| | OCTOBER 20176CIOReviewCollaboration in the workplace has always been and will continue to be the key driver of innovation. According to Deloitte's report, the collaboration at workplace enhances productivity of employees, improves quality of work, and fosters innovation. Collaboration helps develop better products and services, connect strategy with execution, make more effective business decisions, and increase revenue. Today, collaboration solutions must be designed to build a bridge between workforces--whether they are sitting in the next cubicle or across the globe. From unified communications, next-gen mobile support, and visual collaboration tools to leveraging cloud and big data, enterprises are embracing many trends to enhance their collaboration mechanisms. Platforms that allow immersive group collaborations are already being used by organizations and these platforms are predicted to become more common, largely because they allow on-premises workers and virtual ones to communicate. Beyond embracing new technologies to facilitate collaboration, it has become important for the companies to ensure the effectiveness of collaboration. Efficient collaboration can assist firms overcome the greatest barrier--lack of time. If employees can see the benefits, they are more likely to collaborate as part of how they work, rather than something additional that they `have to do'. One thing is certain: the workplace of the future will become smarter and more efficient with robust collaboration technologies that allow employees to be more productive.In this edition of CIOReview, we bring forth those new-age collaboration solution providers, who are offering more than just a platform to collaborate. We hope the insightful articles in this edition will help you in formulating better collaboration strategies for your enterprise. Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comCopyright © 2017 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewOCTOBER - 04 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 OCTOBER - 04 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 107 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510.972.5013Aaron Pierce Ava Garcia Jade RayEileen SinghJoshua ParkerRussell ThomasSamuel Joseph samuel@cioreview.comVisualizersEric MillerS NityaManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialDriving Innovation through Collaboration*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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