Forget BYOD, Microsoft Surface Hub Makes 'Bring No Device' a RealityForget BYOD, Microsoft Surface Hub Makes 'Bring No Device' a Reality

In this sponsored post, AVI-SPL explains how Surface Hub delivers on the promise to replicate the desktop experience in the meeting room.

For years now, the PC has pushed productivity to new heights. But these productivity gains seem to get lost in transit to the group meeting room. Even when users bring their device of choice, more than half still say most meetings are a waste of time.

Why is there still a disconnect between the work we can get done as individuals and the work we can do in groups? Until now, we've had no real way to easily transition from working on the desktop to working in a group meeting. Sure, there are ways to plug in a laptop or connect other devices to share content, but it remains a fractured experience. Meeting participants still can't work and edit content collaboratively in the same way they do individually from their personal devices. But that's about to change.

Simplifying Collaboration Even Further: From BYOD to BNOD (Bring No Device)
The new Microsoft Surface Hub delivers on the promise to replicate the desktop experience in the meeting room. Why? Because the solution is essentially a large, interactive computer that runs on Windows 10 and serves up the same applications as your desktop PC, like Skype for Business.

For Office 365 users (four out of five Fortune 500 enterprises) the experience is even more intuitive. It's possible to arrive at your meeting without so much as a device, dongle, or USB drive, and immediately start working. You can simply walk up to Surface Hub, tap the screen, and access whatever files you need from your SharePoint or OneDrive account.

If you're not using Office 365 or feel lost without your device of choice, Surface Hub has you covered as it is BYOD-friendly. You can connect wirelessly with any Miracast-enabled device, or you can use a good, old-fashioned cable.

Accomplishing Real Work in the Group Meeting
But that's just the beginning of what you can do with Surface Hub. You can also review the latest project notes on Yammer, clip images to OneNote, or open any Microsoft application and start working -- as a group -- brainstorming and making revisions as necessary.

These capabilities extend not just to those in the room, but also to remote participants. Whether on-site or remotely, you can share and mark up content -- up to three users simultaneously. Surface Hub even automatically saves the annotated content and emails the OneNote file to all participants.

With Surface Hub, everyone -- including those half way across the globe -- can enjoy engaging, productive, and empowering meetings. Now, work doesn't just get talked about, it gets done.

Now What?
Examine your business case for Surface Hub by downloading "Group Collaboration in the Modern Workplace: Building the Business Case for Microsoft Surface Hub."

Joe Laezza, SVP of unified communications and collaboration at AVI-SPL, authored this post.