IBM Connections FilesThe New Way to Work with

Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)

IBM Watson Talent & Collaboration Solutions

Exploring IBM Connections Files

Why EFSS with IBM Connections

IBM Connections

The New Way to Work with EFSS

Step up to Community Collaboration

Enterprise File Sync and ShareCollaborate with content faster, from anywhere (PC, laptop, tablet, phone)

Why IBM Connections Files?

• More than just files• External collaboration• File locking• Expertise location• Integrated with Meetings• Content finds you• Recommendations• Collaborative Editing, online• Secure Mobile app• … and more!

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IBM is in the leaders quadrant for 6 years in a row in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace

Leader in 2 Waves!

Forrester Wave File,

Sync and Share,

Enterprise Social

Platforms

IBM is a Leader in Aragon Research Globe for Enterprise Social Software

IBM is the Worldwide Market Share Leader for 6 years in a row!

Leader in WW and

European Enterprise

Social Network

MarketScapes

1Source: The Forrester Wave™: File Sync and Share, Q3 2013; and Enterprise Social Platforms, Q2 2014, Forrester Research, Inc.2Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace, September 20143Source: IDC Worldwide Enterprise Social Networks 2015–2019 Forecast and 2014 Vendor Shares, July 2015. Worldwide and Western European Enterprise Social Network Vendor

Assessment, December 20144Source: Ovum Decision Matrix: Enterprise Social Networking, 2014; Ovum Decision Matrix: Enterprise File Sync and Share, 2014-20155Source: The Aragon Research Globe™ for Social Software, 2014: Getting Down to Business

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Leader in 2 reports!IBM is a Leader in the Ovum Decision Matrix: Enterprise Social Networking Product & Enterprise File Sync and Share, 2014

IBM ConnectionsThe Leader in Enterprise Social Software

Exploring IBM Connections Files

Why EFSS with IBM Connections

IBM Connections

The New Way to Work with EFSS

Step up to Community Collaboration

Review Files FasterPreview and comment on file content in one place

Designs are subject to change

Comment, share, view file details and more, all from one place

Nested folder tree allows quick navigation between folders

Quickly share files and folders with your team

Nested FoldersOrganize your content

Information about the files, e.g. who it is shared with, who has viewed and downloaded content

Common actions available for easy use

Specify which files

can be shared

individually

External users show

up in type-ahead

Share files with anybody in the worldSecure, intuitive and flexible file sharing

Accelerate SharingWindows Desktop Plug in – MS Office Ribbon and Explorer integration

Ribbon IntegrationSave Directly to Files

Explorer Plug in and File Sync

Share files via MS Outlook

Find any content, fasterIntelligent facetted search: your content is boosted in search results

Control if you want your content to be prioritized higher in the list to find it faster

File preview from searchresults

Rich Search capabilities mean you search full text of files, tags, authors, likes, etc.

Real-time AlertsHelp you focus on items that need your attention

Stay up to date with things that require your attention

IBM Connections Files – Let’s

Explore

Why EFSS with IBM Connections

IBM Connections

The New Way to Work with EFSS

Step up to Community Collaboration

How do you find a file stored in a network

drive, via FTP or a private File Sync Solution

folder?

Comments next to files?

How do you find a file stored in IBM Connections?

https://nirv.s34cx.company.com/fileshare/region/norcal/individuals/manager/user/projects/2015/january/secret/myworkitems/financeinfo.pptx

… someone sends you a link.

Communities

Activities

To-Dos

Forums

Status Updates

Meetings

Messaging

Expertise Locator

Recommendations

Profiles

Through a rich ecosystem of easy to use business ready tools:

Email

Compare full collaboration with traditional file sharingTo truly collaborate you need more than files in folders

Managing and Sharing personal Files is

usually the first need

Users realize that Files are only part of a larger collaboration story provided with IBM Connections

Communities

Activities

To-Do’s

Forums

Status Updates

Meetings

Messaging

Expertise

Build.your.brand.

But users quickly embrace the social & collaborative benefits

Files – Managing, Sharing and SyncingFiles sit at the centre of a wider set of team based collaboration capabilities

IBM Connections Files is your first step towards a full collaboration suite with IBM Connections

I only want to share files

now…

IBM Connections FilesFiles, Profiles, Mobile, file sync, desktop plug-ins

IBM Connectionsintegrated with Meetings, Instant Messaging, deep integration withother corporate software

IBM ConnectionsFiles, viewers, profiles, activities, communities, dashboard, blogs, wikis, IM, e-form surveys, native mobile apps

You’ll likely want more later

later…

See when people follow what you’re working onSharing knowledge through Social Collaboration and Analytics

Another colleague

pings asking for

material similar to

what you are

working on

Start a Internal or External Team CommunityA powerful focal point for team engagement

Create external community to

share implementation rollout with

customer

Add files to Community to share

with partners: One file can be

shared in multiple Communities

without copying, providing Single

Source of Truth

Invite people to ideate, engage

in forums, set up meetings, etc..

File sharing, Expertise Discovery,

Unified Communications & Collaboration in

a single experience

Securely collaborate internally & externally

effortlessly

All supported in a variety of

deployment choices: on-prem,

private cloud, cloud

IBM Delivers a Fully Integrated Social Business Platform

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