Enabling collaboration in the enterprise

Many enterprises are turning to collaboration technologies and services to connect more effectively with business partners, suppliers, customers and internally. They are leveraging new collaboration to efficiently grow their business in the recession.

A recent survey showed 97%* of workers regularly using at least one collaboration application and the average enterprise using at least nine. Typically these were web conferencing, web-based email, social networking and social media sites. Usage was primarily for professional networking, research, and personal use.

Collaboration in the enterprise does however raise some dilemmas.

How do you monitor; manage; audit, comply and report on collaboration? How can you be sure it’s enabling productive innovation and really stimulating growth?

Safely enabling collaboration demands that each of these areas is addressed.

*Source: The Collaborative Internet: Usage Trends End User Attitudes and IT impact