GEC NEWS WIREMillennials expected to shape the Workplace of the Future for years to come; Mobility and cloud services are driving new collaboration use cases
Polycom has revealed its top seven collaboration technology predictions for 2016. These trends will transform the Workplace of the Future.
After a transformative 2015, Polycom envisions that the Millennial Generation is shaping the Workplace of the Future. In a recent study commissioned by Polycom expects millennials to have a greater impact on shaping the workplace in 2016, and companies who do not offer a stimulating work experience with a rich set of collaboration tools will be in danger of losing top talent.
Secondly, Polycom believes that Mobility is now about the collaboration of devices. The Workplace of the Future is not a location and work is now anywhere you are, not a place you go. It is centered on being able to perform work tasks from any location, at any time, from any device, with the same level of productivity as can be achieved in the office.
Thirdly, Web technologies are maturing but interoperability remains a challenge, according to Polycom. Leveraging the web browser to access collaboration has been an objective for the industry and WebRTC is emerging as a viable technical option.
Apart from that Polycom also believes that Workspaces are morphing to support new work styles, The value of the cloud will reach far beyond collaboration connectivity, Collective memory helps conquer time zones.
