Digital Workspaces Redefined

Digital Work spaces Redefined

One of the true benefits of the internet is only just now being realized - Digital workspaces create incredible efficiencies for businesses and individuals unlike any innovation in the last two decades. The advent of personal computers enabled businesses to increase productivity dramatically. Now, with hundreds of millions of computers networked through the internet, they are emerging as the next great business tool for boosting efficiency.

Global businesses no longer have the luxury of geographically-based teams. So, more firms look to technologies that can equip their teams to work together, in spite of the fact that these teammates may never see each other face to face. Businesses who can utilize this are far more likely to succeed in today’s competitive business environment than their counterparts who do not make the transition to digital workspaces.

Contextual file-sharing

Contextual file-sharing is becoming more important for teams to organize information on a project by project basis. Think in terms of day-to-day business and the applications for contextual file-sharing are obvious:

Project management

Bid development

Research gathering

Documentation

Discussion

What’s more, one individual may be a part of a number of teams, so the older digital workspaces geared towards people management are simply outdated. Modern contextual file-sharing puts tools into the hands of individuals for managing information on a project basis, rather than a people basis.

Digital workspace innovators

Web 2.0 technologies in the hands of innovative entrepreneurs have yielded incredible new tools that are redefining the digital workspace as we know it. Teams can now quickly create digital workspaces, upload and share files, and correspond in context of projects. These digital workspaces provide a place for secure and private file-sharing. What's more, many of these web-based technologies are free and incredibly easy to use. Here are just a few examples of features you can expect:

Streamlined file-sharing – files are easier than ever to upload and share

Private file-sharing - files are not discoverable by search engines

Security – passwords can be created to prevent unauthorized access to your files

Reservationless conference calling – teams can quickly conference call without the need to reserve expensive resources

Faxing – documents can be faxed to a central digital workspace

Voicemail – team members and customers can leave voicemail messages

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