail in the short time frame of a couple of years, mostly due to a lack of purpose and clear business imperatives. That means that 7 or 8 out of 10 […]

IBM and Cisco are partnering to bring joint solutions to market, enabling customers to take advantage of industry-leading collaboration cloud technologies in an integrated experience. Combining IBM mail, social and cognitive with Cisco Spark and WebEx, together we enhance team collaboration. Existing customers of IBM and Cisco will be able to integrate the platforms holistically. […]

Providing a truly exceptional IBM Connections experience requires customers to adjust Connections in a variety of ways. Starting with quick logo changes, to applying the corporate colour schema, all the way to integrating external applications into the context of your enterprise social network, there are numerous customisation options. This session is going to introduce you […]

Come learn how IBM Watson Workspace compares against the many team space tools in the market. What makes these tools work well or cause failures within organizations? We will compare Workspace with other teaming tools (Slack, Spark, Skype, Teams, Hangouts, etc.). In addition, learn how Workspace can integrate with some of these other tools and […]

I will tell you my story of my first year working on my first enterprise social network (ESN). You’ll see a glimpse into how someone who doesn’t practice in IT, Computer Science or Engineering is out every day talking to Customers about the newest way to collaborate. I will relay the awkward, happy, and many […]

Learn the ins and outs of how Southwest Airlines developed and implemented a governance strategy for their Connections 5.0 implementation. With a highly unionized workforce, plans to implement an Enterprise Social Network were met with some concern. In this session, we will outline how we developed a strategy to set the direction for Connections and […]

Do you wish you could just grab your iPad, walk away from your desk, and still get work done? Come see how to leverage iOS tools like Workflow, Launch Center Pro, and Bear to do tasks like: * Set up a scanning workflow to quickly check your mail, chats, Connections, Watson Workspace, and many other […]

As organizations become more networked through the use of Enterprise Social Networking tools like IBM Connections, we need new tools to see, analyze and improve how our workplaces function. We will share examples of Organizational X-Rays from clients all over the world – how data science, analytics and visualization help managers make better decisions. X-rays […]

The typical perception of Big Data, Analytics, and Predicative/AI is that only the big companies can reap the benefits. Many believe they need a data warehouse, expensive reporting software, & an army of data scientists to get any value out of effort and cost. This session will explore and debunk that myth and showcase how […]

In this session we will demonstrate, with live applications and data, how you can analyze your on premises or cloud Connections content to look into past discussions and discover patterns that can help you plan for the future. Your internal discussions hold a vast amount of knowledge, but how can we tap into this knowledge? […]