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As one of the 500,000 IBMers who benefited, I'm happy to see this new case study that describes how IBM delivered a cloud-based collaboration platform. Read the story: Delivering cloud collaboration with IBM Verse to 500,000 users in just nine months    

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What does it take to act like a startup when you are part of an enterprise company?  The IBM cloud development team documented their path to this transition.  While developers are the primary audience for this article, even non-developers can read this to get a sense of the decisions and adaptations needed to function more like a startup within your company. Transitioning to a startup mentality

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  If you are an Administrator, enjoy confidence in knowing you have GREAT IBM Connections Cloud Support and Customer service.  Here's an Infographic that speaks to just that!      

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Do you faithfully read your Connections newsletters or do you tend to skip them? If the latter, perhaps you want to discover these 9 tips to help make them more useful for your purpose...

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Make the content that you are sharing in IBM Connections look visually inviting by exploring what you can do with the rich text editor. New! As of today (April 27), Connections Mobile apps add the ability to edit blogs and wikis.  Read about it in New Update for the IBM Connections Mobile App includes Blogs and Wiki Editing   If using a browser, discover what you can do in IBM Connections Cloud in the Rich text editor help topic or, discover what you can do in IBM... [More]

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If your company uses IBM Connections or Connections Cloud, I hope you are aware of the IBM Connections Desktop Plug-ins.  A recent webcast by the IBM Connections Support team offers a detailed look at these plug-ins.  From planning for a company-wide deployment to troubleshooting an existing infrastructure, listen to this recording to consider how these plug-ins could improve everyday work for your company: Webcast: IBM Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows for On-prem and Cloud - 13 July 2016

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The topic of cognitive technologies is occurring more and more in my network, so I browsed around for a starting point to understand cognitive applications and what they can provide.  While there are many sources available, I'm currently exploring the developerWorks Cognitive Computing hub.   To get an overview of what the hub offers, read the blog entry developerWorks helps you join the cognitive era . If you are a developer, or, like me, work with developers and need an understanding of... [More]

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(C2040-390) IBM Social Business Architect exam is now available! Effective February 29th, a second professional certification exam became available. This certification validates IBM Social Business design, integration and architecture know how.  You're good at explaining the business value derived from social, matching needs with solutions or promoting successful adoption strategies? Distinguish yourself with this certification!  Find out more about the skills it validates, the study guide and discount... [More]

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Working on a strategy for cloud computing in your organization?  Read these 7 steps from the Thoughts on Cloud blog about what areas you need to address. Hybrid cloud integration in 7 easy steps

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After many years at ibm.com/connections, this community migrated to developerWorks to join the active collaboration community hosted here and powered by IBM Connections.  The migration team has prepared a welcome and FAQ for those of us new to developerWorks.  Please review the FAQ to get oriented, then be sure to update any bookmarks or RSS feeds with this new location for the ISSC community and blog.  The shortcut for the IBM Software Services for Collaboration (ISSC) community is https://ibm.biz/Bd4sHu. We're... [More]

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If, like me, you were out of the office during part of July, you might like a chance to catch up on the news announced June 30th of the partnership between IBM Collaboration and Cisco.  These articles in the Social Business Spotlight blog helped me absorb the news: IBM and Cisco: Partnering to Redefine Work IBM at Cisco Live – A Look Back IBM and Cisco Want to Change the Way You Work    

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Its time to Innovate! Join the IBM team at a special "live" customer webcast featuring Hype Innovation and E.G.O. Learn how companies such as E.G.O. with help from IBM Business Partner, Hype Innovation, have addressed the challenge of how to effectively innovate, to come up with that one, game-changing idea that pays dividends for years to come. Integrated seamlessly with IBM Connections, HYPE Innovation, provides a smooth, purpose-built user interface for innovation jams, ideas, review sessions and innovation stages. It embodies a... [More]

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On June 21, IBM announced IBM Connections Compliance, an offering that helps your business comply with regulatory and corporate governance requirements.  Also announced is IBM Connections Premier, a bundle of Connections Compliance with IBM Connections. To learn more and begin evaluating where this offering fits your business needs, refer to Social Software blog: IBM Connections Compliance adds oversight to IBM Social and IM solutions   Announcement letter 216-068: ... [More]

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Because I'm always connected to the network in my IBM office, I didn't see an immediate need to set up IBM Connections Files sync.  Recently, however, there was an unexpected network interruption, meaning I could not connect to anything, including the document I needed to work on that hour. If I had file sync activated, I could have continued working on my draft locally for the short hour or so of the outage, with my changes synced when connectivity was restored. My advice: Even if you work full time in an office, set up... [More]

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Have you thought about how your mindset has to change to take advantage of cloud computing?  The Cloud computing team at developerWorks has given the matter thought and written a three-part series titled Changing the mindset to get the most out of cloud . If your company is developing its own cloud solutions, review these articles for ideas to maximize the benefits of cloud.  Or if you are consuming software-as-a-service like IBM Connections Cloud, read to gain insight into what your cloud... [More]

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Colleagues in IBM Watson provide tips for keeping your skills current: Three things you can do to keep your IT skills current at work Ready to act on these ideas? Take a look at events and meetings hosted by the IBM Social Business User Community or IBM Training and Skills .

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The product managers have posted highlights of the features delivered or being delivered in Q1 2016 for IBM Connections Cloud and Docs Cloud. Take a look at their blog, Highlights for IBM Cloud - Connections & Docs 1Q 2016 , to see what you can do in the cloud.

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Active listening: this is a key skill that my colleagues and I bring to the table: the foundation needed before our technical skills can lead to success. We seek to understand before being understood. This is key when we first meet to determine where we can help best and determine what resources to bring to the table. Once a resource is identified, and that might be me, we'll conduct initial meetings and workshops to confirm the technical work that needs to be done, the context in which it needs to be done (both from a technical and... [More]