Connections roadmap deep dive

We’ve been saying that the future is bright for Connections… come learn everything we have in store! We’ll cover near-term and longer-term plans for Connections, Connections Engagement Center and the entire portfolio, on-premises and Cloud, and the new features and opportunities the roadmap will open up for you and your users.

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1. HCL Connections Roadmap Andre Hagemeier, HCL René Schimmer, HCL
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3. HCL Connections Roadmap People Power your business, Connections powers your people.
4. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Delivering innovation, together…
5. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Roadmap 2019 Releases CR6 and 6.5
6. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Drive engagement via personalized experiences. Reduce TCO for Orient Me HCL Connections 6 CR6 Continuing the quarterly cadence with Cumulative Refreshes • Component Pack: replace Solr with Elastic Search for lower TCO • Customizer Light (w/o Kubernetes) for HA • Basic Create Community on mobile devices • Link preview in Status updates • Component Pack: new complementary enablement resources • Component Pack: latest versions of all required components Drive engagement via personalized experiences. Market Positioning and Business Growth. Late Sept.
7. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 • Continuing the cadence delivering ongoing value to our customers and partners • Providing updates and Fixes HCL Connections 6 CR6 APAR# Component Problem Description LO94195 CKEditor Corrected the problem where the Rich Content Widget would not release TCP ports . Communities Updates to the Copy Community API LO100004 Communities Corrected an issue where the Calendar index would fail due to invalid data LO100002 Common UI Fixed the problem where the Community Description widget failed to load in Firefox 68 LO94198 Common services General improvements for Connections events where the Target data was either incorrect or missing LO100005 Core General Improvements to the Connections components LO94194 Discussion Forums General improvement to Forums . Files Fixed the error when moving extra files on the file system due to an extra version in the Files database LO100001 Forums Fixed an issue where Forums topics were not displayed when the "view all" option was selected in the Forums widget LO94192 Mobile Fixed the problem where Push Notifications were not Posted to Connections for the iOS app due to a stale connection . Mobile Fixed an Issue with loading Profiles on the Mobile App LO100004 News Corrected the behavior for external users when mentioned in the Activity Stream . Profiles Reduced log noise when an anonymous user would select the Profiles directory page LO100005 Widgets Updated the Dutch translation for the "Delete" string LO94199 Wikis Corrected the behavior when selecting the Profile link in the Community Wiki widget Fix-list
8. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 HCL Connections 6.5 The first HCL Connections release! • First HCL branded release • Connections Sidebar Surface Connections wherever you are and provide quick access to your network, content, people while in other applications. • Connections Touchpoint Onboarding Connections users as quickly as 1 – 2 – 3! Turn new users into connected employees. • Connections Invite Invite external users fast and efficiently. Bulk invite, self-service, and email templates remove • Files: Transfer ownership of a file to someone else (UI) • Activities Plus: Manage and assign tasks more effectively Open & Secure Integration Drive engagement via personalized experiences Raise adoption HCL Transition Drive Engagement Usability Late Nov. Top aha request!
9. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Component Pack Docker K8s Mongo Redis ES SOLR Customizer Light x Customizer x x x x Kudos Boards x x x x Metrics x x x Quick results x x x OMe CR6 x x x x x OMe pre CR6 x x x x x
10. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Invite Easily invite people into Connections for seamless, secure collaboration Seamlessly add external users without admin privileges Self-service password changing and reset Configure mail templates, allowed mail domains and notifications
11. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Social Sidebar Facilitate adoption: Access and share Connections content wherever you go Integrate Connections into any website Share status updates without the need to switch to Connections Monitor Connections activities easily
12. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Touchpoint Engage employees from the start Step-by-step onboarding wizard Connect with relevant people, suggest important communities Highly customizable
13. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 HCL Connections Mobile Updates for 2019 • iOS 13 support (3Q) • iPad OS support (3Q) • Android Q Support (3Q) • Android 64 bit support (3Q) • Community Catalog (3Q) • Touchpoint (4Q) • Invite (4Q) • Basic Create Community (4Q) • Thumbnail preview for links (3Q) • Connections share extension (4Q) Contextual Content and Actions Modernize Technical Architecture Drive engagement via personalized experiences Open & Secure Integration
14. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Mobile: Create Community Users can create Communities on their mobile device! Basic creation of a new community includes • Name • Description • Community Logo • Access • Standard layout • Standard apps
15. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Mobile: Community Catalog Enhancements The Community Catalog now offers more features: • Filter by Tag to narrow down the results • ”Invited” tab to see what invites have not been accepted yet • Expanded card view to learn more about each Community at a glance 1 1 2 2 3 3
16. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Mobile: Link Preview; Share Extension Users can include a preview when inserting links into a status update. If the website supports, selecting from multiple images gives users a choice to pick the best one! Users can now share content from their mobile device directly with the OS level share dialog (Share with):
17. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 No charge! Activities Plus Better manage and track collaboration actions with the optional Activities experience enhancement. Provided by Kudos. • Drag & drop sections on the list view easily • Easily assign tasks to users and color codes or label cards • Add a board to Community with all members automatically added • Integrate with MS Teams
18. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Roadmap 2020
19. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Delivering innovation, together…
20. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 HCL Connections 1H-2020 (CRs) What we are working on for desktop and mobile: • Continue quarterly releases (CRs) • Restore a deleted folder from the trash • Deploy Engagement Center as a container • Microsoft integration • Partner hosted Cloud • Build the User Experience for the Future: Intuitive Design Incubator kick-off (working on overall UX re-design, exploration, research, workshops) Top aha request!
21. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Microsoft Integration Working with Documents - Part 1 SharePoint in Connections • User can access files and folders from SharePoint in their Communities • Select Files and Folders from SharePoint using the File Picker across Connections
22. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Intuitive Design Incubator • 5 new full-time Designers 2 Mobile Designers TBH • User Research • Design Workshops • Design Partnerships
23. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 HCL Connections 7.0 What we are working on for desktop and mobile: • Orient Me Next • Tailored Experience • Engagement Center and Docs enhancements • Integration with HCL Software products • Ongoing 3rd party integrations
24. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Microsoft Integration Working with Documents - Part 2 Round-trip Editing with Office 365 • Seamless editing experience • Open document from Connections file viewer in O365 for editing Outlook Integration • Access Connections from Outlook (Files, Profiles, Updates, Communities)
25. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Engagement Center and Docs • Engagement Center • Navigation revisited • Templates and Layouts • Usability • Docs • Ongoing investment based on aha input
26. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Your day on a single pane of glass Giving you the run-down of what will be important during your workday Orient Me
27. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Intelligently surface your workday Suggested apps and files 3rd party integration Approve workflows Your day on a single pane of glass Orient Me
28. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Email integration Chat integration Activities and tasks Intelligently surface your workday Your day on a single pane of glass Simplified calendar Orient Me
29. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 A tailored experience Not too much, not too little – just right! Create spaces that match your purpose, from single user dashboards to team collaboration to global messaging
30. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Highlights becomes the engine behind purpose driven spaces Rapid creation No-code building blocks Adapts to any use case A tailored experience
31. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Community Management Templates for fast, repeatable implementation Easily progress from creation to archive Membership management A tailored experience 3rd party opportunities Copy communities
32. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Open, secure, integrated An open platform that securely integrates the applications you use everyday in a seamless digital workspace.
33. Social Connections 15 Munich, September 16-18 2019 Stay in Touch! YouTube video series (link): “What you need to know about Connections” The Connections Consortium Design partnership Board of Advisors
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