IBM Connections Files provides enterprise file sync and share capabilities that allow users to collaborate more effectively by syncing and sharing files from anywhere across devices. It offers features like file locking, expertise location, integrated meetings, content recommendations, and collaborative editing. Evaluations from various analysts recognize IBM as a leader in enterprise social software and file sync and share.

1. IBM Connections Files
The New Way to Work with
Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)
IBM Watson Talent &
Collaboration Solutions

2. Exploring IBM Connections Files
Why EFSS with IBM Connections
IBM Connections
The New Way to Work with EFSS
Step up to Community Collaboration

3. Enterprise File Sync and Share
Collaborate 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!
Learn More: Product Page

4. 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
1
Source: The Forrester Wave™: File Sync and Share, Q3 2013; and Enterprise Social Platforms, Q2 2014, Forrester Research, Inc.
2
Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace, September 2014
3
Source: IDC Worldwide Enterprise Social Networks 2015–2019 Forecast and 2014 Vendor Shares, July 2015. Worldwide and Western European Enterprise Social Network Vendor
Assessment, December 2014
4
Source: Ovum Decision Matrix: Enterprise Social Networking, 2014; Ovum Decision Matrix: Enterprise File Sync and Share, 2014-2015
5
Source: 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 Connections
The Leader in Enterprise Social Software

5. Exploring IBM Connections Files
Why EFSS with IBM Connections
IBM Connections
The New Way to Work with EFSS
Step up to Community Collaboration

6. Review Files Faster
Preview and comment on file content in one place
Designs are subject to change
Comment, share, view f
ile details and more, a
ll from one place

7. Nested folder tree
allows quick
navigation between f
olders
Quickly share files
and folders with y
our team
Nested Folders
Organize 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

8. Specify which files
can be shared
individually
External users show
up in type-ahead
Share files with anybody in the world
Secure, intuitive and flexible file sharing

9. Accelerate Sharing
Windows Desktop Plug in – MS Office Ribbon and Explorer integration
Ribbon Integration
Save Directly to Files
Explorer Plug in and File Sync
Share files via MS Outlook

10. Find any content, faster
Intelligent facetted search: your content is boosted in search
results
Control if you want your c
ontent to be prioritized hi
gher in the list to find it fa
ster
File preview from search
results
Rich Search capabilities mean you search full
text of files, tags, authors, likes, etc.

11. Real-time Alerts
Help you focus on items that need your attention
Stay up to date with things t
hat require your attention

12. 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

13. 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/m
anager/user/projects/2015/january/secret/myworkitems/financeinfo.p
ptx

… 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 sharing
To truly collaborate you need more than files in folders

14. 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 Syncing
Files sit at the centre of a wider set of team based collaboration capabilities

15. IBM Connections Files is your first step towards a full collaboration
suite with IBM Connections
I only want
to share files
now…
IBM Connections Files
Files, Profiles, Mobile, file sync,
desktop plug-ins
IBM Connections
integrated with Meetings,
Instant Messaging,
deep integration with
other corporate
software
IBM Connections
Files, viewers,
profiles, activities,
communities,
dashboard, blogs, wikis,
IM, e-form surveys,
native mobile apps
You’ll likely
want more later
later…

16. See when people follow what you’re working on
Sharing knowledge through Social Collaboration and Analytics
Another colleague
pings asking for
material similar to
what you are
working on

17. Start a Internal or External Team Community
A 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..

18. 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
Summary