A digital workplace is a cloud based work platform that lets
businesses move work to the virtual space. Such platforms contain all the
applications, data, tools and collaboration features employees need to perform
work within a secure online interface that they can access from anywhere,
anytime and on any device.
The digital workplace encompasses all the technologies
people use to get work done in today’s workplace – both the ones in operation
and the ones yet to be implemented. It ranges from your HR applications and
core business applications to e-mail, instant messaging and enterprise social
media tools and virtual meeting tools.
Because most organizations already use many of these
components, you generally do not have to build the digital workplace from the
ground up. In fact, if your staff respond to e-mails from smartphones, check
their pay stubs online or digitally enter a sales opportunity, you may be
closer to operating a digital workplace than you think.
Yet even in cases
where new technologies are required, the benefits increasingly outweigh the
costs. As the workplace continues to evolve, and employee expectations shift,
organizations that do not embrace the digital workplace risk falling behind