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The Face of Convergence in 2012

on December 07, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

Convergence is ultimately about connecting – more, faster, easier. We live in a world where billions of people are connected through the Internet. More content is created in a single minute online than in a single year back in the 1990s. According to IDC, the "digital universe" – the amount of information and content created and stored digitally - will skyrocket from 1.8 ZB (zettabytes) in 2011 to more than 7 ZB by 2015 with 90 percent of that coming from digital content in the form of graphics and video. More...


What the Enterprise can Learn from the Tablet Phenomenon

on November 17, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

Today, tablets are the choice of executives and employees. Many employees even buy their own if the company does not issue one.  Everyone wants one, and with good reasons. What can enterprise IT take away from the rapid adoption of the tablet over the past year and a half? More...


Technology Innovation in the Office of the Future

on July 07, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

The enterprise office is evolving, and enterprise IT has a big role. In my previous post, we looked at how the physical workspace is changing to an open environment, promoting greater collaboration and productivity. Enterprise IT will be a big part of that transformation. Yet, workspace transformation alone will not singularly transform business. What will? Technology innovation and implementation.More...


The Office of the Future

on June 29, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

Two transformations are happening in the enterprise office today that are changing employee behavior. One is a physical workspace transformation, and the other is technology innovation. In a two-part blog, we’ll explore both and their implications to enterprise IT. 

The Future Office – What will the physical workspace look like?
Most importantly, the future enterprise workspace will devote less space to individual work stations and create more community space for informal collaboration and real group work, says USNews. More...